From the archive
Male Black Francolin by the roadside at Androulikos and a close female Cretzschmar's Bunting beyond Aphrodite's Baths, plus Bee-eaters and a singing Olivaceous Warbler
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13 March 2026 - Fuerteventura
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Male and female Canary Islands Stonechats plus calling Barbary Partridge and Trumpeter Finches in the Finapaire Valley, waders at Corralejo Beach
12 March 2026 - Fuerteventura
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Barbary Partridge at Barranco del Jable, with Black-bellied Sandgrouse, Trumpeter Finches and c.40 Ruddy Shelduck at Embalse de los Molinos
11 March 2026 - Fuerteventura
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Male Houbara and a family of 4 Cream-coloured Coursers at Tindala, plus 2 Red-billed Tropicbirds at Tendaya Cliffs
10 March 2026 - Fuerteventura
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Black-bellied Sandgrouse over the road at Rosa de los Negrines, with Cory's Shearwaters offshore and assorted waders at Corralejo beach
7 March 2026 - Hollingworth Lake
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Pair of Common Scoter still present, though distant in mid-water, at Hollingworth Lake
4 March 2026 - Hollingworth Lake
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2 Greylag Geese on the reserve the highlight of an otherwise uneventful sunny walk at Hollingworth Lake
24 February 2026 - Hollingworth Lake
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Mediterranean Gull in full summer plumage showing well on the jetty at Hollingworth Lake
22 February 2026 - Hollingworth Lake
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Skein of 52 Pink-footed Geese north over Hollingworth Lake on an otherwise quiet morning
19 February 2026 - Hollingworth Lake
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Single skittish Whooper Swan on the water at Hollingworth Lake, apparently moving on later in the morning
14 February 2026 - Hollingworth Lake
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Half a dozen Siskins in the Alders, with Goosander and two Oystercatchers on a sunny walk at Hollingworth Lake
12 February 2026 - Hollingworth Lake
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Two Oystercatchers back on the jetty at Hollingworth Lake, with two Shelduck overhead and yesterday's Mediterranean Gull still in Queens Bay
10 February 2026 - Hollingworth Lake
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Adult Mediterranean Gull, well into summer plumage, feeding with Black-headed Gulls by Bib Knowl dam wall at Hollingworth Lake
9 February 2026 - Hollingworth Lake
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Pink-footed Goose among Canada Geese on Rakewood Road, with the regular Yellow-legged Gull again on the jetty at Hollingworth Lake
5 February 2026 - Hollingworth Lake
(with photos)
Small group of Siskins feeding on the ground with a Lesser Redpoll by the Willow Triangle, plus a male Siskin in the alders
1st February 2026 - North Wales Coast
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Drake Surf Scoter off Old Colwyn, showy Yellow-browed Warbler and Green-winged Teal at Morfa Madryn, plus Black Redstart at Horton's Nose
30 January 2026 - Hollingworth Lake
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Male Bullfinch feeding on dry flowerheads at close range near the hide at Hollingworth Lake, on an otherwise quiet overcast day
24 January 2026 - Hollingworth Lake
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8 Goosander on the water at Hollingworth Lake, with a Great Crested Grebe fishing close to the road
23 January 2026 - Hollingworth Lake
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Yellow-legged Gull back on the jetty at Hollingworth Lake, with 24 Siskins in the Alders and 2 Buzzards at Shaw Moss
21 January 2026 - Hollingworth Lake
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Little Egret at Hollingworth Lake, with a Buzzard perched on the dam wall fence at Shaw Moss
20 January 2026 - Hollingworth Lake
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Yellow-legged Gull again showing well on the jetty at Hollingworth Lake, with 92 Lapwings
19 January 2026 - Hollingworth Lake
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Yellow-legged Gull again on buoy 'O' at Hollingworth Lake, but otherwise a quiet morning
17 January 2026 - Hollingworth Lake
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3 Reed Buntings with Greenfinches in the hedge along Ealees Valley, Hollingworth Lake
16 January 2026 - Hollingworth Lake
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Fine drake Goldeneye off the reserve at Hollingworth Lake, with over 100 Lapwings flying in early morning sunshine
15 January 2026 - Hollingworth Lake
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Adult Mediterranean Gull with Black-headed Gulls in Queens Bay, plus around 15 Fieldfares at Hollingworth Lake
12 January 2026 - Hollingworth Lake
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Pair of Pintail briefly on the water at Hollingworth Lake, plus Great Black-backed Gull alongside Lesser Black-backed Gull and two fly-round Goldeneye
9 January 2026 - Hollingworth Lake
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Around 40 Redwings around the Big Hedge at Hollingworth Lake, with 6 Bullfinches and 4 Great Crested Grebes
6 January 2026 - Hollingworth Lake
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10 Tufted Duck off the reserve and a pair of Gadwall asleep on the ice at frozen Hollingworth Lake
2 January 2026 - Hollingworth Lake
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11 Siskins in the alders near the Willow triangle at Hollingworth Lake, plus 2 Bullfinches and 10 Teal on the reserve
1 January 2026 - Hollingworth Lake
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Semi-resident Yellow-legged Gull on the water at Hollingworth Lake, plus a pair of Stonechat at Shaw Moss