Ray O'Reilly

@ChelsTransfer Oh Chelsea we love you.

Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior on the goalkeeper situation: “Obviously I made a decision to play Filip against Villa and his performance was outstanding. His performance against PSG for 75 minutes was outstanding but then he made a mistake. Rob Sanchez is one of the best goalkeepers in the league but I have to make a decision for every game.”

Clive Byers’ cremation will take place at Earlham Crematorium at 1:30pm on Wednesday 1st April 2026. The address is 193 Earlham Road, Norwich NR2 3RG. Please contact Age on 07394-110191 and confirm your attendance. Also let him know if you will be attending the wake.

@BrittonatMarske @c4hub @teesbirds1 @nybirdnews A very rare bird these days Dave.

40 years ago today I had the good fortune to find this juvenile Ivory Gull on Saltburn Beach, before work and in a blizzard. Not the rarest bird I have found but perhaps the most dramatic. It stayed for a week and was widely twitched. @teesbirds1 @nybirdnews

@PeteWragg A lovely image Pete.

Long-toed Stint, Khawr Taqah,Oman. I haven’t had good views of one of these since Teeside 1982 #omanbirding

@ChelsTransfer @kierangill_DM Romeo was never fit when we paid all that money for him. I’ve never known a player injured so often. He was responsible for his signing as I remember us bragging at how we had beaten Liverpool to getting him.

Romeo Lavia, whose career with Chelsea has been curtailed by injuries, has not appeared since early November and no timeframe has been placed on the 22-year-old’s return. (via @kierangill_DM)

@tom_wright16 @FI_Obs A great capture Tom.

This brilliant pair of juvenile Little Stints were a lovely surprise on Easter Lother Water this morning. @FI_Obs

@CleyBirds Just wonderful Steve.

This juvenile Cuckoo has been frequenting Gramborough Hill for 8 days now, though it often wanders off for lengthy periods when disturbed. Very sadly, it is the only Cuckoo I have seen in the Cley square this year. (More pics at cleybirds.com.)

@RobRackliffe @a1virginia Cracking birding Rob.

Having crossed “The Bridge” to Sweden and arrived in Falsterbo, our 1st full day did not disappoint! Stunning BLACK WOODPECKER, 114 Honey Buzzards, 52 Sparrowhawks, 3 Osprey, 2 WT Eagle, pied and spotted flys, redstarts, 235 Tree Pipit and 1037 Siskin! With ⁦@a1virginia⁩

@UKTwitcher @HOSbirding @HantsIWWildlife A lovely image Simon.

Having just arrived back in the UK yesterday, it was nice to catch up with one of the Grey Phalaropes currently being seen in Hampshire. This one seen on Hayling Island this morning. @HOSbirding @HantsIWWildlife

@Brians_birds Hi Brian, to be honest each pelagic is different. It is even more unpredictable than regular land birding.

@OreillyReilly2 Awesome, Ray, I will have to investigate on bird guides for recent sightings! Any intel would be appreciated. I'm Wimbledon based.

Following reports of Common Crossbills in Kent recently Lyn Griffiths and I decided to try and see some. We had a flock of 25+ containing brick-red, orangey-red, yellowy-green and streaky plumages depending on sex and age.

We have done well for cetaceans on our recent Scilly Pelagics I managed a Fin Whale fishing, two pods of Risso's Dolphins and many bow riding Short-beaked Common Dolphins. @rafaelmitch @griffiths_lyn

An adult Sabine's Gull from a Scilly Pelagic yesterday.

@tom_wright16 @FI_Obs Lyn and I spent a lot of time at the Fair Isle BO stand at the Bird Fair today chatting to Lyn. The new Obs looks great.

An incredible experience watching a pod of 6 Orca @FI_Obs yesterday evening. Amazing to watch them skirting the cliffs around Buness before heading south.

@dartfordtrapper It’s beautiful James.

Just got back this morning at 4:30 am from some mobile trapping on chalk downland (160+) and was very pleased to find this Dark Crimson Underwing on the wall under my kitchen window. I think this is the fourth garden record. Dartford VC16.

@puffinpassion Lyn and I missed you at your stand. However we had a good look at your work which was absolutely superb.

See you there! :)

@CleyBirds @mcbuckland Wow you have a real talent Steve.

Terrific views of the Night Heron for 20 minutes this morning, close in front of Cley NWT Daukes Hide – until it flew off to Stiffkey. Many thanks for the shouts Andrew & @mcbuckland. (More pics at cleybirds.com.)

@chiddymark @mike_gould6 @andrewdmalone @WilsonMartyn A declining bird these days in Kent.

Family group of bullfinches @mike_gould6 @andrewdmalone @WilsonMartyn

@chiddymark @mike_gould6 @WilsonMartyn @andrewdmalone @gibbard_crisis A great shot Mark.

Pair of male crossbills from today @mike_gould6 @WilsonMartyn @andrewdmalone @gibbard_crisis

@bernieatpwll Nice.

Pacific Golden Plover from Steel Hide