Pete Akers

[Pete Akers @akers_pete]

Common emerald damselfly at Sutton Bingham Reservoir, the first I've seen here since the 1980's!

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@NiallMachin1 Hahaha, yes, and the noisy one too...it was very vocal!

[Pete Akers @akers_pete]

An immature white-tailed Eagle at Sutton Bingham Reservoir this afternoon

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Shrill carder bees, near Ilchester today.

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An unexpectedly productive visit to Sutton Bingham Reservoir this afternoon - a wood warbler and pied fly!! The former a new site bird for me, and my first ever spring pied fly!

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@NiallMachin1 I think I was with you at the Semi-p!! Hope it stays.

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Having made thousands of visits to Sutton Bingham Reservoir and spent hours speculating about what might turn up, I don't think I ever considered Forsters Tern as a realistic option!! Thanks to Ash Warne for sharing in the identification.

[Pete Akers @akers_pete]

A second summer Yellow-legged gull at SBR today, my first of the year here.

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I think this is a Cow-wheat shieldbug, something I've never seen before, on the Quantocks in Somerset.

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@NiallMachin1 @BirdGuides Yes, forty years later I still remember the Squacco 'phone-box' night.... the box was a last resort for shelter after failing to be able to climb into my own rucksack!

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A lesser spotted woodpecker today in Somerset

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Seven glossy ibis at Ham Wall this evening.

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A 1st winter Iceland gull at SBR this afternoon was a nice surprise and it later reappeared in the evening gull roost

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A 1st winter little gull and 29 Med gulls at Sutton Bingham Reservoir this evening. There was also a little gull on 21st.

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Glossy ibis, just flown east past the viewing screen towards the hides at Greylake RSPB Reserve

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Finally had a chance to catch up with the 1st winter Caspian gull at Sutton Bingham Reservoir, first found on Monday by Dave Chown

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The guardians of the countryside have been busy. The shooting community claim that gamebirds are shot for food. These birds are a small example exposing the lie....killed for fun and then dumped next to a lay-by at Sutton Bingham Reservoir

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A very elusive Yellow-browed warbler was present in sallows at the extreme southern end of Sutton Bingham Reservoir today.

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A glossy ibis was at Sutton Bingham reservoir this evening. Seen several times in flight and last seen at dusk, so its likely to be roosting here tonight.

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Great white egret at Sutton Bingham Reservoir today. It has taken a surprisingly long time to see one at SBR this year given that they are now a frequent bird at most Somerset wetlands.