It's brown, it's drab, it's distant, but joy was unconfined when I finally managed to see the Little Bunting at Prews Farm, on my 6th attempt. #surreybirds#ukbirding@SurreyBirdNews
Some highlights from last week - Hawfinches at Newlands Corner, and Smew at Stoke. (OK, it's a leucistic Coot, but had me going for a moment....) @SurreyBirdNews
(I'm currently parallel running here and on Bluesky, so if this looks familiar you probably saw it over there...) Its the time for the annual patchlist wrap! Total species seen in my patch (10km from my home in Guildford) this year was....118. So two less than last year. 1/3
It's an exciting time of year for birders, seasons changing, birds on the move. But also traditionally a frustrating time when everyone else seems to be seeing Ospreys, Wrynecks, warblers and flycatchers. But I can always rely on Whinchats, which turn up reliably on my patch.
@Jeremy_Gates67@sferguk Yes, East of the railway. I only saw this one bird, but met a guy who had seen a pair recently, and heard others churring off to the North.
I'm no @sferguk but managed to get in on the Nightjar action on the Surrey heaths yesterday. This male flew straight towards me, veered off, landed on a nearby tree and proceeded to show off its white bits! Yes mate, I'm impressed.
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You may not hear much about the Biodiversity Crisis in the election campaign, but around 100,000 people marched in London at the weekend to tell our politicians to #RestoreNatureNow. So many different groups protesting together, and so many inspiring speakers! @ChrisGPackham