With the Coventry crew being unavailable for the Heron yesterday, I offered a lift & it was soon snapped up by Dave Jackson, Steve Whitehouse & Steve Alcott, it kept the twitch down to a reasonable £10 a head, bargain
Finding this dark morph Honey Buzzard in a garden in Levenwick back on 25/05 was a bit of a surprise, a stunning bird to see up close! It was sporting some serious tail damage and taking a battering from the local Hoodies.🤞it reached its destination.
Third time lucky yesterday, finally connecting with a wood warbler with @kev07713. Also enjoyed further excellent views of the spotted sandpiper at Earlswood Lakes, followed by a spotted flycatcher to round off a great day’s birding @BirdGuides@_BTO@WestMidBirdClub.
Stanford Reservoir - patch tick this AM - Nightingale caught by the ringing group on the Northants side. Only the second ever to be ringed, the last one in 1994. Thanks to SRG.
A quick trip to Earlswood Lakes, Warwickshire this afternoon for the spotted sandpiper. It proved rather flighty, regularly disturbed by people walking and chatting along the perimeter path @BirdGuides@_BTO@WestMidBirdClub.