Thanks to these brill shots from Chris I now know that Avocets have (a) blue legs and (b) red eyes (although the ones in Collins don’t (?!?))

#londonbirds

Spent a happy half hour this morning watching and photographing Arctic Terns on Lockwood Reservoir - and when I stood up I flushed a Litte Ringed Plover which I managed to relocate (and snap) on the opposite bank
Walthamstow Wetlands Eugene Dillon-Hooper London Bird Club #londonbirds

I had forgotten they were back - so it was an unexpected thrill to see my first Swift of the year at ⁦Walthamstow Wetlands⁩ this year 😊 ⁦London Bird Club⁩ #londonbirds

Stan Collymore So the non league side that have played their hearts out for 90 mins to earn a 1-1 ,now have to find the energy for another 30 minutes, lads who’ve probably been grafting doing proper work all week. This just gives clubs with million £’s players on the bench even more advantage

🐦‍⬛ City of London: Black Redstart singing from rooftops of Minster Court, just west of Fenchurch St station. #londonbirds London Bird Club

Who is this lunatic?

Once again:

(1) there was already an offence covering pet theft (the Theft Act 1968)
(2) that offence carries a *higher sentence* than the new one
(3) judges cannot legally treat theft of a cat like theft of a laptop
(4) no evidence more resources will now be given to pet theft

Henry, once again, the moral voice of football, calling out the rich and powerful who happily desecrate our game. Is this why The Times and The Sunday Times has shamefully terminated his contract?

RIP Replays. Another part of the game's great heritage sacrificed for the elite. A famous chapter of the #FACup scrapbook consigned to the scrapyard. Sad but inevitable. #UCL expanding and the show-me-the-money top clubs don't value the Cup as much, though many of their fans do.

No Context Brits Roll
Dressing gown
Twitten
Crust.

This aged well

Golden Oriole at South Milton Ley this afternoon. I didn’t expect this when I was driving there to see a different lifer! 100% bird of the year for me so far!! Not sure what could beat this!

So much for the festival and dance event monies being used to maintain the park… this is the situation on a busy weekend in spring: not *a single* open toilet. It’s shameful Haringey Council ContactHaringey Friends of Finsbury Park

Willow Warbler singing at woodchip yard in Finsbury Park; also Kestrel briefly hunting above eastern corner and Buzzard over too Friends of Finsbury Park London Bird Club

On a balmy spring day at RSPB Rainham Marshes, Wood Warbler - the first for the site (and my first for London) - Sedge, Reed, Garden and Cetti’s Warblers, Chiffchaff, Blackcap and both Whitethroats were all on song. But for me the star of the show was this confiding Wheatear by the river

Arsenal fans on my timeline gleeful about Newcastle beating Tottenham… give me strength

Woodchat Shrike wolfing down its tea at Beddington Farmlands yesterday. My thanks to Henry Wyn-Jones for allowing me to (rather inexpertly!) use his scope 🙏🏼 London Bird Club SurreyBirdClubNews