Stanford Birder

Leics & Rutland birder. Stanford Reservoir (my patch list #210 - Common Nightingale). Bird news for Stanford Res. LCFC - SK1.

[Stanford Birder @c4hub]

Stanford Reservoir - more #patchgold when I found this moulting eclipse drake Lesser Scaup, first for the site & for Northants. Also, 3 Glossy Ibis, Bittern, 2 Pintail, Common Tern, Common Sand & Great Egret. @LandRbirds @rg_stanford #northantsbirds

[Owen Beaumont @OwenBeaumont1]

Pectoral Sandpiper on Rimac car park scrape, Saltfleetby-Theddlethorpe Dunes NNR, today (when it was being chased off by Lapwings!). A Temminck's Stint joined later, and a fly-over Glossy Ibis made for a good morning @RareBirdAlertUK

[Jim Dowdall @JimDowdall]

What appeared to be a very quiet day on Great Saltee Island last Friday suddenly turned chaotic when Ireland’s first Trumpeter Finch landed in front of me. 🤯

[Theo de Clermont @Theodec97]

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.

[Stanford Birder @c4hub]

@Theodec97 Some bird that, Theo. Nice one.

[Stanford Birder @c4hub]

Stanford Reservoir - 2 late May additions to #PWC2026 on Saturday with Spot Fly & House Sparrow (rare here). Also, a Curlew spent most of the day on the dam. Total at end of May 134 species, 183 points.

[Steve Gantlett @CleyBirds]

Lucky 13! There have been 12 previous records of Gull-billed Tern at Cley since 1932, but all have been fly-throughs and none has been twitchable – until today's! (More pics at https://t.co/Z1h7nSP3li.)

[Luke Marriner @LukeMarriner_1]

Pleased to bump into this bonny male Rustic Bunting feeding on bugs in the Walli burn @FI_Obs this morning. Top class birds !

[Wader-World 🌍 @Waderworld1]

Red Footed Falcon (adult male) Holt Heath, Dorset-May 2026, this individual showed well of an evening feeding on the wing & occasionally landing on the nearby tree stumps providing excellent views, also adult Curlew with 3 small chicks & sev Hobby @SightingDOR @RareBirdAlertUK

[Theo de Clermont @Theodec97]

My 7th UK Pectoral Sandpiper at Leebitton, Shetland and best views yet of this superb Nearctic wader, feeding just a few metres away on the seaweed wrack.

[Stanford Birder @c4hub]

@Theodec97 Nice one, Theo. Hope u r well?

[Trevor Ellery @ElleryTrev16932]

White-winged Scoter, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.

Obviously all the usual caveats about distance and light but it was nice to get some record shots recently.

[Stanford Birder @c4hub]

Stanford Reservoir - surprise addition to #PWC2026 with this Avocet on the dam. Last recorded in 2017 and only in 5 of the last 26 yrs (including today’s). Only my second for the patch. @LandRbirds @rg_stanford

[Stanford Birder @c4hub]

Stanford Reservoir - 2 more additions to #PWC2026 this AM with a Drake Garganey & Mandarin (a species I didn’t have in 2025). Also, a late Goldeneye added to the duck fest. Species total now at 131 and 179 points. @LandRbirds @rg_stanford

[Tom Wright @tom_wright16]

Wow! A Northern Parula @FI_Obs! A massive surprise when this stunner flicked over my shoulder and landed in front of me at Vaila's Trees. After being a bit mobile it thankfully settled down, showing well for everyone on the isle.

[Luke Marriner @LukeMarriner_1]

Some off the camera pics of the Northern Parula that spent all day munching on insects in Vaila’s Trees @FI_Obs cracking bird and find by @tom_wright16 also 2 Temmincks stint provided a fine supporting cast.

[Stanford Birder @c4hub]

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.

[Stanford Birder @c4hub]

@alanbodd @Baractus Nice images, Alan and a great find by @Baractus

[Paul Bolton @paolobolton]

This superb Purple Heron, found by Hugh Wright early morning of yesterday, had relocated to the Etton-Maxey reserve, Cambs, where it gave brief glimpses before being lost to view at 5:10pm @BirdGuides @RareBirdAlertUK @CambsBirdClub

[Patchwork Challenge @PatchBirding]

Did you get a chance to read last months #PWC2026 round-up? If not, then why not take a look now by clicking this link to our blog: https://t.co/DRv7We6z9r

Seems to have been a little flurry of migration activity recently, so we are already looking forward to the May one!

[Stanford Birder @c4hub]

@loosemum @rg_stanford Certainly look like it