At Dungeness today

Release the bears!!

That's why there are so many Snowfinch there.

Reminds me of my days riding garbage trucks.

Well I guess it's near enough to Canary Wharf to find guests.

For a group of 12 I assume?

These were taken no more than a week apart but yo could feasibly do it in a few days if you wanted to do the driving. I don't think I do anymore. For now anyway.

Nothing a trip to Morocco won't solve! :-)

This time last year I set off in my van for a long trip to Morocco and Western Sahara, Spain on the way back. I wish I'd gone again this year.

I've never seen it like that.

Looks like the Med!

Little Bunting and pallas's Warbler at Spurn Point last week. Located by Luke Stoppard.

Barred Warbler, East Yorkshire, Oct 25

A few Manx Shearwaters passed over the shingle at Dungeness yesterday.

See you up there soon!

It's an escape artist.

The Red-backed Shrike I encountered at Dungeness last Tuesday has stayed at least a week so far.

Yeeeeessssss!!

Do you need a scope? I've only got a Kowa 501 atm.

I'm in the Norwich area now :-D. ha ha - this post just came up coincidently. Shame it took so long to get here

Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri) in Ayrshire, Scotland, 20th June 2025 YouTube video by James Dee

Western Sandpiper in Ayrshire. youtu.be/lgjhfBChiIw

The Eastern Bonelli's Warbler at Dungeness from yesterday, first for Kent. And the Cirl Bunting from last year a few hundred metres away.

Almost at the end of my Spain visit as I look at crossing the Pyrenees. 258 bird species noted in 2 months and that's missing 30-50 easily getable. Spain is still the best birding destination in Europe. After a 5 year hiatus, I hope to be back again later this year.

Took a long time but eventually encountered White-backed Woodpeckers in Spain today. Will try to get photos again tomorrow. A species with a remarkable range

Ebro Delta

Moustached Warblers are singing today at El Fondo.

Sierra Nevada tomorrow!

My first of the year near Tarifa.