Patchwork Challenge

Please remember to get your July scores in by the evening of the 7th, so we can begin writing the months review! Looking forward to seeing where everyone is in the leader boards and what has been seen over the month! #PWC2025

The first half of the year review is now out with Birdguides! Go take a look and see what the highlights have been so far this #PWC2025

Terns on wooden posts. Most are Common but one is a Roseate - much paler, almost white plumage, with black cap, dark bill and orange legs.

Terns on wooden posts. Most are Common but one is Roseate and sleeping. It has moved and now the tail and primaries are visible, slowing the thin black tailing edge contrasting with rest of primaries white are pale.

Arctic Tern on an island with Black-headed Gull and Common Terns. It is similar to the Common Terns but differs by shorter and dark red bill, noticeably shorter legs, greyer under parts, and slightly different shape/jizz.

Adult Roseate and Arctic Terns joined the Commons today at Titchfield Haven. Roseate flew in mid-morning 🙂 Also Ringed Plover and 2+ Common Sandpipers 'new' on the scrapes, plus Turnstones reappearing in the harbour.

Finally saw Wheatear on 27/7! #PWC2025 #LowCarbonBirding

After a long delay, the #PWC2025 June review is finally out on the blog! To read about all the scores, highlights and competition, follow this link! patchworkchallenge.blogspot.com

After a long delay, the #PWC2025 June review is finally out on the blog! To read about all the scores, highlights and competition, follow this link! patchworkchallenge.blogspot.com

Mega!

Difficult to judge scores for some species that are regular in some places, but are bloody rare in others but will have a look at the scores per each species ready for #PWC2026.

Autumn wader passage in full swing now and has been for a couple of weeks, with plenty of early returning up particularly with rain across the country dropping them in

We are in the process of writing both last month's review and a first half of the year review, keep an eye out for these (if they ever get finished, so much to write about!). If anyone is keen to help with the running of the competition, please do get in touch! Only an hour or two a week needed,.

Sorry for the lack of interaction on here lately, I have been without a laptop for weeks. Hopefully we will have a bit more time and ability to do more with #PWC2025 soon.

Hopefully everyone is still keen for the competition, and we look forward to a busy autumn.

Reminder to please get your June scores and highlights in before 8pm on the 7th July, as we are not only writing a review of June but also a first half of the year round up.

Good luck for July, the first true month of autumn! #PWC2025

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Fantastic!

Phwoar! ✨️

With large numbers of Crossbill on the move, it could be the perfect time to get another species on your patch lists.

Great stuff Amy!

Not the most exciting moth trap but 13 Crossbills have gone over the garden so far, the last 3 were nice and low! 😄 Hopegully some on patch later #HantsBirds #PWC2025

The May review of #PWC2025 including the scoreboards and highlights is now on the blog!

Hope you enjoy reading it and happy birding for June! We look forward to see what you all record on your patches this month, and remember to keep posting photos!

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An amazing moment this morning, as 4 Crossbills flew from the Lye Valley towards Warneford Meadow, over the Churchill Hospital in urban east Oxford. Constant “chip-chip-chip” flight calls, and huge bills seen! Second patch record ✅👌🏻

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#PWC25 #patchgold

Thank you to everyone who has submitted their May scores and highlights, these have now been downloaded, so you are now able to start inputting June scores.

By the way, don't forget to check out our shop! Money raised will go to end of #PWC2025 prizes: patchwork-challenge.teemill.com

2 Sanderling still at #ShustokeRes after work. Opposite shoreline to car park. Very vocal.
Thanks to @pforbes17.bsky.social find this morning.
Also new for #PWC2025 was first Barn owl #LadywalkNR (been thin on the ground this year)
Water levels more like late Autumn than mid Summer! #Warksbirds

Another reminder to have your #PWC2025 May scores and highlights into the spreadsheet ready for the download which happens at 8pm on the 7th of every month.

After then, you are free to start inputting your June stuff!

Thanks and fingers crossed for a busy June! Plenty to be on the lookout for!

Now is a brilliant time of year to be out looking for Nightjars! A classic pose of one as demonstrated by Amy's photograph below. Will you add one to your #PWC2025 list this summer?

🙌 Patch Gold 🙌

This beauty bounced on to my #WestrayBirding #PWC2025 list this morning. It's been a hard month for passerine migrants here. This and a vismig Golden Oriole just about saving it. Thank goodness for waders earlier in the month!

Good luck to all those patch birders over the weekend hoping to finish May with a bang! Hopefully June is a productive month as well!

Remember, update your scores and highlights ready for the download on 7th June at 8pm, so we can write the May round-up. #patchbirding

Really glad it stayed for you to get back and see it Amy!

Guest blog post!

Amy Robjohns has written a lovely blog post about her #patchbirding at Titchfield Haven, which is located on the Solent. To read it, follow the link: patchworkchallenge.blogspot.com

Good luck for over the weekend! Hopefully it's productive birding for everyone. Maybe you'll bump into a yank wader and get some juicy bonus points?! #PWC2025

Still common waders trickling through on spring passage, and should be for a couple of weeks yet too.

Also seems to have been an exceptionally good spring for American waders, with two Solitary Sands and now a Hudsonian Godwit, but also quite a few American Goldies + Lesser Legs & Buff-breast!

The April review of #PWC2025 is now on the blog! Detailing how the spring in progressing, leaderboards and patch finds as well as some of the great pictures competitors have shared. Hope you enjoy! patchworkchallenge.blogspot.com