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My efforts of the Western Reef Heron in Caernarfon Harbour this morning, showing and feeding very well alongside several Little Egrets and Grey Herons, against a magnificent backdrop of Caernarfon Castle.

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Adult summer Squacco Heron still showing exceptionally well next to Crowland Wildlife Pond, moving between the river and adjacent willows and occasionally catching dameselflies.

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Very pleased to see the Broad-billed Sandpiper at Dawlish Warren this morning, showing well at The Bight until it flew further out with the Dunlin/Ringed Plovers around 11am.

Also a few Cirl Buntings singing and showing closer to the car-park: the cherry on top of any Devon trip

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@pmandrews1973 We can all dream!

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Nice to catch up with the Eastern Subalpine Warbler in Cow Gap at Beachy Head in the late morning sunshine (between the downpours). It was often elusive but singing a fair bit and occassionally showing very well. Also 2 Dartford Warblers nearby.

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Another quality day today - Kentish Plover at Broom early doors followed by a full circuit of @RSPBRainham from midday, which produced the pair of Black-winged Stilts, a Black Tern, Spoonbill, Whimbrel, Bearded Tits, 2 Great Egrets and Hobbies everywhere.

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Yesterday's Ross's Gull (and nearby Nightingale) concluded a great week which also included Stejneger's & White-winged Scoters in Fife and the Tawny Pipit at Landguard - but the undoubted highlight was my first Sandwich Tern at the Brick Pits last night!

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Adult Ross's Gull still showing outrageously well at Golden Gates Lake @BirdGuides

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I've been a bit sporadic with posts so far this year so I thought I'd cover the best of the rest in one post. My highlights (all in the SE) have included Red-flanked Bluetail, Lesser Scaup, Tundra Bean Goose, Ruddy Duck, Smew, BN Grebe & SE Owl plus local Ring Ouzel & Redstart.

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@peediepuss @birdsofalvecote I heard she found 500 species on the patch so she retired, she didn't need the Hooded Merg because she'd found it 6 times already

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The female Hooded Merganser was on the Railway Pool at Alvecote this morning, diving and feeding constantly.

A funky bird even at some distance and no worse credentials (so far) than some accepted records. It may even be the same individual as in Somerset earlier in the year.

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@HasanAlFarhan2 @bucksalert Better than half of mine! Good record nonetheless.

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An incredible variety of birds at Port Meadow today considering its proximity to Oxford city centre - Ring-billed (briefly at 12:47), Little, Caspian and Med Gulls; 2 Blackwits; Woodcock over; Great Egret; Goosander; Kingfishers constantly; 2 Oycs and great numbers of Pintail...

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Forster's Tern
Poole Park, Dorset
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The Killdeer appeared shortly before 8am this morning on the wet grass behind Ripley Farm Reservoir. It was also nice to see the Little Gull sat on the water and a "flock" of 4 White-tailed Eagles flying over the pig fields behind it.

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@SmalePerry @RobRackliffe @glennh534 @a1virginia Yeah but that bird wasn't with 5 Fulvous Whistling Ducks...

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Finally caught up with the Black-winged Kite at Ludham Bridge yesterday after a cold six-hour wait. 4 Cranes were nice interim entertainment.

A bit more local birding today but I still managed Red-necked Grebe, Long-tailed Duck, 2 Scaup and 2 Jack Snipe all within Beds!

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2025 highlights: E. Bonelli's, Radde's, Hume's (in Beds!), Dusky, Icterine & Barred Warbler; Turkestan & Brown Shrike; L. Crested Tern, Zitting Cisticola, Least & Baird's Sandpiper; B-T Thrush; Collared Pratincole; Pallid Swift; Black Stork; Ortolan Bunting; R-R Swallow & more...

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A very decent (albeit distant) haul at Tongue Fen this morning with the Snow Goose, 2 Tundra Beans, 11+ White-fronts and 3+ Bewick's Swans amongst c200 Whoopers. Also had a Cattle Egret, 8 Goosanders and an unseasonal Common Sandpiper between here and Spalding.

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@sevans1032 Apologies - I have been on the receiving end of other people's "scenic" shots in the past too!

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Not quite as consistent as previous days but I eventually saw the Lesser Crested Tern at a couple of places across the Exe Estuary today. A Shag and 2 Red-breasted Mergansers were also decent - and some nice rainbows between the showers!