@patchbirding.bsky.social walk along Willingham Road/Clay Lane (Marton) this morning continued my good #PWC2026 run with a Marsh Harrier over. Score now 86/92.
Also, 75 Fieldfares, 30 Chaffinches, 12 Yellowhammers, Green and Great Spotted Woodpeckers @lincsbirding.bsky.social #patchworkchallenge
It’s the same on Westmoor. Slowing up my #patchworkchallenge.
Soggy AM @patchbirding.bsky.social visit to a partially flooded Trent Port today. 41spp incl 3 new for #PWC2026 : Peregrine, Coot and Shoveler(4). Score now 69/70. Also, 60 Teal, Raven, 85 Linnet, 10 Yellowhammer, 21 Skylarks @lincsbirding.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social #PatchworkChallenge
2 Black-necked Grebes on the patch this morning. Ignoring each other at opposite ends of the lake. #Orgreavebirds #Patchworkchallenge
A Snow Bunting at Balinoe #Tiree today was unexpected, as they have been very thin on the ground here this winter
#BirdingScotland #PatchworkChallenge
Nice to find a Yellow-legged Gull amongst 32 LBBGs & 3 Herring Gulls this morning #middletonlakes - not a common gull on the patch. Also 23 Goldeneye Oyc 4 Pochard Peregrine 3 Shelduck 4 GWE #staffsbirdnews #ukbirding #patchworkchallenge
Joined #Patchworkchallenge today. I've entered my 10km circle centred on my house in Redditch. Added Woodcock from a visit to Chalcot Wood by the junction of the M40/M42.
A photo showing the mouth of Hedon Haven and the surrounding mud.
Thought I'd have a nice walk to Saltend in the sun. Wasn't expecting the bitterly cold wind though.
Still, 3 new #patchworkchallenge ticks, including a singing Skylark that didn't care about the cold!
#yorkshirebirding
Thermal image of a skulking Jack Snipe.
Jack Snipe.
Thermal image of a group of Golden Plover.
Golden Plover on a building site.
A dreich morning brightened up by my first 'thermal' Jack Snipe, one of 5. A quick sweep of one of several building sites revealed 14 Golden Plover, blending in with the crushed hardcore. #Patchworkchallenge #Ukbirding
Three 'Russian White-fronted Geese' (left hand birds) in flight with Greylags (and a sheep in the background) at the Meadow Burn, Fair Isle on 27th January 2025.
A quick tot-up of the year list so far shows I'm on 53 species; a slow start. Three White-fronted Geese arrived on Sunday, one of the few signs of movement so far this year, with Goldeneye, Red-throated Diver and a dead Little Auk amongst the the other less-expected species.
#patchworkchallenge
We have now opened up a Bluesky feed for #patchworkchallenge to collate posts containing a related hashtag.
Why not give it a follow so you can keep up to date with your fellow patch birders: bsky.app/profile/did:...
#pwc2025, #patchbirding, #patchgold, #pwc, #patchworkchallenge
Ring-necked Duck still at Gouthwaite Reservoir associating with Tufties, nice end to the Patchwork challenge. @nybirdnews @RareBirdAlertUK @PatchBirding #PWC2024 #patchworkchallenge.
Ain't no storm strong enough. Hardcore birding the local patch Gouthwaite Reservoir. #StormDarragh #PWC2024 #Patchworkchallenge
