My first Swift at Wye Bridge Monmouth this evening #gwentbirding #ukbirding

Rushed down to Goldcliff late morning to see the Purple Sand - long overdue county tick! Thanks Lee Gregory.

Peribatodes correptaria, an East Mediterranean species whose larvae feed on Cupressus and Juniper

Hadena adriana, a pretty convincing bird poo mimic

Gladiolus triphyllus, the ever lovely endemic of the pine forests of western Cyprus

Ophrys fusca subsp cinereophila, Cyprus's very own Sombre Bee Orchid

all three Cypriot endemic birds singing within walking distance of our hotel today, along with 23 orchid taxa, ace #MothBreakfast, at least 20 B&W flycatchers (3+ Semicollared amongst them), another reeling Savi's Warbler, & 10+ Cretzschmar's Buntings

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The first Golden Orioles of the spring reported at Protaras

Blue cheeked Bee eaters reported at Paphos Headland & Cape Greco

Glossy ibis on the move, with 500 reported past Timi Beach and smaller flocks elsewhere

The large arrival of Collared & Pied Flycatchers continues

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Went to see the American Bittern again last night near Cork. Photo is the best I could come up with as dusk and dawn are really the only times it makes a show.
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I remember seeing my cooked breakfast again on at least one trip. Some good birds though 😀

My first Semi-collared Flycatcher yesterday at Bishop's pool Cyprus, 2 Pied and 6+ Collared present for comparison. Busy morning with lots of passerine interest.

Only my 2nd visit but easy and very enjoyable birding, sorry I mean family holiday 😅

Sunset point Cyprus over two visits; Desert Finch, Masked Shrike, Greater Spotted Cuckoo, E Subalp, Nightingale, Tawny Pipit, 2 Ortolan, 6 STL, European Bee-eater, Redstart, c10 Lesser Throat #cyprusbirds

Another pre-breakfast ramble about, first Cyprus Wheatear of the trip, Black Francolin showed well. Red-rumped Swallow passage well underway this morning (130+) a great Spectacle #Cyprusbirds

Paphos Headland/ Arch site- Ruppell's Wblr, 4 Calandra Lark, Ortolan, 2 Cretzschmar's Bunt, Coll Fly, Eastern Subalp, 5+ EBEW, 10+ N Wheatear, Sib Chat, 3+ Whinchat, 2 Nightingale, 3 Hoopoe, 3 Woodchat, 20+ RT Pipit, Water Pip, 100+ Yell Wag, 190 Purp Heron, Ibis, 32 Night Heron #Cyprusbirds

Quick hour before breakfast produced Eastern Bonelli's Warb, fem Collared Fly, Eastern Subalpine Warb and great views of Black Francolin #Cyprusbirds

Paphos headland coastal walk 12:15-14:00; Eastern Orphean Warb, Nightingale, Redstart, c5 Red-throat Pipit, c30 Yellow Wagtail (mainly Feldegg), 2 Red-rump Swallow, Hoopoe, 2 Isabelline Wheatear #Cyprusbirds

Arrived for a family holiday on Cyprus today, quick wander on arrival produced a Isabelline Wheatear not rare but showing nicely #Cyprusbirds

Goldcliff pools HT; 19 White-f Geese, Spot Shank, c800 Blackwit, 160+ Avocet, 120 Knot, 9 Dunlin, 4 Sand Martin & 4 Pintail #gwentbirding #walesbirding ##ukbirding

Javan Rhino calf sighting boosts hope for one of the world's rarest mammals A Critically Endangered Javan Rhino calf has been photographed with its mother in Indonesia's Ujung Kulon National Park, marking a rare and welcome sign of breeding success for one of the world's most threatened large mammals.

A Critically Endangered Javan Rhino calf has been photographed with its mother in Ujung Kulon NP in western Indonesia, offering fresh optimism for the future of one of the planet's rarest large mammals:

Very sad news

The Tube Will Be Part-Powered By Solar Panels TfL reveals latest green plans.

There’s light at the end of the tunnel. 🔦

TfL uses as much electricity as 600,000 homes, but the network is officially shifting to be part-solar powered.

We’re on the fast track to a 100% renewable commute by 2030.

Very much standard stuff at Goldcliff pools this am, nice to get close views of the wintering Russian White-fronted Geese #walesbirding #ukbirding

Goldcliff HT; Water Pipit, 19 White- fronted Geese, c15 Sand Martin thru, dozen or Chiffchaff & 2+ Porpoise showing close-in offshore #gwentbirding #ukbirding

A week in Spain/ Portugal coming to an end, so nice to escape the grim UK winter.

After two half days not seeing Lesser Flamingo at Fuente de Piedra it was brilliant to pick this one out this afternoon at Cota Donana #Spainbirding

Iberia day 4; nice to see Yellow-crowned Bishop & Crested Myna after previously dipping. Long drive and night in El Rocio, Spain rather unusual place 🐎

Black- headed Weaver was today's Cat C delight, 25 or so near the Guadalquivir river south of Seville. Loads of other good birds, 8K+ Glossy Ibis quite a sight.

It would have no owner either.

Jim Ratcliffe would be deported back to Monaco.

Just going to leave this here

Black-rumped Waxbill near Motril, Spain today. Tricky with many Common Waxbill also in residence. In other news it didn't rain and nice to see Bluethroat....

Kildeer & Black-winged Kite clear highlights from a few days away. Little Gull, 23 Bewick's Swan, c20 Crane etc. provided plenty of supporting cast ##ukbirding

Two Pacific Divers off Roskilly (12th Jan). These are probably the third & fourth for Cornwall. Photo includes four Great Northern Diver and two Pacific Diver (extreme right and second left). This is the first time that two Pacific’s have actually been seen and photographed together in Cornwall.

Spot the Little Grebe and pair of Teal on pond in Holyrood park in Edinburgh.