Jamie Cedar

In total in 2020, 105 species of bird were seen on Hampstead Heath including: Crossbill, Cuckoo, Marsh Harrier, Mealy Redpoll, Pied Flycatcher, Ring Ouzel, Hawfinch, Golden Plover, Firecrest, Bullfinch & many others! Well done everyone!🥳 (will add the full summary to my blog)

Whimbrel flying south over Hampstead Heath tonight! A nice new patch bird (110) on my first day back from uni! @LondonBirdClub

Plenty of raptors up on Ditchling Beacon just now including male Hen Harrier, Peregrine & 4 Red Kite @SussexBirding

2 Little Gull from Brighton Marina this morning,

Sabs gull again, same bird maybe on West side of marine w gull flock @SussexBirding

Sabines Gull & Leach’s Petrel W past Brighton Marina since midday, @SussexBirding

Not up too standards of other sites today but was only working with bins no scope and I’m not an experienced seawatch so very pleased with the results

A few of todays Leach’s Petrels a nice lifer from today in a brief 1-2pm seawatch. One possible Euro Storm Petrel & a single Brent also. New patch is coming along quite well

A solid two days of migration on Hampstead Heath which has included Pied Flycatcher, 5 Common Redstart, 4 Tree Pipit & 2 Spot Fly personally. Overall we had 8 Redstart all together yesterday!

@Tyldesley2010 It’s an Eleonoras Falcon, a rare bird in the UK

@CedarJamie Sparrow hawk or Peregrine I can never tell.

Birding in the UK doesn’t get much better than this...

@HarringayBirder I agree rarity doesn’t mean much. The bird is just incredible in every way, way better than I expected it to be. Rarity or not it’s still one of my favourite birds I’ve seen in the UK

@CedarJamie Great shot! But I respectfully beg to differ. For me the rarity of the bird is no indication of enjoyment

A decent bit of migration in today with the first few Wheatears of the year found by @rubatroid & this early Tree Pipit on Hampstead Heath today

February wasn’t too bad for birding... (and snakes)

@BarryWright12 @garynhoward Where are the RB geese now?

Birding kinda fell apart after September this year but still managed a decent year with 90 something species locally & 166 overall with White Tailed Eagle, Glossy Ibis and self-found Grasshopper Warbler & Black Redstart among the highlights,

@Kevandiso Yup

@CedarJamie Now that would be interesting! London Jamie?

Well. This was a lovely surprise in the garden this morning: partially leucistic Lesser Redpoll. Almost as if it put its Christmas hat on specially!

@citygirlnature Whereabouts in London? Walthamstow Wetlands is a good one to start

If you are a bird watcher, could you please give me some tips/spots in London to start my journey 🦅 💚

@citygirlnature @LONYouthBirders I swear you’ve got that thing giving away scopes and stuff or is that for just teenagers idk?

I want a telescope 🔭💭

Easily the best bird this autumn! (not my find). Had taken a bit of a break from birding so wasn’t expecting to see anything like this for a while...