2 Sandwich Tern on island, seen through reeds
Whimbrel on grass field
Back in Northants after a week away. Yesterday at Summer Leys 3 Sandwich Tern, county ✅. Then this morning close views of Whimbrel at Clifford Hill. #northantsbirds #ukbirding #birds
Male Wheatear in grass field
Male Wheatear, one of my favourite birds. This one seen at Clifford Hill late morning after missing it earlier on. #northantsbirds
Herring Gull with an aberrant black hood apparently.
Kittiwake in flight
Kittiwake about to take off
Kittiwake sitting on lake
Decided to shelter from the rain at Summer Leys this morning and it paid off! Glossy Ibis and Curlew. But best of all was finding this adult Kittiwake. My first for Northants. #northantsbirds #birds #ukbirding
Red-necked Grebe on lake.
Red-necked Grebe on lake.
Red-necked Grebe on lake.
A great day birding in Northants. 2 Black-tailed Godwit, Redshank and a year tick Cetti's 🫣 at Summer Leys. Then news broke of a Red-necked Grebe at Kinewell Lake, showed well as soon as I arrived. Northants tick number 200! #northantsbirds #ukbirding #birds
A misty morning
Red-throated Diver on the water
Red-throated Diver on the water
Red-throated Diver on the water
I wasn't optimistic about my chances of seeing the Red-throated Diver first thing this morning at Ravensthorpe in the fog. Luckily it popped up only a couple of meters off the dam and was showing well. County tick 199 for me. #northantsbirds #birds #ukbirding
Tundra Bean Goose in field
Sunset behind reeds
Finally caught up with the Tundra Bean Goose at Stanwick this afternoon. Nice winter sunset as well. County list on 198. #northantsbirds #ukbirding #birds
Crossbill perched on branch
Crossbill perched on branch
Crossbill perched on branch
Crossbill perched on branch
Great views of Crossbills today at Salcey Forest as they were coming down to ground level to drink. #northantsbirds #ukbirding
Ring-necked Duck
Ring-necked Duck
Ring-necked Duck
Scaup drake
First opportunity to get out properly this year, spent the morning at Titchmarsh LNR. American Wigeon drake still and then great views of Scaup and Ring-necked Duck at Town Lake, Thrapston GP. #northantsbirds #birds #ukbirding
Lesser Scaup
Red-footed Falcon perched
White-winged Black Tern in flight
American Wigeon
Finished the year with 215 for the UK. 179 in Northants for 2025, including 11 county ticks. Highlights include the Lesser Scaup, White-winged Black Tern and the self-found Red-footed Falcon on the patch. Looking forward to seeing what 2026 produces. Happy New year #northantsbirds #birds
White-fronted Goose lying down
American Wigeon drake
Drake Smew
2 County tick day after being away over the Christmas break. 8 Corn Bunting at least still near Deanshanger, then the American Wigeon at Titchmarsh. Smew and White-fronted Goose at Clifford Hill as well rounded off the day nicely. #northantsbirds #birds #ukbirding
Black Redstart on top of brick wall
Black Redstart on top of brick wall
Black Redstart on top of brick wall
County tick Black Redstart on a grey and rainy afternoon at Abington. Great find by @tylapwing.bsky.social. #northantsbirds #birds
Nice, still not seen one in Northants.
Redhead Smew on lake
Redhead Smew on lake
Redhead Smew on lake
Redhead Smew on lake
Went for a second viewing of the Lesser Scaup on Saturday at Rushden. Wasn't expecting to see a bonus redhead Smew on the lake opposite. Seemed to have gone by the next day #northantsbirds #birds #ukbirding
Hi @alexanderlees.bsky.social, do you know if eBird has released a full list of the changes included in this update? The news article I think only covers the highlights. I'm guessing by next year they will be aligned fully with AviList?
193 for me after 3 years in Northants. Slowly getting there 😂. I wonder if there is an appetite for Northants listers to share county lists on Bubo or something like that? Just out of interest rather than anything else.
Yeah it was pretty close this morning so fingers crossed it stays for you🤞
Male Lesser Scaup
Male Lesser Scaup
Male Lesser Scaup
Male Lesser Scaup
After being away when news broke of the Lesser Scaup this week, I was glad it hung around for me to catch up with it this morning. #northantsbirds #birds #ukbirding
Great find Jon, well deserved.
Hopefully it's the next thing to turn up at the patch 🤞
American Golden Plover on waters edge of main lake
American Golden Plover on waters edge of main lake
American Golden Plover on edge of water on main lake
After a recent failed attempt for the Lesser Scaup, I was glad to see the American Golden Plover stuck around for long enough at Clifford Hill GP this afternoon. #northantsbirds #ukbirding
Just the 9 Wader species this morning at Clifford Hill. Not bad going with Knot, Turnstone, Sanderling and Grey Plover being the highlights. I think Northants has had 15(?) Wader sp. in total today. Who needs North Norfolk 😅 #northantsbirds
White-winged Black Tern in flight
White-winged Black Tern in flight
White-winged Black Tern in flight
White-winged Black Tern yesterday at Summer Leys. A nice UK tick. Great views as it went up and down over the main lake. #Northantsbirds #birds #ukbirding
I was just thinking what the next one could be? 😂 Blue-winged Teal, Broad-billed Sand? 🤞
Hopefully it might come back 🤞😬
Yeah just before the Black-headed Gulls and Crows spotted it.
Red-footed Falcon
Red-footed Falcon
Red-footed Falcon
Red-footed Falcon
What a morning at Clifford Hill! Was content with a fly over Whimbrel and heading back home came across this Red-footed Falcon! Lifer on the local patch, absolute gold.
#birds #ukbirding #northantsbirds
Had a fantastic week in Cyprus, which started with the WP mega Lesser Moorhen.
Ortolan Bunting in Cyprus last week
Squacco Heron, M1 pools, Cyprus