Peter Alfrey

Just found this Lesser-striped swallow at Al Abraq, Kuwait with Vincent Legrand and Julian Hainaut . A first for Kuwait and as far as we know a first for the classic WP too. @BirdGuides

Some great local birding in last couple of days at Selsey Bill with Bee-eaters and Pomarine Skuas (including a dark morph) . Also stacks of waders moving.

Bee-eaters at the Bill this morning

The full summer plumage Spotted Redshank showing well today at Pagham Harbour

My first Pomarine Skua for the year past Selsey Bill this morning

David Campbell has joined Birdwatch on a full-time basis to become the magazine's new Editor: bit.ly/4sdTG9a

@CleyBirds Even more cruel considering this one relatively nearby in Portugal so on the radar too

A really exceptional bird at Lowestoft Ness today and a very nice try for a Great Black-headed Gull given only a quick look, but sadly just a stained Herring Gull! (More pics at cleybirds.com.)

After almost two decades of decline, Europe's only regular wintering flock of Ring-billed Gull has shown a welcome recovery in numbers this winter: bit.ly/4udtxZo

A lovely send off for my uncle Garry Messenbird today, great to be surrounded by his Beddington friends and family...RIP Garry and thanks to all those who attended 🙏💙💙

@BoltonBirder Yes was on a tour with wisebirding

@PeterAlfrey Great stuff Peter, were you on a tour?

Back from a fantastic trip to Thailand. 404 bird species in two weeks (151 lifers) with so many highlights including Spoon-billed Sandpiper, Blue Pitta, Silver and Kalij Pheasants, Siamese Firebacks and much more. Ebird trip report: ebird.org/tripreport/460…

More on the blog: …teralfreybirdingnotebook.blogspot.com/search?q=Thail…+

Another top of wish list bird today - Blue Pitta, Kaeng Krachan , Thailand . Stunner !

@TS7HJM Congratulations!

3 weeks in Thailand wrapped up with a couple hundred new birds. After narrowly missing a leopard on the track at Kaeng Krachan a few weeks back Ive decided to spend the next 5 days in Northern India, 1st safari was a success

Highlight of a few days at Kaeng Krachan NP, Thailand was this fantastic Sun Bear @WiseBirding

Life goal achieved this morning . Spoon-billed Sandpiper , Khok Kham, Thailand . @WiseBirding

It was a record breaking year on the Selsey Peninsula with a total of 222 species, four more than the previous record set last year.

Recently back from a fantastic trip to Oman . Our group recorded 232 species with highlights including finding Oman’s first Paddyfield Pipit, the Arabian specialities and vagrants (Caspian Plover image) Ebird Trip report : ebird.org/tripreport/435… @OmanBirding @WiseBirding

One of the highlights of our first week in Oman was this cracking male Lichienstien’s Sandgrouse , Mudday, Oman .

An exciting morning on Masirah Island today when this odd looking pipit landed in front of me and gave an odd call. A great Wise Birding group team effort to secure all needed to confirm id as Oman’s 1st Paddyfield Pipit. Big thanks to Magnus Robb for confirming sound recording.