Nice 40 species up Staines Res this morning in a cold NW wind. Highlights lesser and 2 greater scaup, blk redstart, g n Diver and 2 black tailed godwit were a surprise. #ukbirding

Good Morning at Staines Res; Lssr and Gtr Scaup south basin, G N Diver north basin. Grey plover flew through. Good numbers coot and Tufted Duck. #ukbirding

Possible Lesser Scaup Staines Res, NE corner S basin, also Greater Scaup. #ukbirding

Staines Res: scaup imm m and 3 common scoter s basin. Little stint , dunlin N basin. #ukbirding

Mine has arrived and now all set up in the garden. Excited to see what I maybe missing in the garden. 😀

Thanks Chris. Didn't want a nasty surprise when it turns up.

Thinking of getting a birdweather puc. Anyone have any idea of the custom charges from Holland to UK? Thanks in advance. #bwpuc

Glowworm. 1st time I have ever seen any. Well pleased.

Second #BTO Heathland bird survey visit this evening. Only 2 Nightjar (4 on 1st visit) but found 2 glowworm on my walk back.

Warm and Sunny at Staines Res this morning. 8 Black necked Grebe ( up from 1 last week), 2 Oystercatcher, 2 juv little ringed plover and around 20 common terns sitting on the raft. #ukbirding

Staines Moor very pleasant this morning. Late Green Sand on the Butt's, cuckoo, 3 lssr whitethroat and most of the common warblers on territory. #ukbirding

Thankfully some 70 or 80 Arctic Tern hung on at Staines Res for me this evening. One of those spring mornings when work gets in the way! Also black Tern, ringed plover, 3 little gull, 3 Oystercatcher and the 2 G N Diver. ##ukbirding

Staines Res this am: 2 G N Diver, the sp bird looking splendid, B N Grebe, 5 whimbrel through, 5 dunlin, 2 Oystercatcher, common sand and my first swift and House Martin of the year. #ukbirding

Beautiful morning at Staines Res: 29+ Little, 1 Med and 1000+ B H Gull. 2 Slav and 5 B N Grebe. 2 G N Diver on N basin a possible 3rd bird on S basin, plumage looked different, but never saw 3 at the same time. 2 brief Yellow wagtail. #ukbirding

Staines Res this am: very mild, no wind made a nice change. Duck and Grebe numbers down, I only saw 1 slav and 4 B Necked. The 2 GN Divers were still present. Bird of the day was the blue headed wagtail on the causeway, with a white wagtail further along. 1000+ B H Gull present. #ukbirding

At last signs of spring at Staines Res today: 2 little ringed plover, swallow, Scandinavian and British Rock Pipit, 2 water pipit plus 8 Black necked and 2 Slav Grebe plus the 2 G N Diver. #ukbirding

Stroll around lake near work at lunchtime. Singing Firecrest attracted a goldcrest, which it carried on displaying to, while a second goldcrest looked on. After a few minutes the firecrest went off but continued singing. Something I've not seen before. ##ukbirding

Staines Res this am, still very much stuck in back end of winter. 13 B N and 2 Slav Grebe, both GNDivers still present, c15 Goldeneye and a water pipit. #ukbirding

Now 2 Slav Grebe on Staines Res S basin. One in a much more advanced summer plumage. 2 G N Diver, 12 B N Grebe, 5 Shelduck and around 50 Shoveler which is an increase on previous weeks. #ukbirding

Second weekend looking for woodlark for the Heathland Bird survey. Second weekend drawing a blank in the same square. I always like to repeat my zero counts! #ukbirding

Very still and sunny at Staines Res this morning. Still Slav and 11+ B N Grebe. 2 G N Diver, 6 Shelduck and more Shoveler than I have seen this year. The first St. Marks Fly types buzzing around, I expect a couple of million along the causeway by the end of the month. #ukbirding

Staines Res in a milder SW wind today. Slav still present on S basin, 2 G N Diver on n basin. 9 B N Grebe, beginning to hang out in pairs now, a bit more scattered around the res. B H Gulls have already taken a shine to the Tern raft. ##ukbirding

Still a cool easterly component to the wind at Staines Reservoir today. A pair of red breasted merganser on the south basin was nice. Still 2 G N Diver, Slav and 10 B N Grebe present. #ukbirding

Staines Res this am: cold NE wind, very grey and murky. Pretty much the same as the last few weeks , Slav, 10 B N Grebe, 2 G N Diver, common sand. At least the wind kept most things close to the causeway. ##ukbirding

Overcast and relatively calm at Staines Res this morning, 2 G N Diver on N basin, Slav Grebe on S basin, 10 B N Grebe, 2 Shelduck, 100+ wigeon, still good numbers of good and Tufted Duck. #ukbirding.

Blustery Staines Res this morning: Slav Grebe still on S basin, G N Diver on N basin, 10 B N Grebe and common Sandpiper still. #ukbirding

My first visit of the year to Staines Res yielded 8 Black necked Grebe, Water Pipit, common Sandpiper actually on the causeway, 20 Goldeneye and around 200 of both coot and Tufted Duck. #ukbirding

Staines Res this am: Red breasted merg on S basin, G N Diver, N basin. More coot and shoveler since grass cut last week around the edges. #ukbirding.

Staines Res thus am: G N Diver on N basin, 8+ B N Grebe, 62 Wigeon and double figure Goldeneye. #ukbirding

Feeling cooler at Staines Res today. 5+ B N Grebe, brief G N Diver on S basin before flying to KGVI, a few goldeneye and the usual ducks.#ukbirding