Nice Oxfordshire rarity to show up, even better when its on my local patch! Long-Tailed Duck (oddly missing its long tail). Should be at the coast, if indeed found anywhere in the UK, not in the most land locked county.

(iPhone 17 Pro through spotting scope)

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A juvenile Long-tailed Tit, at Upton Warren last month. The youngster already has the trademark long tail; in time the broad band of brown plumage on each side of the face will become a narrower, black stripe running above the eye, and the pink rim around the eye will become less noticeable. In addition, pinkish hues will develop on the parts of the back and belly.

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Here’s another Puffin from last Sunday’s Skomer trip. This one is demonstrating how these birds can fly despite having wings that don’t look big enough: jetpacks. Puffin-sized, invisible jetpacks. The secret is out. 😉

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A grounded Manx Shearwater who either misjudged their landing, or tried returning to their burrow on Skomer Island (to feed their young) during daylight hours and was attacked by Gulls. My brother Rob and I took photos, marked the spot, and reported the bird to the island’s volunteer staff.

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A windswept #Wren having a bad hair—oops, I mean feather—day at Martin’s Haven in #Pembrokeshire on Sunday.

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The look of love. 🥰 A pair of Puffins on Skomer Island gazing into each other's eyes.*

* Or engaged in a staring contest and waiting to see who will blink first. 😉

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Hopping about amongst the Puffins at The Wick on Skomer Island on Sunday was another bird: a female Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe). The name we use for this white-rumped Summer visitor is derived from the Old English words for ‘white’ and ‘arse’!

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