Delighted to add Hudsonian Godwit to my Suffolk list this evening. Managed 20 minutes of views before the bird unexpectedly flew off with c27 Blackwits. Almost certainly the Portuguese bird from a few days ago. Where will it end up next?

A few distant phonescoped shots of the fabulous dusky Spotted Redshanks currently present at @RSPBMinsmere I personally saw six birds this afternoon plus six Green Sandpipers, 1 Knot & 2 Ruff.

Rusty Wave (Idaea inquinata) taken at light in Ipswich, Suffolk, last night by Samuel Chamberlain. I'm very grateful to Sam for sharing his moth. Possibly the first wild caught example in the UK, occurring during record heatwave conditions. @MigrantMothUK @BC_Suffolk

A worn Eastern Bordered Straw (H. nubigera) was the moth highlight from @Bawdsey_Hall last night. It's the second to be recorded here this year. @MigrantMothUK @BC_Suffolk

Striped Hawk-moth (Hyles livornica) taken at light @Bawdsey_Hall last night. The second here this month. @MigrantMothUK @BC_Suffolk

Enjoyed fine views of Britain's first ever Western Reef Heron in Caernarfon over the weekend. A lovely dark-morph adult in breeding plumage.

Agrotera nemoralis (Beautiful Pearl) and Striped Hawk-moth @Bawdsey_Hall last night. @MigrantMothUK @BC_Suffolk

Feathered Beauty from @Bawdsey_Hall last night. Also Ni Moth, Gem, Flame Wainscot and Bordered Straw. An Eastern Bordered Straw in my garden at Hollesley. @MigrantMothUK @BC_Suffolk

Delighted to get a second chance at the Gull-billed Tern at @RSPBMinsmere this afternoon having missed it by minutes on 20 May! Only my second GBT in Suffolk. It's very mobile and gave me the runaround today.

Powdered Grass-veneer (Thisanotia chrysonuchella) from @Bawdsey_Hall last night. A new pyralid moth for Bawdsey. The second vc25 record. Likely an immigrant. @MigrantMothUK @BC_Suffolk

Eastern Bordered Straw (Heliothis nubigera) from the @Bawdsey_Hall traps last night. A 'first' for Bawdsey. @MigrantMothUK @BC_Suffolk

An enjoyable morning at Carlton Marshes, Suffolk, with the highlight the continuing drake American Wigeon. Also seen were a single Tundra Bean Goose and c150 White-fronted Geese.

Record shot of Slavonian Grebe at Hollesley Marshes, Suffolk, this afternoon. A rare bird in the county since the demise of the Stour wintering population in recent years.

Hume's Warbler at Lowestoft, Suffolk this morning. A very active bird which showed well. A very pale individual with a call similar to a Pied Wagtail.

Aurora borealis from Hollesley, East Suffolk, this evening.

Some nice winter wildfowl around Alton Water reservoir, south Suffolk, today. A 'white nun' Smew and a flyover Bewick's Swan plus the two female Scaup still present.

One of my favourite wintering birds - Snow Buntings - in a snow blizzard today at Kessingland beach, Suffolk.

Shore Lark, Kessingland beach, Suffolk, in a snow blizzard this afternoon. One of four birds overwintering at this location.

A striking leucistic Blackbird in the North Bushes at Minsmere @RSPBMinsmere this morning. An influx of continental Blackbirds was evident here today with at least 20 - 30 seen.

Started the new year at Minsmere @RSPBMinsmere where the highlights were Temminck's Stint, Firecrest & Water Pipit. Then two Bewick's Swans and 12 Tundra Bean Geese at Gedgrave, Orford.

Happy New Year to all my friends and followers. Here is a Sri Lanka Blue-Magpie from Sinharaja earlier in December. One of my birds of the year.

The Black-winged Kite showed well at Ludham Bridge, Norfolk, this afternoon. Great views in the telescope, although rather distant for photographs.

The Black-bellied Dipper at Bintree Mill, Norfolk. Often elusive, going missing for days, the bird put on quite a show today.

Hump-nosed Lizard (Lyriocephalus scutatus) from Sinharaja. A completely unique genus and endemic to Sri Lanka. It was an exciting find in the wet zone rainforest.

The colourful White-throated Flowerpecker from Sinharaja earlier in December. An endemic resident breeder in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka Spurfowl (male), Sinharaja, Sri Lanka, earlier in December. Relatively easy to see nowadays, with the setup of feeding blinds.

I rarely see Smew in Suffolk nowadays. It's one of our declining winter visitors. This exquisite "white Nun" showed well today at @SWTCarltonMarsh in north-east Suffolk. Also present was a drake Goosander on Oulton Dyke.

Sri Lanka Bay-Owl, Sinharaja, Sri Lanka, in December 2025. This was an unexpected bonus - a very difficult bird to connect with, although in the past few years it has been slightly easier. Despite the name, it's not endemic to Sri Lanka and is also found in parts of India.

Serendib Scops-Owl from Sinharaja, Sri Lanka, November 2025. Two well-hidden birds were seen after a considerable trek in the rainforest.

Indian Pitta in the rain at Kitulgala, Sri Lanka, November 2025. I saw several here and found them to be one of the more showy of the pitta species.