Sightings 2026

Welcome to my sightings page for 2026, where I aim to display a compilation of my birding and wildlife sightings and experiences from that year. For up to date reports of sightings, please consider following me on my Facebook, Twitter and Flickr pages.

January 2025

Picture: American Buff-bellied Pipit at Ross Back Sands, 11^th January 2025

1^st to 4^th January, 2026 – (Patch & Pow Hill)
First bird for 2026 was Blue Tit (4), closely followed by Jackdaw (1) and Great Tit (1). Visited Pow Hill on the 2^nd and eventually got a quick view of Crossbill (1). Whilst waiting for crossbills, up to four Red Squirrel showed very well, sometimes coming so close I could almost touch them. Willow Tit (2), Little Grebe (3), Goldeneye (5), etc. at Escomb.

5^th to 11^th January, 2026 – (Patch)
Sightings for this week will appear here soon.