Barry Reed

[Barry Reed @BarryReed10]

@ClevedonMoths @LewisStuff Still half a dozen or so in Panama for me, we did pretty bad high up on Pirre (though did get the warbler).

[Barry Reed @BarryReed10]

@Hertsbirds This is a Tufted Duck. I have attached some photos of what I presume to be the same bird that has been present at the site for several weeks.

[Barry Reed @BarryReed10]

@upstarts1979 It was a Bridled Tern that you saw at Rutland and so is the bird in the photo!

[Barry Reed @BarryReed10]

@Colne_Pt_Birder 07743484450 send me a whatts app and I ill save your number

[Jonathan Braggs @Gyr500]

With sadness, one of the old men of Amwell and “moth”er, Bill Last, passed away on Sunday in Harlow after long term respiratory problems @AmwellBirding

[Barry Reed @BarryReed10]

@JulianThomas19 @LewisStuff Have you tried iNaturalist Julian? Pretty decent selection for most countries on there these days, just set the filters to id/odonata/country/species - plenty of damsels not on there but good for dragons at least.

[Barry Reed @BarryReed10]

@MurrayOrchard @Hertsbirds Pretty sure those juv LRPs are from another site. As for the Bittern, we'll I never managed to find anyone who actually heard it booming (though I was away some of the time), certainly some other regulars never heard it.

[Barry Reed @BarryReed10]

Amwell NR; Cattle Egret from viewpoint, White Stork curently circling distantly to North, otherwise very quiet!

[Barry Reed @BarryReed10]

@peediepuss @AH_birdartist To be honest it was already pretty dark when it came in, it never flapped or spread the wings once it was on the water. The photo is better than the views we had.

[Barry Reed @BarryReed10]

Presumed Kumlien's Gull (probably 3rd winter) at Amwell NR this evening, found by @AH_birdartist , in the field we were worried that it seemed the same size as a Herring Gull and could be a leucistic Herring, but surely this is a Kumlien's? Photo by Phil Ball (mine were crap!)

[Barry Reed @BarryReed10]

Stanstead Innings, Herts; Great Northern Diver in south east corner of sailing lake, access via Marsh Lane, Stanstead Abbotts.

[Barry Reed @BarryReed10]

Green Darner, Anax Junius, at Popplestone Fields, Bryher, Isles of Scilly, this afternoon.

[Barry Reed @BarryReed10]

Kingsmead (Herts); juvenile Ruff on Parkmead flood - viewed from bank of New River cut.

[Barry Reed @BarryReed10]

@SJBKnott Habitat along Lee between GSK wooden bridge and where river splits on Hertford side of flyover looks perfect. Always fancied they would be there based on your and Alan's records, though have searched in vain many time before.

[Barry Reed @BarryReed10]

White-legged Damselflies at 2 places (River Lee & New River) at Kingsmead (Herts) today was a pleasant surprise. Never seen one here before (though there are 1 or 2 previous records).

[Barry Reed @BarryReed10]

@BarryWright12 Pretty sure 1 is Orthetrum albistylum, 2 & 3 are Scarlet Darter, 4 looks suspiciously like Blue tailed Damselfly.

[Barry Reed @BarryReed10]

Stanstead Abbotts GP, Herts; 2 Black Terns on main pit by sailing club.

[Barry Reed @BarryReed10]

@RupertEvershed @TyttGP @Hertsbirds If you apply extreme lightening and enlargement to this image I think you start seeing heavy breast streaks, white throat, underwing barring and maybe tail bars. I fancy the original ID as Hobby may be correct.

[Barry Reed @BarryReed10]

@upstarts1979 @Jayward7 Missed it John, 10,000 miles too far south!

[Barry Reed @BarryReed10]

@chrisgibson34 @Hertsbirds @AmwellBirding Chris, I fancy evening would be the time to try for the Little Bunting - all the other buntings seem to fly in from some distance to roost in the reed bed.