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Paddyfield Pipit

Upload a photo of the Paddyfield Pipit at Sennen (Cornwall)

All the RBA news reports of the Paddyfield Pipit at Sennen (Cornwall)

Taken: Sat, 09 Nov 2019

Sennen (Cornwall)

Uploaded: Mon, 11 Nov 2019

Photo: Elliot Montieth

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Velvet Scoter

Upload a photo of the Velvet Scoter at High Rid Resr (Greater Manchester)

All the RBA news reports of the Velvet Scoter at High Rid Resr (Greater Manchester)

first-winter, female

Taken: Fri, 14 Dec 2018

High Rid Resr (Greater Manchester)

Uploaded: Sat, 15 Dec 2018

Photo: Elliot Montieth

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Lesser Scaup

Upload a photo of the Lesser Scaup at Mynydd Mechell (Anglesey)

All the RBA news reports of the Lesser Scaup at Mynydd Mechell (Anglesey)

adult, female

Taken: Wed, 12 Dec 2018

Mynydd Mechell (Anglesey)

Uploaded: Wed, 12 Dec 2018

Photo: Elliot Montieth

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Great Northern Diver

Upload a photo of the Great Northern Diver at West Kirby (Cheshire and Wirral)

All the RBA news reports of the Great Northern Diver at West Kirby (Cheshire and Wirral)

adult

Taken: Sun, 02 Dec 2018

West Kirby (Cheshire and Wirral)

Uploaded: Sun, 02 Dec 2018

Bird mobile on the marine lake flew off into the Dee estuary at 1445.

Photo: Elliot Montieth

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Hen Harrier

Upload a photo of the Hen Harrier at Burton Mere Wetlands RSPB (Cheshire and Wirral)

All the RBA news reports of the Hen Harrier at Burton Mere Wetlands RSPB (Cheshire and Wirral)

first-winter, female

Taken: Thu, 01 Nov 2018

Burton Mere Wetlands RSPB (Cheshire and Wirral)

Uploaded: Fri, 02 Nov 2018

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Photo: Elliot Montieth

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Hen Harrier

first-winter, female

Taken: Thu, 01 Nov 2018

Burton Mere Wetlands RSPB (Cheshire and Wirral)

Uploaded: Fri, 02 Nov 2018

Photo: Elliot Montieth

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Gull-billed Tern

Upload a photo of the Gull-billed Tern at Hexham (Northumberland)

All the RBA news reports of the Gull-billed Tern at Hexham (Northumberland)

first-winter

Taken: Mon, 22 Oct 2018

Hexham (Northumberland)

Uploaded: Mon, 22 Oct 2018

Photo: Elliot Montieth

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Spotted Sandpiper

Upload a photo of the Spotted Sandpiper at Marske-By-The-Sea (Cleveland)

All the RBA news reports of the Spotted Sandpiper at Marske-By-The-Sea (Cleveland)

first-winter

Taken: Fri, 12 Oct 2018

Marske-By-The-Sea (Cleveland)

Uploaded: Sat, 13 Oct 2018

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Photo: Elliot Montieth

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Spotted Sandpiper

first-winter

Taken: Fri, 12 Oct 2018

Marske-By-The-Sea (Cleveland)

Uploaded: Sat, 13 Oct 2018

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Photo: Elliot Montieth

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Spotted Sandpiper

first-winter

Taken: Fri, 12 Oct 2018

Marske-By-The-Sea (Cleveland)

Uploaded: Sat, 13 Oct 2018

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Photo: Elliot Montieth

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Bee-eater

Upload a photo of the Bee-eater at Haltwhistle (Northumberland)

All the RBA news reports of the Bee-eater at Haltwhistle (Northumberland)

juvenile

Taken: Sun, 07 Oct 2018

Haltwhistle (Northumberland)

Uploaded: Mon, 08 Oct 2018

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Photo: Elliot Montieth

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Bee-eater

juvenile

Taken: Sat, 06 Oct 2018

Haltwhistle (Northumberland)

Uploaded: Mon, 08 Oct 2018

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Photo: Elliot Montieth

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Bee-eater

juvenile

Taken: Sun, 07 Oct 2018

Haltwhistle (Northumberland)

Uploaded: Sun, 07 Oct 2018

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Photo: Elliot Montieth

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Bee-eater

first-winter

Taken: Sat, 06 Oct 2018

Haltwhistle (Northumberland)

Uploaded: Sat, 06 Oct 2018

Photo: Elliot Montieth

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Great White Egret

Upload a photo of the Great White Egret at Leighton Moss RSPB (Lancashire and North Merseyside)

All the RBA news reports of the Great White Egret at Leighton Moss RSPB (Lancashire and North Merseyside)

juvenile

Taken: Wed, 05 Sep 2018

Leighton Moss RSPB (Lancashire and North Merseyside)

Uploaded: Sun, 09 Sep 2018

Photo: Elliot Montieth

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Great White Egret

juvenile

Taken: Wed, 05 Sep 2018

Leighton Moss RSPB (Lancashire and North Merseyside)

Uploaded: Sun, 09 Sep 2018

4 of the 5 birds present.

Photo: Elliot Montieth

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Barred Warbler

Upload a photo of the Barred Warbler at Fair Isle (Shetland)

All the RBA news reports of the Barred Warbler at Fair Isle (Shetland)

juvenile

Taken: Mon, 27 Aug 2018

Fair Isle (Shetland)

Uploaded: Mon, 27 Aug 2018

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Photo: Elliot Montieth

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Arctic Warbler

Upload a photo of the Arctic Warbler at Fair Isle (Shetland)

All the RBA news reports of the Arctic Warbler at Fair Isle (Shetland)

juvenile

Taken: Thu, 16 Aug 2018

Fair Isle (Shetland)

Uploaded: Thu, 23 Aug 2018

Photo: Elliot Montieth

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Barred Warbler

juvenile

Taken: Thu, 23 Aug 2018

Fair Isle (Shetland)

Uploaded: Thu, 23 Aug 2018

https://elliotsbirdingdiaries.wordpress.com/ - One of three birds present today.

Photo: Elliot Montieth

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Bonaparte's Gull

Upload a photo of the Bonaparte's Gull at Hoylake (Cheshire and Wirral)

All the RBA news reports of the Bonaparte's Gull at Hoylake (Cheshire and Wirral)

adult

Taken: Tue, 14 Aug 2018

Hoylake (Cheshire and Wirral)

Uploaded: Tue, 14 Aug 2018

Photo: Elliot Montieth

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Balearic Shearwater

Upload a photo of the Balearic Shearwater at Bardsey Island (Gwynedd)

All the RBA news reports of the Balearic Shearwater at Bardsey Island (Gwynedd)

Taken: Tue, 07 Aug 2018

Bardsey Island (Gwynedd)

Uploaded: Sun, 12 Aug 2018

Photo: Elliot Montieth

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Great White Egret

Taken: Sat, 28 Jul 2018

Leighton Moss RSPB (Lancashire and North Merseyside)

Uploaded: Sun, 29 Jul 2018

Photo: Elliot Montieth

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Snowy Owl

Upload a photo of the Snowy Owl at Amlwch (Anglesey)

All the RBA news reports of the Snowy Owl at Amlwch (Anglesey)

female

Taken: Fri, 15 Jun 2018

Amlwch (Anglesey)

Uploaded: Sun, 17 Jun 2018

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Photo: Elliot Montieth

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Snowy Owl

female

Taken: Fri, 15 Jun 2018

Amlwch (Anglesey)

Uploaded: Sun, 17 Jun 2018

Photo: Elliot Montieth

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Snowy Owl

female

Taken: Fri, 15 Jun 2018

Amlwch (Anglesey)

Uploaded: Sun, 17 Jun 2018

Photo: Elliot Montieth

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Snowy Owl

female

Taken: Fri, 15 Jun 2018

Amlwch (Anglesey)

Uploaded: Sun, 17 Jun 2018

Photo: Elliot Montieth

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Iberian Chiffchaff

Upload a photo of the Iberian Chiffchaff at Thurstaston (Cheshire and Wirral)

All the RBA news reports of the Iberian Chiffchaff at Thurstaston (Cheshire and Wirral)

Taken: Thu, 17 May 2018

Thurstaston (Cheshire and Wirral)

Uploaded: Fri, 18 May 2018

Photo: Elliot Montieth

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Iberian Chiffchaff

first-summer, male

Taken: Tue, 15 May 2018

Thurstaston (Cheshire and Wirral)

Uploaded: Wed, 16 May 2018

Annotated image showing the moult contrast in primaries which enables the bird to be aged.

Photo: Elliot Montieth

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Iberian Chiffchaff

first-summer, male

Taken: Tue, 15 May 2018

Thurstaston (Cheshire and Wirral)

Uploaded: Tue, 15 May 2018

Photo: Elliot Montieth

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Ring-necked Duck

Upload a photo of the Ring-necked Duck at Burton Mere Wetlands RSPB (Cheshire and Wirral)

All the RBA news reports of the Ring-necked Duck at Burton Mere Wetlands RSPB (Cheshire and Wirral)

adult, male

Taken: Thu, 10 May 2018

Burton Mere Wetlands RSPB (Cheshire and Wirral)

Uploaded: Fri, 11 May 2018

18th for Cheshire and 1st for Wirral peninsula

Photo: Elliot Montieth

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Ring-necked Duck

adult, male

Taken: Thu, 10 May 2018

Burton Mere Wetlands RSPB (Cheshire and Wirral)

Uploaded: Thu, 10 May 2018

Photo: Elliot Montieth

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Iberian Chiffchaff

male

Taken: Fri, 04 May 2018

Thurstaston (Cheshire and Wirral)

Uploaded: Fri, 04 May 2018

3rd for county if accepted.

Photo: Elliot Montieth

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Greater Snow Goose

Upload a photo of the Greater Snow Goose at Neston (Cheshire and Wirral)

All the RBA news reports of the Greater Snow Goose at Neston (Cheshire and Wirral)

Taken: Mon, 23 Apr 2018

Neston (Cheshire and Wirral)

Uploaded: Mon, 23 Apr 2018

1st for Wirral & Cheshire if accepted.

Photo: Elliot Montieth

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Scaup

Upload a photo of the Scaup at West Kirby (Cheshire and Wirral)

All the RBA news reports of the Scaup at West Kirby (Cheshire and Wirral)

first-winter, female

Taken: Thu, 08 Mar 2018

West Kirby (Cheshire and Wirral)

Uploaded: Fri, 09 Mar 2018

Comparison between 1st winter female (left) and adult female (right) note amber iris and small/tatty white front, compared to yellow iris with board/tidy white front.

Photo: Elliot Montieth

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Horned Lark

Upload a photo of the Horned Lark at Staines Reservoirs (Surrey)

All the RBA news reports of the Horned Lark at Staines Reservoirs (Surrey)

Taken: Sat, 10 Feb 2018

Staines Reservoirs (Surrey)

Uploaded: Sun, 11 Feb 2018

Photo: Elliot Montieth

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Horned Lark

Taken: Sat, 10 Feb 2018

Staines Reservoirs (Surrey)

Uploaded: Sat, 10 Feb 2018

Photo: Elliot Montieth

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Horned Lark

Taken: Sat, 10 Feb 2018

Staines Reservoirs (Surrey)

Uploaded: Sat, 10 Feb 2018

Photo: Elliot Montieth

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Horned Lark

Taken: Sat, 10 Feb 2018

Staines Reservoirs (Surrey)

Uploaded: Sat, 10 Feb 2018

Photo: Elliot Montieth

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Cattle Egret

Upload a photo of the Cattle Egret at Burton Mere Wetlands RSPB (Cheshire and Wirral)

All the RBA news reports of the Cattle Egret at Burton Mere Wetlands RSPB (Cheshire and Wirral)

Taken: Sun, 05 Nov 2017

Burton Mere Wetlands RSPB (Cheshire and Wirral)

Uploaded: Sun, 05 Nov 2017

Photo: Elliot Montieth

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Great White Egret

Upload a photo of the Great White Egret at Oakenholt (Flintshire)

All the RBA news reports of the Great White Egret at Oakenholt (Flintshire)

Taken: Sat, 28 Oct 2017

Oakenholt (Flintshire)

Uploaded: Sat, 28 Oct 2017

Photo: Elliot Montieth

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog



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