Another Chiffchaff bonanza with a day total of 350, of those another 90 were ringed. There wasn't much variety on the land, but another 145 Blackcaps were seen. The seawatching provided an unexpected 52 Balearic Shearwaters. #kentbirding

Continued presence of the Western Bonelli's Warbler was certainly the highlight of the day. Hirundines in force again with 7440 Swallow and 800 House Martin out to sea. The bushes were quieter with 22 Willow, 65 Chiffchaff, 70 Blackcap, a Spotted Flycatcher, a Redstart and a Whinchat. #kentbirding

I was very happy to find a Western Bonelli’s Warbler at Dungeness yesterday. Thanks to @charlottefoote.bsky.social for refinding and helping to get others on it. Very pleased to see it in the hand this morning. #kentbirding

Bonelli's Warbler SE corner of the Long Pits, amongst a flock of tits and mixed warblers #kentbirding

Western Bonelli’s Warbler in the SE corner of bottom Long Pits, Dungeness this morning Others have pics of the warbler - so I have decided on an action shot. All very reserved and polite… #KentBirding

Just another day at a drizzly Dungeness. Western Bonelli's Warbler courtesy of Tom Rosas, another White-winged Black Tern, the juvenile Red-necked Phalarope being dive bombed by one other many Sand Martins over the lake, 1 of several Black Terns that passed the fishing boats this afternoon.

An unforgettable afternoon at the Dungeness Fishing Boats when at c14:15 I picked up a fabulous BROWN BOOBY feeding amongst a group of Gannets offshore. Panic ensued but the 5 of us got on the bird before MC summoned more eyes from DBO & local birding community. Photos obtained by others… 🌟 Bird !!!

I do think about maybe and what if too much Managed to see the Brown Booby off Dungeness this pm Found by @neilburt.bsky.social had a phone call by @ploddingbirder.bsky.social - it was around for just under 30mins over by the fishing boats - abit of a mad dash from top of the Estate #KentBirding

A day of hirundines, with at least 2000 House Martin and 3700 Swallow through, but numbers of Sand Martins dwindling with just 20 noted. For about an hour or so, the House Martins were low enough to catch and 146 were ringed. #kentbirding

A decent drop of migrants across the area today including a Short-eared Owl, three White Stork, two Cattle Egret, five Grey Heron, 72 Willow Warbler, 57 Chiffchaff, three Dartford Warbler, 11 Lesser Whitethroat, 25 Wheatear, 41 Stonechat, four Whinchat and seven Spotted Flycatcher. #kentbirding

There was still a scattering of birds on land with an increase of Robin to 40 also 20 Willow Warbler, 43 Blackcap, two Spotted and a Pied Flycatcher, seven Wheatear and two Whinchat. Still a few Clouded Yellows about, with four seen. A Golden Oriole on the RSPB reserve was a surprise this eve!

Another good day with the highlights coming from both over land and sea - best being 26 Black Tern, 88 Arctic Skua, a Sooty Shearwater, eight Balearic Shearwater all mostly west offshore while Osprey, Honey Buzzard, 600 Sand Martin, 2340 Swallow, 270 House Martin, 4 Tree Pipit overhead #kentbirding

Very decent day with birds overhead and on the land with Honey Buzzard, 250 Swallow, 640 House Martin, 60 Willow Warbler, 20 Blackcap, 24 Whitethroat, five Spotted Flycatcher, a Redstart, a Whinchat, 11 Wheatear, 23 Yellow Wagtail, three Grey Wagtail and best of all, Wryneck. #kentbirding

Honey Buzzard and Osprey at @dungenessbirdobs.bsky.social this afternoon. @kentishplover.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social #kentbirding

A day of mostly seawatching, with strong winds getting worse from mid-morning. The most notables include 1309 Common Tern, 4688 Sandwich Tern, 46 Arctic Skua, 12 Fulmar, two Fulmar, two Sooty, four Manx and 30 Balearic Shearwater. Vismig included 89 Sand Martin and 412 Swallow. #kentbirding

Come stay at the Observatory this spring with the season being well underway with plenty of offshore passage the last couple of days! Theres plenty of availability and for a very reasonable price of £15 per night for friends, and £20 per night for others! Come along and see some migration in action!

A gorgeous first day back on Alderney. 🌞

Did I see it kill any deer? No. Am I still ticking it? Yes. Killdeer ✅️

£8,282 raised — thank you 💙 Next milestone: £9,000 Weekend goal: £10,000 Every share helps: 👉 gofund.me/31d302f20

Donate to Save the Beacon Ponds Little Tern Project, organized by Spurn Bird Obs

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We’re hoping to reach £10,000 this weekend to secure Little Tern wardening at Beacon Ponds in 2026. Every share helps. Thank you. 🔗 gofund.me/31d302f20

We're closing in on our first £6,000 milestone for the Beacon Ponds Little Tern Project. It’s just the start, but hitting this today would be huge. Please share if you can. Thank you for all your support so far!

Spurn Bird Observatory@spurnbirdobs.bsky.social · 8mo ago

If you can support the appeal, or help by sharing it more widely, we would be incredibly grateful. You can donate here: 👉 gofund.me/31d302f20 Please help us give Little Terns at Beacon Ponds the protection they need in 2026.

The Little Terns at Beacon Ponds have made a remarkable recovery, but they need urgent help to thrive in 2026. Your support can fund a professional warden, ensuring these birds are protected from threats. Please share and contribute if you can! gofund.me/83bf3bdd8

Donate to Save the Beacon Ponds Little Tern Project, organized by Spurn Bird Obs

Without urgent support, the Beacon Ponds Little Tern Project may not be able … Spurn Bird Obs needs your support for Save the Beacon Ponds Little Tern Project

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Take a look at the Patchwork Challenge 2025 review which is now live on the blog! Thanks to everyone who took part and hopefully we will get more participants for #PWC2026! Good luck #UKBirding patchworkchallenge.blogspot.com

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Patchwork Challenge@patchbirding.bsky.social · 9mo ago

THE PATCHWORK CHALLENGE 2025 ROUND-UP IS NOW LIVE ON THE BLOG! Go head over and see where you finished #PWC2025 and sign up for #PWC2026! The link for the blog is: patchworkchallenge.blogspot.com

Don't forget to join our Patchwork Challenge Bluesky feed, which is where we collate all the posts from ourselves and participants relating to the competition. Just post either #PWC2026, #Patchbirding or #PatchGold and it will get added to the feed. To join, click the link: bsky.app/profile/did:...

A very cold Michael Clegg Bird Race yesterday, but we still managed to come out with 81 species after a grueling 15 mile walk. Please donate to Yorkshire Swifts for our efforts if you are able to do so. www.gofundme.com/f/yorkshire-...

The moment you've all been waiting for, the #PWC2026 Sign Up Sheet is here! We look forward to seeing how many patches take part next year and don't forget to encourage your friends to sign up to keep the challenge alive. We hope that it is a fun year's birding! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

A gorgeous foggy sunrise this morning, Pallas's Warbler in the afternoon and an incredible Starling murmuration this evening. What a day! @dungenessbirdobs.bsky.social

Not a bird I ever expected to see. Thanks Andy!

Andy Collins@collinsarc.bsky.social · 11mo ago

I think this is great tailed grackle? It is at calshot

Sea watching yesterday morning was certainly worthwhile, with Leach's Petrel, Grey Phalarope, 3 Little Auks, 2 Sooty Shearwater and over 3000 Razorbill and 1000 Kittiwake. We also had over 3500 Starling coming in off over the sea. @dungenessbirdobs.bsky.social

A spontaneous dash up to Spurn for the Black-faced Bunting certainly paid off with great views of the bird on a couple of occasions. @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

Now over 4000 Meadow Pipits south past the Warren so far with birds over the land, Humber and sea! Giving an amazing spectacle #MigFest25 #spurnbirds