Quality day of birding in Worcestershire, with Long Tailed Duck on the North Pit at Clifton & 4 Glossy Ibis at point blank range at Croome - both county ticks for me. Also a Kingfisher posed beautifully for a few seconds over the Lake whilst I was watching the Ibises #worcsbirds

PHENOMENAL day of birding today in SW Cornwall with Cornwall Birdwatching Tours. Black Kite, Osprey, Pec Sand & Wood Sand at Drift Res, 4 Dotterel at Trevilley, 2 Chough at Gwennap Head, Arctic Tern at Marazion Beach and 2 Glossy Ibis on Hayle Estuary. All in a days work! @CBWPS1

Best bits from a walk round Hayle today; Med Gull & Greenshank galore, 2x Ringed Plover & BlTG on Copperhouse Pool, Knot on Carnsew Pool, several Barwits on the Estuary, Whimbrel on Ryan’s Field @CBWPS1

Wheatear on Black Hill trig point was the birding highlight of yesterday’s Herefordshire hike. Also Stonechat, Raven, Buzzard, Kestrel & Red Kite @HerefsBirds

Robbie Garnett hide was the place to be at @WWTSlimbridge today with fem. type Garganey, Wood Sandpiper & Spotshank. The Bean Goose coming in nice & close to the discovery hide was another highlight. Also 2 Spoonbill & 5 Crane from Zeiss hide @slimbridge_wild @GlosBirds

A few hours of local birding this morning visiting a couple of new sites for me. Clifton pits: All 3 egret species, Peregrine, Yellowhammer & large Egyptian Geese numbers. Ripple Pits: Greenpecker, Sedge Warbler, Common Tern & Common Sand #worcsbirds

A few more photos of the Night Heron from Tuesday on my instagram :)

The Black Crowned Night Heron showed beautifully at Grimley, Camp Lane Pools this morning, in the South East corner of the main pit, viewed through the gaps in the branches from the walkway across. A lifer for me and UK species 215! #worcsbirds @WestMidBirdClub

Couldn’t find the White Stork at @WWTWelney yesterday unfortunately but still some good bits about considering the time of year, including 2 almost summer plumage ruff, 4 late staying Whoopers + Marsh Harrier, Snipe, Avocets & Black Tailed Godwits

Fen Drayton & Ouse Fen were relatively quiet yesterday in the blazing heat but some highlights included both Great Spotted & Greenpeckers at the former plus Turtle Dove heard from the busway path. At the latter, GWE, Marsh Harrier & Bearded Tit heard from reedbed @CambsBirdClub

Quick couple of hours at Draycote Water en route to Cambs Wednesday lunchtime. Couldn’t locate Ferruginous Duck unfortunately but an Adult Yellow Legged Gull was a welcome year tick. Also Grey Wag, Goosander, Little Grebe & 3 Common Sandpiper #warksbirds

Bluethroat sightings were fleeting and distant in the wind at Slimbridge today, eventually stayed up long enough to clinch the ID! Also Hobby over & 6 Crane from sea wall, bar head x snow goose hybrid with barnacles & 2x Spotshank from Hogarth hide @slimbridge_wild @GlosBirds

Middleton Lakes this morning, 3x GSW inc. juvenile using feeders, Garden Warbler & Nuthatch in the woods, Avocets on the scrape and a Cuckoo flew over calling. Ladywalk was quiet, but for another brief Cuckoo, Cettis Warblers & a few Oystercatcher @RSPBMiddleton @WarksBirds

Best bits from a few hours at Spurn yesterday. Kilnsea: 2x Spoonbill, Sandwich Terns, LRP. The path to Spurn point: Brent Geese, Whimbrel & Grey Plovers on mudflats. @spurnbirdobs

Mind blowing numbers and great close views of Guillemot, Razorbill, Gannet & Kittiwake on the cliffs at @Bempton_Cliffs on Saturday, plus about 8 Puffins seen in total, mostly at the east end. Tree Sparrow using nest boxes by VC. Corn Bunting in the fields adjacent to the path!

2x Tree Pipit the birding highlight from Malvern end to end hike today; 1 SW of Pinnacle Hill, 1 near end hill. Also a good selection of warblers inc. 2x Garden Warbler + Raven, Kestrel, Buzzard, Mistle Thrush & 8x Stonechat #worcsbirds

Grimley Pits this afternoon; Cuckoo calling (& flew over), Common Tern, Whitethroat, Shelduck, Little Grebe, Lapwing, 3 Egyptian Geese, Reed Warblers aplenty & Lesser Whitethroat heard #worcsbirds

Reeling Grasshopper Warbler at High Bridge was the highlight of this afternoons walk around Willington. Also GWE, Black Swan, Peregrine over & heard my first Cuckoo of the year! @Derbyshirebirds

Lincolnshire yesterday: Frampton: resident Whooper, Ruff, LRP, Med Gull. Freiston: Yellow Wag & Wheatear on field, Whinchat on tarmac path + Whimbrel from sea bank. No luck with Dark Breasted Barn Owl at Bourne but compensated with a showy Little Owl! @RSPBFrampton @Lincsbirding

Summer plumage Great Northern Diver showed nicely, fairly close in to Stones Island, at Carsington Water this morning, albeit in tricky lighting! @Derbyshirebirds