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Long-Billed Dowitchers, Shapwick Heath

This species is fast becoming a Somerset speciality. Indeed it’s the only British county where I’ve seen it. [...]

Iceland Gull, Cheddar

My first English occurrence of this white gull. Five years have elapsed since my last sighting at Fraserburgh. [...]

Red Grouse, Crib Y Garth

Or Cat’s Back or, most prosaically of all, Black Hill. But in any case the easternmost spur of the Black Mountains. [...]

End of Year Birds

I logged the lesser scaup at Slimbridge and that entered my English list. Also new for the Wetland Centre were redpoll and raven. [...]

Glen Isla, 2004

A beautiful, if somewhat crisp at the start, day in the foothills of the Cairngorms. [...]

Somerset Waterbird Bonanza

The middle of November was exciting and rounded off an excellent autumn for the Somerset reservoirs. [...]

Marsh Harrier, RSPB Pulborough

At first it looked like a buzzard, scattering the wigeon, teal and pintail at this West Sussex reserve. [...]

Dartford Warbler, Bournemouth

Fisherman’s Walk Zig Zag, Boscombe to be precise. That is in Bournemouth Unitary Authority, which is technically not Dorset. [...]