Geoff Birdy

Question for
@patchbirding.bsky.social and the Patchwork Challenge community.
I turned up this Ruddy Shelduck on my Day's Lock patch yesterday.
Do others count them on their #PWC2026 List?
I didn't count a Ruddy Shelduck seen in 2022 🤔
#BirdingUK

Thinking of entering the Merlin for photo of the week 🙄

This juv Marsh Harrier spooking the Teal on Church Farm Backwaters and a Merlin were great additions to the #PWC2026 year list. #UKBirding

Great stuff Conor.
Good work piecing together the great Goose influx details.
The Oxon Big Year comparison stats are really interesting.
Cheers

Pleased to join the White-fronted Goose bonanza as predicted by
@tombedford.bsky.social yesterday.
11 over the patch toward Clifden Hampden and 23 on the John Allen Pit, Bishop's Court Farm.
#130 for the 3km² patch year list #PWC2025 #UKBirding

A quiet couple of months ended with a bumper 3 year ticks today at Day's Lock area #PWC2025
Goldeneye & Med Gull on John Allen Pit, 2 Caspian Gulls in the Sailing Club Gull roost. #UKbirding

YouTube video by Linnean Society A Quietening of the Woods | The Decline of Woodland Birds

A video is now available of the lecture I gave last week to the Linnean Society & British Ornithologists' Club in London, on woodland birds, Marsh Tits & Willow Tits (~45 mins): www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7HF... #ornithology #ukbirding @ukceh.bsky.social

Kudos to you Tom 👍

Nice one Connor 👍

A wonderful account Tom.
A great read 👍

Hi Ben & Tom, really enjoyed following your trip, you saved the cherry on top for the end, fabulous.

That's joyful, thanks for posting 👍

Wonderful Jamie 🤘

Outrageous 🤘

What a great day 👍

A juv Greenshank dropped into the John Allen Pit, Oxon late p.m.
Yellow flag on right tibia, code ATJ.
Red ring on left tibia.
Apparently a Norwegian scheme, email sent, hopefully will hear back from them.
3 Lesser Emperors and a Clouded Yellow the other highlights.
#UKBirding

A juvenile Spotted Flycatcher sat in a Hawthorn bush.

A juv Spot Fly, at the John Allen Pit, Oxon, ended a barren couple of months of patch birding, being the 1st year tick since May 14th.
3 Lesser Emperors, inc a male and female in tandem, in addition to last years sighting, suggests a liklehood they are breeding here.
#UKBirding #PWC2025

Give G a good send off 🚴
Personally, I like arty "reflections in lake" photos 😉
All the best 👍

Chris Kamara as manager!?!

Wow! That's brilliant...don't know why I was feeling anxious when not getting on it!!

Blimey, that's a long walk from Polgiga!

Brilliant Graham, congratulations 👍

That's brilliant Steve. Congratulations 👍

Excellent Tom 👍

Female Broad-bodied Chaser

Male Beautiful Demoiselle

Downy Emerald

However the highlight was a female Marsh Harrier over Church Farm, a patch year tick #PWC2025

Male Club-tailed Dragonfly

Male Club-tailed Dragonfly

Male Club-tailed Dragonfly

Male Club-tailed Dragonfly

A good selection of Odonata in Wittenham Wood today.
Including
4 Clubtails, 2 more along the river,
Several Broad-bodied Chasers,
20+ Beautiful Demoiselles,
2 Downy Emeralds.

A "mixed singer" Willow Warbler in Wittenham Wood, Oxon.
Sings typical Willow Warbler song, typical Chiffchaff or a combination of the 2.
Structure, primary projection, face pattern all good for Willow Warbler but a relatively dull plumaged bird with dark legs and feet. #UKbirding

MP3 Synchronicity...fun, fun, fun on the Autobahn!

Aha, looks great..."Added to my to do list!
Thank you 🙂