8/8/2022 This bird was found the day before but I had gone to York for the day so I was pleased when it was still there.

29/8/2022 Bank Holiday Monday trip up to Redcar. It had disappeared when I first arrived but it was re-found at the other end of the beach about half an hour later.

Another succesful trip to Bempton Cliffs for another tick.

28/5/2022

I had been to Stratford-upon-Avon races the day before and had stayed the night. I had to wait for a lift back to Dunstable the next day before being able to set off to Kent with the hope of seeing this bird. It seemed like it took an eternity to get to Worth in Kent but it was well worth it!!

A birdwatching trip to Estonia with my brother and Oriole Birding. The tour was entitled Steller’s Eiders and Taiga Forests. The Steller’s Eiders were quite distant but we saw some great owls and woodpeckers and a definite highlight was the European Lynx we saw walking slowly along a field edge.

Pygmy Owl

Black Woodpecker

Three-toed Woodpecker

Middle-spotted Woodpecker

Grey-headed Woodpecker

Nuthatch

Long-tailed Tit

Ural Owl

Steller’s eiders

European Lynx

Northern Lights

30/10/2021. There was a drake American Wigeon on The Pillinge at the Marston Vale Millenium Country Park. This was the first record for this species in Bedfordshire.

7/11/2021 Another early start and trip to Flamborough Head. The bird was seen within minutes of arrival at South Landing.

There was also a Red-flanked Bluetail only a 100 yards away.