MEGA

W.Isles: WHITE-THROATED NEEDLETAIL still on Harris at Tarbert on south side viewable from cliff above harbour at 6.30pm.SWIFT MEGA PIC
Here's a link to photographs that can not be beaten:http://joshrjones.blogspot.co.uk/ TODAYS NEWS:26/6/2013. Incredibly sad news that the White-throated Needletail has been picked up dead after apparently colliding with a wind-turbine.I have just received these pictures from David k Campbell who is on the western isles twitching the White-throated needletail and was sadly watching the bird when it flown into the wind turbine.(A VERY SAD SIGHT).The fate of the swift as also gone national on radio & tv here's a radio link:Needletail swift
Some more great info on the swift with one of london's top blogs:Devilbirders blog

LONDON NEWS

Staines Reservoirs: 06.00-08.20 1 Drake Scaup & 2 Black-necked Grebe (S. Basin).Walthamstow Reservoirs, Lockwood:FULMAR North at approx 3:45.Ten Acre Wood area: 2 Red Kite, Buzzard.

PATCHBIRDING

Now that my team are in the premiership thats crystal palace i am trying to emulate that by being no1 in the patchbirding league and here's how i am doing.

TRIMLEY MARSH

I don't go twitching much these days so to connect with the PACIFIC SWIFT at trimley was great.Also that day had marsh harrier & spotted redshank.

UK NEWS

Apus pacificus

MEGA:PACIFIC SWIFT 1 pic at Trimley Marshes SWT. Showing well over Levington end of reserve from far hide.http://www.birdingtoday.co.uk/online_bird_news_2.html
 https://twitter.com/jrmjones/status/345883537704103936/photo/1

LONDON NEWS

Wood Sandpiper 

Rainham Marshes: Spoonbill on Aveley Pool, flew off N 12.05, also Wood Sandpiper, at least two Caspian Gulls (2nd-summer and at least one 1st-summer) on the tip east of the stone barges late morning.

LONDON NEWS

Roseate Tern

Staines Reservoirs: 1 Red-throated Diver landed on N basin 08.04 - still present late am, 1 Roseate Tern feeding on S basin 10.00-10.53 when flew off NW.Greenwich Park: Two spotted flycatchers still.

LONDON NEWS.(MEGA).

Edmonton (Enfield): Adult Rose-coloured Starling in private garden, present for 'around 3 hours'. http://www.birdguides.com/iris/pictures.asp?gallery=0&r=1&contid=105788&off=399952

The fun continues.

The mega lesser whitethroat still showing well in devon

Unhappy birder.

Here's a tweet from a very angry birder.(Surpressing mother fuckening cunts keep your orphean warbler and i rise you a midlands american redstart).Come on it's only a bird,go across the water and see loads of them.

MEGA

Devon WESTERN ORPHEAN WARBLER male singing 1ml ENE of Newton Abbot by Teign Estuary (for 14th day)

LONDON NEWS

Honey Buzzard

Richmond: 1 Honey Buzzard pale phase, low S over Selwyn Avenue 15.40-15.45 being mobbed by crows.