Fall of around 40+ painted lady butterflys at Dukes Mound, East Brighton seen today. Apparently they can migrate back to Africa in autumn several generations after the ones that migrated to the UK

County House Martin survey. There is still time to help out on the Sussex House Martin survey. For those interested in birding with a purpose, to understand the trends of these white-rumped hirundines please do consider signing up for an available square(s). tinyurl.com/4ud9fsn5 📸G Faulkner

Please do submit any nesting house martin records via BirdTrack, with breeding evidence and number of occupied nests. @sussexornitholo.bsky.social have a county wide study this year. If you want to visit a known site in Sussex some are still available request here soshousemartins.birdsurvey.org.uk

With House Martins back in Sussex for the summer, the 2026 Sussex House Martin survey is now up and running. Can you help ? If so please follow link below... tinyurl.com/yw6db749 #Sussexbirds #UkBirding 📸Simon Linington

Record photos of common crane over Cockshut wetlands, Lewes 11/04/26

Purple sandpipers and ringed plover on Brighton Marina Dec 25

Have had the ringing details on the Pied Flycatcher back from @btobirds.bsky.social. It was ringed as an adult female on 20th May 2024 at Afon Artro, Gwynedd, 155 km NNW of Glebelands Park. #gwentbirding #birdingWales

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Did not expect to see a Pied Flycatcher today. Latest Gwent record. Might go back tomorrow to get it on the ‘birds I have seen in the UK in December’ list. Currently attempting to piece together the ring details. Ta to Chris for finding and Matt for passing on the news. #gwentbirding #birdingWales

Isabelline Shrike sp. at Woods Mill, West Sussex this afternoon always distant but a great bird for the county #Ukbirding 🪶

The previously reported Purple heron at worth marshes, relocated. seen flying from near pumping station, flew to land around 51.244816,1.373240 at 1405 @birdguides.bsky.social

The stunning breeding plumage female Grey (Red) Phalarope at Spiggie, Shetland, this afternoon. What an incredible looking bird! Not often seen looking like this in the UK. My only other sighting was about a decade ago at Brandon Marsh, Warks! #Phalarope #Waders #Wildlife #UkBirding

For #worldparrotday, here's a gorgeous kea I met at Arthur's Pass, New Zealand, this March. What a stunner! 🦜😍🐦🪶 #birds #birdphotography

Just found an absolutely stonking male Collared Flycatcher at Creachan, a species I've been dreaming of finding for years! This is the first for Barra and the third for the Outer Hebrides. #BirdingScotland #RareBirdsUK

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West Coast Scotland May '25

Arrived in Oban late and the next morning saw 16 black guillemots around the harbour and using the pipes in the wall. The hooded crows were ...

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The Hudsonian Godwit in Hampshire, England should be in Canada or Alaska. Species is now classified as 'vulnerable'. Two WaderTales blogs. 1. Conservation - a detective story wadertales.wordpress.com/2020/08/28/t... 2. Crossing an ocean wadertales.wordpress.com/2022/03/15/n... #UKbirding

Nice to find a Hudsonian Godwit at Titchfield Haven this morning.Awful light but top bird 👍

An iceland gull which dropped briefly into a ploughed field at Beachy Head around 1730 @sussexornitholo.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social

RSPB Dungeness, this afternoon over Burrowes Pit, in overcast conditions were 3 Black Terns, 3 Little Gulls and a number of Common Terns. #birds #birding #kentbirding #ukbirding

Dungeness: Heavily cropped images of 3 of the 4 Pomarine Skuas seen during this mornings excellent sea watch, despite driving rain being driven through the slats of the hide by the strong SE wind. Full sea watch total can be found at www.trektellen.nl/count/view/2... #UKBirding #Kentbirding #Birds

Freshly arrived at the Bill this morning: male Redstart #ukbirding #migration

Lesser scaup at Longham lakes this morning. Osprey, 2 adult wte at Arne this afternoon

📢 SOS seeks Tree Pipit records from non-heathland sites in Sussex for 2025, outside of official surveys. Pls look out till mid-July & log sightings on BirdTrack/eBird with breeding evidence & habitat details. More info here; www.sos.org.uk/archives/6336

Blue-headed Wagtail Cowards Marsh Dorset today @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social @chogbirds.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social

Nice early WHEATEAR at Shoreham Fort found by Alex. @sussexornitholo.bsky.social

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Dungeness: Another record breaking sea watch with JS, DW, RW, JY, OL, CT et al. A huge 3,705 Pintail flew East most of them very high, quite possibly a national day total migration record. #UKBirding, #Kentbirding Full details can be seen at www.trektellen.nl/count/view/2...

The Seawatches continue at Dungeness, today 584 Gannets flew east, but by far and away the 3705 Pintail’s which flew east was a new daily record at Dungeness, full details at Trek Tellen. #ukbirding, #birding, #kentbirding

There were six Little Buntings in one tree on La Janda. Could still be more present. Also, several Rustic Buntings

Canvasback, ring-necked duck, 9 greater scaup, 2 smew, 2 Slavonian and 9 black-necked grebe at Abberton reservoir

Redshanks on a coastal football pitch with high water levels, and male hen harrier

Water rail, fieldfare and cattle egret in West Sussex today