The Ouse Fen Great Reed Warbler putting on a lovely show this evening and singing constantly Cambs Bird Club BirdGuides RareBirdAlertUK. Grey Plover on pool near car park.

A morning walk around Woolley Colliery produced my first Large Skipper of 2024

Male Red-backed Shrike (still) north end of Beacon Lane

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Today's Sunday Express (Daily Express) has an article about eight cross party MPs, including Sir Peter Bottomley MP, Father of the House, demanding action by GOV.UK before the Summer recess. Pressure at this senior level must surely compel the Government to act without delay?

This is ZVA. We believe it's probably female but the weight measured during this morning's ringing wasn't high enough to remove all doubt.

The 2023 Wintersett Area Report is published today, available from the Visitor Centre at Anglers Country Park.

Sedge Warbler BFC9004 was recaught Wintersett on 5th May 2024, it was ringed the day before in Reculver, Kent. That's a phenomenal move of 306km in less than 24hrs. The flight was powered by a loss of 1.2g of fat!
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Becky Bailey Wintersett Emily Mustafa Steve Denny Fitzy That is one of our best controls and very informative.

Great record!

Buttercups daisies & new baby goslings at anglers Country Park wintersett Kerrie Gosney ITV Weather Keeley Donovan Abbie Dewhurst Anglers Country Park Paul Hudson BBC Weather Katerina Christodoulou Experience Wakefield Wakefield Council Wakefield Express #ThePhotoHour #goslings #daisies #buttercups Leanne Clarke

Great to see our Tree sparrows having a really productive 1st brood, this hungry lot was most of a brood of 5. currently across the reserve over 40 pairs estimated. Most of it down to a good supply of insects this year and no freezing cold May! Humber Nature Partnership

Black Hawk-Eagle (Spizaetus tyrannus) #CostaRica Jan’23 #IndiAves #birdphotography #BirdsOfTwitter #birdwatching #NaturePhotography #wildlifephotography #TwitterNatureCommunity #twitterbirds #BirdTwitter #birds #BirdsSeenIn2023 #ThePhotoHour

We enjoyed 9 species of wheatear on our March #morocco trip

In numerical order (highest first) ...

White-crowned, Desert, Black, Northern, Western Black-eared, Red-rumped, Seebohm's, Western Mourning (Maghreb), Isabelline

Photo: Desert Wheatear

Nice wild Rock Dove joined the ferals in the garden this morning -

Delighted to see Swifts using our Swift Tower for the fourth successive year.

Photos (c) Colin Varndell.

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Barnsley Birders Adwick Washlands. Pochard 3, Oystercatcher 6+3y+3y+1y, Avocet c60 (23 sitting), LRP 1, Ringed Plover 2, Blackwit 3, Redshank 9+4y+3y+2y+2y, Greenshank 1, Ruff 1, Dunlin 2, Water Rail 2, Cuckoo 1.

Barnsley Birders RSPB_OldMoor Osprey over Old Moor heading east towards Adwick. 17.00.

Excellent moth trap on Monday with 3 garden lifers, Puss Moth, Alder Kitten and Dark-barred Tortrix plus a nice Yellow-barred Brindle, garden list now up to 491 #moths

EMPTY LEDGES. First visit to North Sutor colony revealed the extreme impact bird flu, storms and rising sea temps have had on seabirds. Cormorants down by 36% to only 86 nests, shags by 60% to 60 nests and Guillemots down by a massive 83% on last year.

Incredibly, FIVE Drake Garganey together in front of Garganey Hide (where else) mid-evening at NDC
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