White Tailed Lapwing

 I visited Blacktoft Sands for the Mega wader from India White Tailed Lapwing. There was a nice selection of birds including Greenshank Green Sandpiper Spotted Redshank Spoonbill Water Rail and Bearded Tit. I went onto Spurn and saw a typical elusive Wryneck and lots of Mediterranean Gull

Wryneck and Spotted Crake

Wryneck at Loftus in Cleveland and Spotted Crake at Blacktoft Sands RSPB plus some nice Green Sandpipers. Some nice butterflies on the East coast including some stunning Painted Ladies and Speckled Wood

Wryneck, Black Redstart and Great Grey Shrike

Excellent birding weekend with Wryneck at Spurn and Black Redstart plus the returning Auks at Flamborough. Today bagged the local Great Grey Shrike at Watergrove reservoir.

Spotted Crake, Stilt Sandpiper, Wryneck and Red Backed Shrike!!

Classic birding day yesterday with all targets successfully seen. First stop Spurn where  I had crippling views of the juvenile Red Backed Shrike. We also saw the Wryneck that had hung around since last weekends fall but the views were fleeting as it darted from a bush. It was seen again in flight but no more after this. Also seen were several Whinchat, Redstart, Sparrowhawk and a female Crossbill. As the tide came in there were good numbers of waders including several very smart looking juvenile Curlew Sandpipers.
On the way back we stopped off at Neumann's Flash in Cheshire and had scope views of an adult Stilt Sandpiper. We then were undecided to either head home or go for the Spotted Crake at Belper Derbyshire. We decided on the latter and incredibly within five minutes of arriving with reducing light the Crake appeared and we watched it walk along the edge of reeds for several minutes. Sadly too dim for any photos.

Temminck's Stint and Wryneck

Went to Parkgate and had good views of the Temminck's Stint on the donkey flash pond. Then had a look aroung Ness gardens wtih tracy my wife and had an excellent home made beef pie for lunch. We saw several Buzzards and a Hobby fly overhead. We then went onto Maw Green tip near Sandbach to see the Wryneck. It was a bit distant but I had good views through the scope but my attempts to photograph it were hopeless! On the way back I viewed a drake Garganey in a small pool