14 days away on holiday gave me withdrawal symptoms from birding, so called in RSPB Farnham Heath for 45 minutes on the long home journey North. Spotted a few stunning Dartford Warblers 😀@Natures_Voice #rspbfarnhamheath #farnhamheath #rspb #birds #birdwatching @surrey_hills_arts

Visited Farndale for the W T Eagles with @janeburkey. After a short wait was entertained for an hour by 1 adult & 1 immature. Mostly distant & high in the sky so lots of silhouettes.Usual poor light excuse😔.Many thanks to @paulnewton61 & @DavidEd32165299 for intel. @nybirdnews

I might have dipped the Ortolan Bunting recently at Wykeham Raptor Pt (who didn’t 🤷🏼‍♂️) but more than pleased on the day that I managed to find the very well hidden Nightjar🥳. My very first day time Nightjar and better still, no midge 🦟bites from my usual dusk views @nybirdnews

I was very fortunate on a recent outing to North Yorkshire to encounter up to 5 Turtle Doves flying around my head. Never seen more than 2 together before. Never a truer phrase than “Right place right time”. @nybirdnews

A recent holiday to Cornwall provided the opportunity for a detour via RSPB Labrador Bay, for the opportunity to reacquaint myself with the simply stunning Cirl Bunting @Natures_Voice. It is always nice to have the reserve to yourself 💪🏻

A picture taken from my recent Outer Hebrides holiday from the ferry. Black Guillemot showing that it IS possible to run across water when you know how 🧐. Nice flat fish for lunch as well. @VisitScotland @AMAZlNGNATURE

A family non birding holiday on Outer Hebrides produced 7 Golden Eagles (2 from the cottage we stayed at 🤯) plus 3 Red-necked Phalarope, 2 SEO’s, 2 RT Divers in summer plumage + Arctic Skua & lots of other birds from ferry. Thank you Scotland @RSPBScotland, rspb loch na Muilne

Juvenile Dipper learning the ropes in a shall I / shan’t I moment whilst enjoying the sunshine at Bolton Abbey. @LUFCDave_ @stevengthomps62 @nybirdnews @bolton_abbey

A visit to @RSPB_OldMoor was followed by a visit to Adwick Washlands. 20 years ago you would have been lucky to see an Avocet, today there were 30 to 40 on the reserve ! What a stunning bird. Also year ✔️’s, Swift, Little Ringed Plover, Yellow Wagtail, Sedge Warbler @sybirdnews

A short walk along the river Wharfe with @LUFCDave_ produced my first Pied Flycatchers of the year. There were several within a 50 yard stretch of woods. Male and female pics. Plus two bonus Wood Warbler among a cornucopia of other birds. @nybirdnews

This was a new ✔️for me in Dubai but I ended up seeing about a dozen in total over a few days.

Still wading through the 10,000 photos from my recent holiday across 2 continents. As a taster, one of my favourites from Dubai. The Red-wattled Lapwing.

What a stunner the Lapwing really is 😍. the colours are so vibrant. A much underrated bird @nybirdnews

Excellent day out at Bempton Cliffs today @Bempton_Cliffs with @janeburkey resulted in 13 year ✔️’s. Short-eared Owl, bridled Guillemot & Chiff Chaff pics. @nybirdnews

No apology for the awful photo taken through a reed bed. But when you can get a Slavonian Grebe (on the left) and a Black-necked Grebe (to the right) in the same photo then no complaints whatsoever @SwillyIngsBG @nybirdnews

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Here’s looking at you 👀. Only my 2nd ever Firecrest, so considering the challenging environment I was delighted to capture some record shots 😁. Could have been Methley but personally think it was within the @SwillyIngsBG boundary 🤷🏼‍♂️

5 Scottish holidays, many, many hours of research, tramping miles of forests, all forgotten with just 2 minutes of Life ✅ Crested Tit. Amazing support & patience from my long suffering wife @janeburkey . The most difficult bird I have ever searched for. Boom💥Back of the net🥅

RT @AllisonPearson: Blimey! What a letter. From a brilliant head teacher @Miss_Snuffy an Exocet straight into the heart of Bridget Phillip….

Won’t win any photo comp’s but considering how late in the day it was, in the shadows of the trees this was the best that I could do. The only Hawfinch that I saw land & do the right thing by staying still long enough to grab a photo 😁.@fountainsabbey @nybirdnews @naturesvoice

Iceland Gull from yesterday at North Shields, Royal Quays Marina. My second Iceland Gull of the day following a distant bird seen at Big Waters Country Park, Wideopen, Tyne & Wear @teesbirds1