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Always great to have your first Jack Snipe of the autumn, hopefully the first of many to come.

Another day, another bold wader. This juvenile Pectoral Sandpiper was quite content feeding on the excess of invertebrates along the shoreline around us.

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As promised, few more photos of the confiding juvenile Baird's Sandpiper at Rutland Water. The love for American Waders here in the UK reached a new level with this bird.

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Couldn’t really ask for better views, the juvenile Baird's Sandpiper showed very well yesterday in the afternoon light. Laying in goose droppings was worth it.

More photos to come, who needs a Needletail anyway...

Dam, we missed it!

That's a Little Grebe

Nice to see the Least Sandpiper again at Stilt Pool with @tcartz.bsky.social
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Great views of Cirl Buntings yesterday during a quick visit to RSPB Labrador Bay.
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When driving within 3 miles of a showy Glossy Ibis, it'd be rude not to pop in.
Lovely views of this individual at Rhuddlan, North Wales last week.

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There's something about a male Black Redstart, top tier bird for sure.
This individual was on the Great Orme around the copper mine earlier this week.

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The long-staying female Ring-necked Duck was showing well yesterday afternoon at Lisvane Reservoir.

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Bit of Owl action this afternoon with the star being 2 Long-eared Owls along with Short-eared, Barn & Tawny also noted.

Topped off with 7 Cranes over the Nene Washes.
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Was an unexpected surprise the other day when I noticed it.

Great views of the male Desert Wheatear at Pendine yesterday afternoon, species I've wanted to see in the UK for some time.

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Handy work trip to Norfolk meant jamming in on this juvenile Glaucous Gull at Cley Coastguards. Cracking brute of a bird.

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Watching these Purple Sandpipers squabble amongst themselves during a high tide roost this afternoon. Such smart, little waders.

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Treated to some lovely views of Crested Tit today in the Cairngorms, several birds present in this flock as they moved through the woodland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🌲🪶

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Not often you get such close views of a Red-necked Grebe, this individual at Rutland Water showed very well in breezy conditions earlier this week.

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Juvenile Glaucous Gull

Watching this brute of a juvenile Glaucous Gull defend it's seal carcass from local Herring Gulls gave for some great flight views yesterday.

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Trip down to Somerset with the returning drake Baikal Teal at Greylake being the highlight, on both visits today it just slept despite the constant presence of a Merlin.
Elsewhere this Glossy Ibis was unexpected with a flock of Cattle Egrets.

Tundra Bean Goose

Russian White-fronted Goose

Hen Harrier

Good views of both Tundra Bean & Russian White-front this morning in North Norfolk, 5 Shore Lark & 6 Snow Bunt at Holkham before ending at Warham for the Pallid Harrier & 2 Hen Harriers.

Spending the afternoon watching Shore Larks in golden light ✨️

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I'm just working through a photo backlog, looking for new images for our Birdquest website. Here's one that brightened my morning... a brilliant male Bar-bellied Pitta from #Vietnam. They don't come much brighter than this! #Birding #BirdPhotography

One of the iconic birds that inhabits the Danube Delta, Great White Pelicans.
Saw 100s of these large birds whilst exploring the delta on a boat back in the summer 🇷🇴

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Major highlight from a recent trip to Fuerteventura on the Canary Islands - African Houbara.
Very fortunate to get such close views.

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Glad the drake Long-tailed Duck at Thornton Reservoir stayed, lovely views this morning & an overdue county tick.

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First post on this new platform, great views earlier this week of this Long-eared Owl. One of 3 present at Eldernell, Cambridgeshire.