@RogerMorton11 Very sad news. I've been chatting with Bob up on Staines Res for more years than I can remember, several decades at least. RIP Bob.

I finally managed to see the Little Bunting at Prew's Farm Fields at 1520 this afternoon with @markjleitch It's only taken me two weeks of looking most days. Thanks Mark.

@sferguk Yes okay. This bird was in Prews Farm fields and I was the only person to see it. I saw a message on Whatsapp of a Corn Bunting on the Papercourt Meadows in the afternoon. With the distance between the two sites don't if it would be the same bird. My bird was totally on its own.

After some useful feedback on this bird I must correct the identification of the bird in this photo to Corn Bunting. I think my first at Papercourt since 1982. Many thanks to @surreywallcreep

@birdman_euston @SurreyBirdNews I posted this photo because this bird shows practically no yellow in its plumage. However, note the dark framed ear coverts & pale spot, broad although weak central crown stripe, extensive streaking on the underparts, broad pale tertial edges, white in tail is just about visible.

Staines Res WeBS Count - Slav Grebe (towards middle of south bank of South Basin), 2 GN Diver (one on each basin), 2 B-n, 5 Little & 15 GC Grebe, Water Pipit, 19 Goldeneye, 3 Pochard, Shelduck, 234 Tufted, 44 Shoveler, 120 Wigeon, 30 Gadwall, Muscovy Duck @CVBirding

Staines Res WeBS Count. GN Diver, R-b Merg (redhead), 8 B-n Grebe, 18 Goldeneye, 330 Tufted, 41 Shoveler, 88 Wigeon and a Peregrine.

Still at least 4 Bramblings at Prew's Farm Fields, Send today. All I managed to photograph is this Lesser Redpoll though. There are at least 4 Lesser Redpolls there as well. @SurreyBirdNews

Staines Reservoir WeBS Count - 11 Black-necked Grebe, 3 Goldeneye, 3 Pochard, 148 Tufted, 232 Coot, 43 Gadwall, 22 Shoveler, 44 Wigeon, 5 Teal, 1 Redshank, 1 Cattle Egret

@markjleitch I think I may have met you at Shalford, if you were there around midday.

@Carlssonphotos Seen off. I only saw 3 males and a female RC Pochard.

A few snaps of the Lapland Bunting at Staines Reservoir this afternoon. A remarkably confiding bird on the causeway path, towards the eastern end. On a rough count that's my 185th species for Staines Reservoir and only 8 days since my last new species there.

At least one Brambling today amongst the Chaffinch flock at Prew's Farm Fields, Papercourt

Staines Reservoir, Surrey, today. 6 Cattle Egret (2 on bank in NW corner, eventually flew off west and 4 others in flight only flew west). Also 5 Black-necked, 9 Little & 26 GC Grebe, 328 Tufted, 41 Gadwall, 54 Shoveler and 226 Coot. @CVBirding #londonbirds

@levelsbirder I believe the 1981 Orphean Warbler on St Marys is now considered an Orphean Warbler species and Western Orphean Warbler is not on the Scilly List.

A couple of photos of todays Isabelline Wheatear on the Garrison, St Marys, Scilly. I also saw the Wryneck on Peninnis Head today. Also photos from earlier in the week of the Dotterel on the Golf Course and Ortolan near the Airfield.

A few photos from today on St Marys, Scilly. Great White Egret, Old Town. Tawny Pipit, Airfield. Jack Snipe, Low Moors and Whinchat, Airfield. Also saw the Little Tern at Porth Cressa first thing, a Scilly tick for me.

My first full day back on Scilly. Photos from St Marys of Red-backed Shrike at Old Town and Short-toed Lark on Peninnis. I also saw a Y-b Warbler at Peninnis Allotments. Impressive numbers of Shearwaters on Scillonian crossing yesterday, 170+ Corys, 12 Great, Sooty, Manx, Balea'c

I was beginning to think I wouldn't see any Whinchats at Papercourt Meadows this year, as I've unable to find any so far. But today there were at least five there. @SurreyBirdNews