Lee Wiseman

Egyptian Goose at Gouthwaite Reservoir. Not just a site tick but a life tick #PWC2025 #patchbirding.

17.05.2025 09:11 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 0

Female Garganey at Gouthwaite Reservoir.

06.05.2025 08:08 — 👍 9    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Climitasing myself back into the British weather at Gouthwaite Reservoir(its cold 😔). First Garden Warbler and Cuckoo of the year for #Patchworkchallenge2025 #PWC2025

27.04.2025 06:28 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

On the last day. With darkness falling and 0 lifers for the day. I set out on a quest, a one last hurrah for a sought after species. At 09.25pm and nearing the end of the route around Guadalhorce it happened. RED-NECKED NIGHTJAR ✅️.

25.04.2025 19:50 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Spent an entire 8 hours at Guadalhorce, managed to squeeze out one life tick, a hunting Collared Pratincole. Seeing 3 juvenile White-headed Ducks was more exciting than seeing an adult days before. And of course some photos of Flamingoes. #malagabirding #birdwatching

24.04.2025 17:19 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

So when was someone going to tell me Rollers are an absolute unit of a bird. I was expecting something Blackbird sized not Jackdaw size. Squint really hard and thats a Western Bonelli's Warbler. Also saw Spectacled Warbler also notoriously skulky.
#birdwatching #birdingandalucia

23.04.2025 17:20 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Gull-Billed Tern, heavily cropped phone scope shot. LIFER.

Kentish Plover (Lifer).

Zitting Cisticola.

Marbled Duck.

3 more lifers today at Guadalhorce estuary Audouin's Gull, Gull-Billed Tern and Kentish Plover. Off to the golf course soon for West Bonelli's and West Orphean.

23.04.2025 12:23 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Just north of Torremolinos today in the mountains. A sad lack of Eagles, nevertheless 5 lifers, Woodchat Shrike, Black Wheatear, Lesser Kestrel, Thekla's Lark and Rock Bunting. #birdingMalaga #BirdingAndalucia

22.04.2025 14:17 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Crested Lark.

Serin

Bee Eaters

A few of the birds from this afternoon, Malaga now that the jet lag has passed. Big days start tomorrow.

21.04.2025 15:15 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thats most of the wish list written down for Guadalhorce, Malaga. #birdwatching

19.04.2025 16:01 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Productice evening at Gouthwaite Reservoir. First Chiffchaff, Sand Martins and a Woodcock (heard only, somewhere close). 4 Whoopers, 5 Snipe and the 2 Ring-necked Ducks (still here). @nybirdnews.bsky.social @patchbirding.bsky.social

20.03.2025 18:38 — 👍 9    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Just seen this. Thanks for the clarification.

26.02.2025 16:20 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

2 Ring-necked Ducks still at Gouthwaite Reservoir. Plus a Little Gull 2nd winter south Bonus points for inland record. @patchbirding.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social

25.02.2025 18:08 — 👍 12    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1

What's the rulings on bonus points for a scarce bird that was found in December 2024 and seen again in January 2025. I'm assuming no bonus points as it was already known about.

05.02.2025 04:47 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Went to Gouthwaite. Added Brambling, Goosander, Red Kite, Jay and Oystercatcher to #PWC2025, got stuck in the car park, got towed out. Think I'll give it a week now 🤣.

10.01.2025 14:35 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Bring it on.

01.01.2025 12:21 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

It looks like there may be a resurrection for 2025 thanks to Jacob Spinks. More info to follow!

01.01.2025 10:57 — 👍 13    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 2

Pleased someone is ready to continue this. Thanks for the years spent doing this, heres to many more with the help of Jacob and company.

01.01.2025 12:20 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

A pretty good year all round at Gouthwaite Reservoir for patchwork challenge 2024. 133 species with a grand total of 159 points. Lots of personal site ticks, too many to name with only 2 years of patching but Scaup and Ring-necked Duck were probably the highlights of the year. Roll on 2025.

31.12.2024 16:46 — 👍 11    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

Make that two Ring-necked Ducks female also in photo by pure accident.

30.12.2024 08:54 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Ring-necked Duck still at Gouthwaite Reservoir associating with Tufties, nice end to the Patchwork challenge. @nybirdnews @RareBirdAlertUK @PatchBirding #PWC2024 #patchworkchallenge.

30.12.2024 08:39 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Ain't no storm strong enough. Hardcore birding the local patch Gouthwaite Reservoir. #StormDarragh #PWC2024 #Patchworkchallenge

08.12.2024 08:41 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0