Woodcock on the patch was a nice surprise this morning. My second here after the first about 15 years ago before I moved to the area. #UKBirds.

No sign of the Twite at Farmoor this morning from 08:30 - 11:30. Marsh Harrier over & Rock Pipit on the causeway. #UKBirding

Really good morning at Slimbridge. Found a vocal Yellow-browed Warbler next to the Kingfisher hide. Year ticked Temminck’s Stint. 2 Bittern also showed well #GlosBirds #UKBirds

Just found a very vocal Yellow-browed Warbler at Slimbridge from the Kingfisher Hide #GlosBirds #UKBirds

Today will been known as an all time classic birding day!

Trip finished on 121 species. Pallas’s Warbler added to the year list & Black-faced Bunting added to my life list today at spurn. American Golden Plover year ticked at Eyebrook on the way home #UKBirds

After a quite seawatch we decided to dash up to the potato field for the Pallas’s Warbler which we had great views of. Walking back we were some of the first on scene for the Black-faced Bunting getting id’d. Spurn magic. #UKBirds

Day 3 spent at Spurn & The Outstrays. Got my 1st lifer of the year with a Long-tailed Skua heading north past spurn. 2 Scaup, 4 Glossy Ibis, my 5th Yellow-browed Warbler of the weekend & a big arrival of Goldcrest today. Finished with a few pints at The Granby. Trip total on 114 so far #UKBirding

Spent our second day birding Spurn. Pectoral Sandpiper & Jack Snipe new for the year. Barnacle Goose, Woodcock, 3 Yellow-browed Warbler, Wheatear seen. Goldcrest & winter thrushes everywhere. Sad to see some birds not making it across the coast & crashing into the sea. 102 for the trip #UKBirding

Really good first day in Yorkshire spent at Flamborough. Little Gull & Yellow-browed Warbler added to the year list. Good numbers of winter thrushes & Brambling around. 7 Pomarine Skua were the birds of the day though. 73 species for the trip list #UKBirding

My first Redwing of the autumn today with 31 flying west over work #UKBirding

Interesting morning on the patch with 26 Cormorant in loose flocks heading north & my 2nd record of Mistle Thrush. #UKBirding

19 of 8 this morning. Barred Sallow NFG. Sallow & Lunar Underwing NFY. #TeamMoth

More Glossy Ibis seen at Cley today but the best bird was an Arctic Skua sat on the beach. Bean’s Boat trip out to Blakeney got us all the seals plus another really close Arctic Skua. #UkBirding

Pink-feet coming in off the sea. Thousands of Hirundine along the beach including a very brown Swift in off. 5 Arctic Skua harassing the terns. Holkham Gap 06:30 - 08:00. Love it here. #UKBirding

I was hoping to see some Glossy Ibis this autumn with the influx but finding my own was even better. 2 Glossy Ibis west past Snettisham at 16:05. Also 7 Spoonbill & 4 Turtle Dove. #UKBirding

Curlew Sandpiper, Little Stint & Red-necked Phalarope added to the year list. Wall butterfly also NFY. Titchwell was brilliant as always. #UKBirding

Just found a Great Crested Newt on my walk home from work. Cheered me up after a long shift.

56 of 22 this morning. Centre-barred Sallow & Chevron Grass-moth new for year #TeamMoth

Migration was in full swing this morning at Fyfield Down. 4 Swift, 300+ Swallow, 100+ House Martin, 7 Redstart, 3 Whinchat, 3 Wheatear, 29 Yellow Wagtail & an amazing 57 Small Copper butterfly. #UKBirding

110 of 42 in the trap. Oak Hook-tip, Small Dusty Wave & Common Wave NFG. Chinese Character & Garden Carpet NFY. 2 Hedgehog together in the garden last night 🦔 #TeamMoth

Lovely walk around Keyhaven Marshes today. Whimbrel added to the year list & my first Clouded Yellow butterfly of the year. Spoonbill, all the usual waders including a ridiculously close Ruff & Yellow-legged Gull also seen. Pub lunch to finish #UKBirding

52 of 21 last night. Mostly Vine’s Rustic. Orange Swift & Square-spot Rustic NFY. 2 White-point also of note. The Hedgehog was back in the garden last night. #TeamMoth

Spent the morning walking the red route round Knepp before it got too hot. 2 White Stork, Goshawk, Hobby, Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Nightingale & Grass Snake (that was too quick for my camera) seen. #UKBirding

21 of 12 last night. Wasn’t expecting much with the clear night. Surprised to get 3 New for garden. Yellow-barred Brindle, Black-fronted Straw & Svensson’s Copper Underwing. #TeamMoth

59 of 32 this morning. Marbled Green, Dark-marked Tortrix, Common Wainscot, Bronze Case-bearer & White-lined Pollen Moth NFG. Cabbage Moth NFY #TeamMoth

Good start to my last day of holiday. My 3rd Little Ringed Plover of the year for the patch was logged onto BirdTrack with 43 other species also recorded. 57 of 31 in the moth trap when I got home. Poplar Grey was NFG. Poplar Hawk-moth, Shuttle-shaped Dart & Spectacle NFY #UKBirding #TeamMoth

Balearic Shearwater NFY at Portland Bill this morning. Pied Flycatcher NFY in the obs garden where Martin let us rummage through the moth trap. Wood Sand then added to the year list at Lodmoor where I found my first Norfolk Hawker. Finished at Martin Down where we saw Chalkhill Blue butterflies

24 Little Egret on the patch this morning was my highest count I’ve had there. 40 species recorded onto BirdTrack. 3 Peregrine flew east over my garden & a Sparrowhawk dropped in for lunch. #UKBirding

Green Sandpiper & 22 Little Egret on one drying up pool was the best of 44 species recorded from the patch this morning #UKBirding