Was never going to beat the excitement, panic & elation of yesterday’s seawatch at Dungeness, but headed out at dawn for an 8 mile #patchbirding walk to the Hothfield Water Bodies. 2 Sedge Warblers, 2 Stonechat, 3 each of Mipit & Y’hammer, 2 Skylarks. House Martins (Godinton), 4 Pied, 1 Grey Wagtail

First Golden Plover SW of the autumn yesterday at Marcle Ridge, plus a trickle of hirundines and mipits, and 4 grounded Wheatears. Today 912 House Martins SW in low cloud, also 47 Swallows, 1 Sand Martin, 42 Mipits and 9 Chaffinches SW #patchbirding

You won’t believe this Nicky … #patchbirding … Juvenile/Immature PEREGRINE FALCON over the Hothfield Waterfall Lake & Flood Gap. The Corvids and Pigeons are taking a strong dislike to it. That is 100 species for the patch so far this year !!! ✅😁

Only a short #patchbirding walk this evening on rural Godinton Park… but it turned into an Owl-fest. 3 Little Owls were in one of the usual oaks (nice to confirm breeding success this year), a calling Tawny Owl again & best of all, a hunting BARN OWL !!! Species #99 - Year ✅. Never easy to see here.

Good morning on Marcle Ridge with @williamlambourne.bsky.social, vismig totals 63 Mipits, 1 Tree Pipit, 2 Yellow Wags, 32 Swallows, 5 House Martins, 4 Sand Martins, 1 alba and 2 Clouded Yellows all SW, grounded included 1 Firecrest, 1 Whinchat, 1 Wheatear and 3 Spotfly #patchbirding

#PatchBirding this evening: male Tawny Owl calling on Godinton Park at dusk, 4 House Martins with even more Martins & Swallows at the flood storage reservoir, 2 Common Snipe, 10+ Jays scattered around, Kingfisher at the waterfall lake, Mistle Thrush & Canada & Greylags to roost at sunset.

Sellack patch today migrant highlights included c.210 House Martins SW, 70 Swallows SW, 19 Mipits SW, 1 Yellow Wag SW, grounded included fem Redstart, 1 Willow Warbler, 8 Chiffs and 3 Grey Wagtails, also adult HG/LBBG hybrid and a Little Owl in the home oak tree #patchbirding

Yesterday (9 Sep) pm with locally sunny skies, rising pressure & light NW winds, 8 Arctic Skuas (5 pale, 3 dark; at least 7 of which were adults) W off Bull Point 15:40 to 16:46 in classic conditions for overland passage from the Wash to the Bristol Channel #UKbirding #patchbirding #DevonBirds

Morning #patchbirding
3 wheatear,common sand on jetty over the high tide
Skein of pinkies over ,redshank numbers building up, black-tailed godwits ,4 teal , c250 flock of small waders leaving as I arrived which were Dunlin and ringed plover, couldn’t pick anything else out

#patchbirding walk around Singleton Lake & rural Godinton Park this evening. Kingfisher, GC Grebe, Sparrowhawk, Green & GS Woodpecker, Grey Heron & House Martins (still over the colony). Chiffchaffs still around too.

Always a privilege to get close views of waders. Juvenile Little Stint and Knot from Keyhaven/Pennington recently #ukbirding #patchbirding

Here they are! 😂😂😂
#patchbirding #winter

Nice to find 5 newly arrived whinchat at Berryhill fields this afternoon. Also a redstart and 7 stonechat still present #staffsbirds #patchbirding

Morning #patchbirding
My 1st 2 wheatear of autumn 😍
2 grey wagtail,4 teal,c250 black-tailed godwits,28 turnstone,c250 mixed flock sanderling,ringed plover,Dunlin
1 common sand
Jay and blackbirds were alarm calling and it was a nice surprise to see a tawny owl out in the open.

Alan @alan678.bsky.social has set today's #BirdOfTheDay themes: #ABCD and #RSTU. This is crying out for the double so here's a #twofer with a very recent Eurasian Blue Tit from #Lincolnshire.
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#patchbirding walk this evening: Another Juvenile Whinchat at the Hothfield Flood Storage Reservoir, chased around by the Stonechat Pair. Also 1 Raven and an unseen calling Green Sandpiper. The Spotted Flycatchers were still at the Waterfall Lake (5+), juvenile Grey Wagtail & usual Hirundines.

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#patchbirding walk: Hothfield Flood Storage Reservoir: Stonechat pair, 4 Yellowhammers, Skylark, Hirundines (Swallows, House & Sand Martins) all came to say hello as I litter picked again, + the first Little Egret & Common Snipe of the autumn here. 3+ Spotted Flycatchers still at the Waterfall Lake.

Decent couple of day’s #patchbirding - Lesser WT, Redstart, 2 Spot Fly, 2 Whinchat, several Yellow Wags & Tree Pipits at Pewley. Y’day an unexpected Pec Sand popped up for me at Staines. Today finally went for the Shrike with James M - with a bonus adult Ferruginous Duck #ukbirding #ukrarebirds

Marcle Ridge vismig totals in F2 SW before drizzle set in, 5 Snipe, 9 Swallows, 14 House Martins, 37 Mipits, 28 Goldfinches, 2 Linnets and 2 Chaffinches SW #patchbirding