Last Wednesday I finally saw my first ever Broad-billed Sandpiper, in fact there were ten of them in front of the viewpoint at Atanasovsko Lake, Burgas, amongst a great selection of other waders! 🇧🇬

A few pics from Canna and Rum last week - Long-eared Owl, Golden Eagle and some of the 100+ Common Dolphins seen on the return ferry to Mallaig

A little bit of paradise in Lower Higham, Kent. Hundreds of Med Gulls catching insects over the fields, a Hobby joining in, Cuckoos calling, Little Owl in the orchard and Corn Buntings jingling

After taking so many pics of well camouflaged Jack Snipe over the last couple of winters it was a nice change to photo this one amongst some greenery @HalfSnipe

It’s horrible, but true. The ethereal, enigmatic Slender-billed Curlew has been eradicated. We are to blame. My blog below. ⁦@CurlewAction⁩ ⁦@CurlewLIFE⁩

Last weekend in Norfolk, a day late for the big fall of Friday 6th but still a great number and variety of common migrants to enjoy, including lots of Redstarts and Pied and Spotted Flys. Masses of Wheatears through the dunes and bushes full of very yellow Willow Warblers

Not that often that you see adult and juvenile Curlew Sandpipers together. The juvs seem to be a few weeks early this year

Black Sea morning walk birds 🇧🇬 Red-backed Shrike, Barred Warbler & Woodchat Shrike, Bee-eater, Turtle Dove

Last week in Rila NP, Bulgaria, going to the highest point in the Balkans, Musala (2925m). Saw a lot of Alpine Accentors near the peak, but no luck with Alpine Chough. Several sightings of Balkan Chamois 🇧🇬

I would really recommend Canna as a place to visit for birders. It's not that hard to get to, there's a variety of accommodation and there is loads of wildlife, which I probably only scratched the surface of during a couple of days there

On the way home I got off the train for a few hours in the West Highlands, which added a few different birds including a pair of Black-throated Divers

And a few pods of Common Dolphins

As with most Scottish island trips, the boat across produced plenty of birds, including hundreds of Manx Shearwaters (Rum has the largest colony in the world)

A couple of other moths, White Ermine and Drinker

Away from birds, Transparent Burnet was numerous in one location with a couple more in another

I heard Corncrake in eight locations and eventually saw the head of one around dusk, which disappeared before I got a photo...

A pair of Long-eared Owls had raised two chicks. I had a few views of the adults when it was too dark for photos, then eventually I located one of the youngsters just before I left

Twite were quite common with a few pairs of Linnets around as well

... with loads of juveniles fledging

Wheatears were abundant...