The Ruddy Shelduck is still present at Sevenoaks Wildfowl Reserve today. A bit of a walk as the car park and reserve centre is still closed. A nice detour though after my Heathrow Airport journey!

Oare Marshes this morning - the obliging adult BONAPARTE’S GULL returning for its 13th Year. Also a fine CASPIAN TERN in Faversham Creek. Nice to see lots of old faces!! 😉 with ⁦@a1virginia⁩

A final day out in Alaska and we took a Sea Plane out to Redoubt Bay to look for GRIZZLY BEARS and Salmon! It was something I’ve always wanted to do and it was incredible! We saw a mother and 2 cubs so close! Plus below the plane, 25 Beluga Whales!! With ⁦@a1virginia⁩

This is KITTLITZ’S MURRELET! one of my main targets on our boat trip out of Seward Alaska. It likes to feed near the glacial melt waters close to the ice. We had some great views along with Rhinoceros Auklets and Ancient Murrelets! with ⁦@a1virginia⁩

This NORTHERN HAWK OWL was a nice surprise today in the forests north of Seward, Alaska. With ⁦@a1virginia⁩

Today we had the best views of Black Bear on our trip so far. 8 in total including a mother and two cubs. With ⁦@a1virginia⁩

We watched an American Bald Eagle bathing in a river this afternoon. quite a sight! With ⁦@a1virginia⁩

Pacific Diver in summer plumage! Nome, Alaska … with ⁦@a1virginia⁩

The 4am start to get to the remote Tundra and subsequent hike was completely worth it when we managed to find two BRISTLE-THIGHED CURLEWS. Also Bluethroats, American Golden Plovers, Long-tailed Skuas and Lapland Buntings! With ⁦@a1virginia⁩

The most common Skua here on the Alaskan Tundra is LONG-TAILED SKUA (Jaegar in local language!) and there seem to be plenty of Tundra Voles to keep them fed 😳 with ⁦@a1virginia⁩

A few nice birds from a walk along the beach at Nome Alaska … lots of Sabine’s Gulls, Surfbirds, a Rock Sandpiper and plenty of stunning Red Phalaropes! A wonderful place. with ⁦@a1virginia⁩

Yesterday we were very fortunate to come across this super rare WOLVERINE!! It’s one of those mammals you hope to see one day if you are lucky! 😊 with ⁦@a1virginia⁩

Sometimes you get lucky and capture two cool birds in the same shot! Here are breeding plumage Red (Grey in the UK] Phalarope and Red-necked Phalarope! Two birds from a flock of 80+ Phalaropes in Nome, Alaska yesterday! With ⁦@a1virginia⁩

It took a few days of searching but we eventually found a very cool SPRUCE GROUSE - my last Grouse species for N America! It’s more of a bird you stumble across than find easily! With ⁦@a1virginia⁩

We flew back to Anchorage today after 4 days on the Pribilof Island of St Paul. The highlight for our group was finding the 4th record of LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE for the USA! A major twitch for the dozen or so birders on the island! Also Hawfinches and a Grey-cheeked Thrush!

The Pribilof Islands are quite amazing for the huge numbers of breeding Auklets, Puffins, Guillemots and Kittiwakes. There are also modest numbers of Ancient Murrelets. here is one about to land! With ⁦@a1virginia⁩

This was one of my most wanted birds of our Alaskan Trip- the rare RED-LEGGED KITTIWAKE! Slightly small and with greyer upper parts than Black-legged and more rounded head. Great to see breeding on cliffs too. With ⁦@a1virginia⁩

A few very nice ducks from our Alaskan Trip so far. Barrow’s Goldeneye, drake Harlequin Duck, Long-tailed Duck and the commonest Eider here. a King Eider! 😳 with ⁦@a1virginia⁩

A fantastic day for Auklets on the Pribilof Islands Alaska! Least, Parakeet and Crested Auklets and plenty of Tufted Puffins! With @a1virginia

Nice to stop on our way home yesterday at Ouse Fen and admire this very noisy GREAT REED WARBLER! Also 2 Common Cranes. Other highlights on our journey back were 9 Dotterel, American Wigeon and 4 stunning Sum plum Black Tern. With ⁦@a1virginia⁩