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Great Reed Warbler

Upload a photo of the Great Reed Warbler at Ouse Washes RSPB (Cambridgeshire)

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Taken: Mon, 28 Apr 2025

Ouse Washes RSPB (Cambridgeshire)

Uploaded: Tue, 29 Apr 2025

Very vocal but hard to see

Photo: Paul Ward

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Lapland Bunting

Upload a photo of the Lapland Bunting at Staines Reservoirs (Surrey)

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Taken: Tue, 05 Nov 2024

Staines Reservoirs (Surrey)

Uploaded: Tue, 05 Nov 2024

Photo: Paul Ward

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Lapland Bunting

Taken: Tue, 05 Nov 2024

Staines Reservoirs (Surrey)

Uploaded: Tue, 05 Nov 2024

Photo: Paul Ward

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Lapland Bunting

Taken: Tue, 05 Nov 2024

Staines Reservoirs (Surrey)

Uploaded: Tue, 05 Nov 2024

Photo: Paul Ward

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Great Reed Warbler

Taken: Wed, 29 May 2024

Ouse Washes RSPB (Cambridgeshire)

Uploaded: Wed, 29 May 2024

Photo: Paul Ward

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Lesser Yellowlegs

Upload a photo of the Lesser Yellowlegs at Frampton Marsh RSPB (Lincolnshire)

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Taken: Tue, 26 Mar 2024

Frampton Marsh RSPB (Lincolnshire)

Uploaded: Thu, 28 Mar 2024

Photo: Paul Ward

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Lesser Yellowlegs

Taken: Tue, 26 Mar 2024

Frampton Marsh RSPB (Lincolnshire)

Uploaded: Thu, 28 Mar 2024

Photo: Paul Ward

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Lesser Yellowlegs

Taken: Tue, 26 Mar 2024

Frampton Marsh RSPB (Lincolnshire)

Uploaded: Thu, 28 Mar 2024

Showing point blank from the car park

Photo: Paul Ward

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Night Heron

Upload a photo of the Night Heron at Ouse Washes RSPB (Cambridgeshire)

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Taken: Wed, 05 Jul 2023

Ouse Washes RSPB (Cambridgeshire)

Uploaded: Thu, 06 Jul 2023

https://rickybirdman95.blogspot.com/2023/07/only-few-years-ago.html

Photo: Paul Ward

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Night Heron

Taken: Wed, 05 Jul 2023

Ouse Washes RSPB (Cambridgeshire)

Uploaded: Thu, 06 Jul 2023

https://rickybirdman95.blogspot.com/2023/07/only-few-years-ago.html

Photo: Paul Ward

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Gambel's White-crowned Sparrow

Upload a photo of the Gambel's White-crowned Sparrow at Seaford Head (Sussex)

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Taken: Fri, 28 Apr 2023

Seaford Head (Sussex)

Uploaded: Sun, 30 Apr 2023

Photo: Paul Ward

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Olive-backed Pipit

Upload a photo of the Olive-backed Pipit at Exmouth (Devon)

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Taken: Wed, 14 Dec 2022

Exmouth (Devon)

Uploaded: Wed, 14 Dec 2022

Phear Park https://rickybirdman95.blogspot.com/2022/12/a-pre-xmas-surprise.html

Photo: Paul Ward

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Olive-backed Pipit

Taken: Wed, 14 Dec 2022

Exmouth (Devon)

Uploaded: Wed, 14 Dec 2022

Phear Park https://rickybirdman95.blogspot.com/2022/12/a-pre-xmas-surprise.html

Photo: Paul Ward

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Olive-backed Pipit

Taken: Wed, 14 Dec 2022

Exmouth (Devon)

Uploaded: Wed, 14 Dec 2022

Phear Park https://rickybirdman95.blogspot.com/2022/12/a-pre-xmas-surprise.html

Photo: Paul Ward

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Cape Gull

Upload a photo of the Cape Gull at Grafham Water (Cambridgeshire)

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Taken: Sun, 07 Aug 2022

Grafham Water (Cambridgeshire)

Uploaded: Mon, 08 Aug 2022

Canon r5/ 500mm f4 lens

Photo: Paul Ward

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Turkestan Shrike

Upload a photo of the Turkestan Shrike at Bempton Cliffs RSPB (Yorkshire)

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Taken: Mon, 11 Jul 2022

Bempton Cliffs RSPB (Yorkshire)

Uploaded: Tue, 12 Jul 2022

Very confiding bird https://rickybirdman95.blogspot.com/2022/07/a-bird-in-bush.html

Photo: Paul Ward

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Turkestan Shrike

Taken: Mon, 11 Jul 2022

Bempton Cliffs RSPB (Yorkshire)

Uploaded: Tue, 12 Jul 2022

Showing wonderfully in the early morning light https://rickybirdman95.blogspot.com/2022/07/a-bird-in-bush.html

Photo: Paul Ward

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American Robin

Upload a photo of the American Robin at Eastbourne (Sussex)

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Taken: Thu, 10 Feb 2022

Eastbourne (Sussex)

Uploaded: Fri, 11 Feb 2022

https://rickybirdman95.blogspot.com/2022/02/when-red-red-robin.html

Photo: Paul Ward

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

American Robin

Taken: Thu, 10 Feb 2022

Eastbourne (Sussex)

Uploaded: Fri, 11 Feb 2022

https://rickybirdman95.blogspot.com/2022/02/when-red-red-robin.html

Photo: Paul Ward

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

American Robin

Taken: Thu, 10 Feb 2022

Eastbourne (Sussex)

Uploaded: Fri, 11 Feb 2022

https://rickybirdman95.blogspot.com/2022/02/when-red-red-robin.html

Photo: Paul Ward

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Ring Ouzel

Upload a photo of the Ring Ouzel at Brean Down (Somerset and Bristol)

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Taken: Mon, 24 Jan 2022

Brean Down (Somerset and Bristol)

Uploaded: Tue, 25 Jan 2022

Very confiding bird next to the NT car park

Photo: Paul Ward

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Pacific Diver

Upload a photo of the Pacific Diver at Eglwys Nunydd Reservoir (Glamorgan)

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Taken: Tue, 28 Dec 2021

Eglwys Nunydd Reservoir (Glamorgan)

Uploaded: Tue, 28 Dec 2021

Photo: Paul Ward

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Pacific Diver

Taken: Tue, 28 Dec 2021

Eglwys Nunydd Reservoir (Glamorgan)

Uploaded: Tue, 28 Dec 2021

Showing well by the reservoir dam

Photo: Paul Ward

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Red-breasted Flycatcher

Upload a photo of the Red-breasted Flycatcher at Titchwell (Norfolk)

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Taken: Fri, 05 Nov 2021

Titchwell (Norfolk)

Uploaded: Sun, 07 Nov 2021

From the meadow trail. Very elusive and flighty

Photo: Paul Ward

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River Warbler

Upload a photo of the River Warbler at Ham Wall RSPB (Somerset and Bristol)

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Taken: Sun, 06 Jun 2021

Ham Wall RSPB (Somerset and Bristol)

Uploaded: Mon, 07 Jun 2021

It could look very grumpy - but with all that effort put into singing and with no reward so would I

Photo: Paul Ward

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

River Warbler

Taken: Sun, 06 Jun 2021

Ham Wall RSPB (Somerset and Bristol)

Uploaded: Mon, 07 Jun 2021

It did occasionally stop singing

Photo: Paul Ward

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

River Warbler

Taken: Sun, 06 Jun 2021

Ham Wall RSPB (Somerset and Bristol)

Uploaded: Mon, 07 Jun 2021

Singing almost constantly from two or three favourite perches

Photo: Paul Ward

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Little Bunting

Upload a photo of the Little Bunting at Warnham (Sussex)

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Taken: Tue, 13 Apr 2021

Warnham (Sussex)

Uploaded: Tue, 13 Apr 2021

from the bullfinch hide

Photo: Paul Ward

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

White-throated Sparrow

Upload a photo of the White-throated Sparrow at Barcombe (Sussex)

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Taken: Tue, 13 Apr 2021

Barcombe (Sussex)

Uploaded: Tue, 13 Apr 2021

Showing behind the allotments on the picnic table

Photo: Paul Ward

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Turtle Dove

Upload a photo of the Turtle Dove at Oare Marshes Nature Reserve (Kent)

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Taken: Thu, 13 Jun 2019

Oare Marshes Nature Reserve (Kent)

Uploaded: Fri, 14 Jun 2019

one of 3 seen

Photo: Paul Ward

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Serin

Upload a photo of the Serin at Littlestone-on-Sea (Kent)

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Taken: Thu, 13 Jun 2019

Littlestone-on-Sea (Kent)

Uploaded: Fri, 14 Jun 2019

male opposite the golf club

Photo: Paul Ward

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Serin

Taken: Thu, 13 Jun 2019

Littlestone-on-Sea (Kent)

Uploaded: Fri, 14 Jun 2019

Male singing its heart out opposite the golf club

Photo: Paul Ward

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Black-winged Stilt

Upload a photo of the Black-winged Stilt at Wells (Norfolk)

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Taken: Thu, 23 May 2019

Wells (Norfolk)

Uploaded: Tue, 28 May 2019

the locals did not like being invaded!!

Photo: Paul Ward

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Black-winged Stilt

Taken: Thu, 23 May 2019

Wells (Norfolk)

Uploaded: Tue, 28 May 2019

one of a pair on the new pools.

Photo: Paul Ward

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Ferruginous Duck

Upload a photo of the Ferruginous Duck at Lee Valley Country Park (Essex)

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Taken: Wed, 06 Feb 2019

Lee Valley Country Park (Essex)

Uploaded: Fri, 08 Feb 2019

Photo: Paul Ward

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Caspian Gull

Upload a photo of the Caspian Gull at Snaresbrook (London)

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Taken: Tue, 29 Jan 2019

Snaresbrook (London)

Uploaded: Tue, 29 Jan 2019

over-wintering bird on Eagle Pond

Photo: Paul Ward

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Snow Bunting

Upload a photo of the Snow Bunting at Goring-by-Sea (Sussex)

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Taken: Tue, 29 Jan 2019

Goring-by-Sea (Sussex)

Uploaded: Tue, 29 Jan 2019

showed well by the beach road

Photo: Paul Ward

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Lesser Yellowlegs

Upload a photo of the Lesser Yellowlegs at Lodmoor RSPB (Dorset)

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Taken: Tue, 15 Jan 2019

Lodmoor RSPB (Dorset)

Uploaded: Tue, 15 Jan 2019

Photo: Paul Ward

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Ring-necked Duck

Upload a photo of the Ring-necked Duck at Radipole Lake RSPB (Dorset)

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Taken: Tue, 15 Jan 2019

Radipole Lake RSPB (Dorset)

Uploaded: Tue, 15 Jan 2019

elusive in the reeds

Photo: Paul Ward

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Pallid Harrier

Upload a photo of the Pallid Harrier at Welney WWT (Norfolk)

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Taken: Tue, 18 Sep 2018

Welney WWT (Norfolk)

Uploaded: Wed, 19 Sep 2018

showed really close on occasions from Lyle hide

Photo: Paul Ward

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog



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