Devil Birder

Before moving on to the new blog (see link), I'll finish this one off with a quick summary of recent birding (since 13th August).

Here are some highlights:

14 Aug 

Beddington Farm

juvenile Cuckoo (patch tick 124)

self found Wood Sandpiper

also Little Owl showing well Little Egret

15 Aug

Beddington Farm

22-23 Aug

Rutland

An enjoyable time at Birdfair, seeing Simon King, Johnny Kingdom, Chris Packham and numerous other familiar faces

STUNNING views of a pair of Ospreys (British year tick)

Willow Tits and Chiffchaffs in the hand

25 Aug

Rainham Marshes RSPB (low light)

watched people watch a male Montagu's Harrier fly away; couldn't get on it. Then went and dipped a Ring-billed Gull.

Sanderling (British year tick)

Yellow-legged Gulls, Black-tailed Godwits and other bits and pieces

30 Aug

Beddington Farm 

Osprey (Beddington year tick)

31 Aug

Beddington Farm

my last one or two Common Swifts of the year

5 Sep

Beddington Farm 

Tree Pipit (Beddington tick 125)

Banstead Downs

Great Black-backed Gull (patch tick 67)

8 Sep

Banstead Downs

Hobby (patch year tick)

10 Sep

Banstead Downs

Tree Pipit (patch tick 68)

12 Sep 

Oare Marshes KWT 

GLOSSY IBIS (lifer) -flew past after nearly 3 hours and just as I'd packed my camera away; later it reappeared on the deck and I got some shots though!

Banstead Downs

Grey Wagtail (patch tick 69)

13 Sep

Beddington Farm

Spotted Flycatcher (self found; patch tick 126)

14 Sep

Beddington Farm

Little Stint (patch tick 127 and British year tick )

20 Sep

Westcliff-on-Sea

RING-BILLED GULL (lifer) - finally caught up with Rossi the Ring-billed Gull

21 Sep 

Banstead Downs 

Brambling (patch tick 70 and I believe this is the autumn's first record for Surrey and London this year)

22 Sep

Banstead Downs

Pheasant (patch year tick)

27 Sep

Abberton Res. (see NEW BLOG for report and pics)

WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER (lifer)

Spotted Redshanks etc.

Banstead Downs

Reed Bunting (patch tick 71)

I hope you enjoy the new blog, the main reason for creating it is because I can add photos to it (I have run out of space on Webs!) and the auto-saving of your post. All too often have I lost my blog post on Webs and had to start over again, e.g., this post! 

I have already put my Essex report up on it with photos.