Now on Bluesky. UK & Ireland patch #birding challenge for veteran patch birders and new participants alike. Tag us or tweet with #PWC2026 and #PatchBirding
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Happy New Year and good luck to everyone who is out #birding, making a start to their #PWC2026 totals this morning!
If you have not yet signed up then use this link to do so! docs.google.com/spreadsheets…
Keep us updated on your finds by using the #Patchbirding and #PWC2026 tags!
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A lunch-time check of Loch a' Phuill found 2 x 1cy female Ring-necked Ducks together in the gloom, also our first Fieldfare of the autumn at Balephuil @BirdGuides @PatchBirding
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Finally, a very revised version of the August #PWC2026 round-up is now published on the blog. Please head over to the blog to take a look, and enjoy the limited September #patchbirding we have left! Not long till October... patchworkchallenge.blogspot.…
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Been a steady start to autumn at King George Park, as ever it’s always livened up by the first Yellow-browed Warbler! Part of an arrival of 46 Robins, 8 Firecrests, 16 Chiffchaffs and some Thrushes to the park #PWC2026
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Hopefully most of you are making the most of the August bank holiday and are catching up with some autumn migration on your patch! Please remember to get your August scores and highlights on the spreadsheet ready for the round-up!
Enjoy September! #PWC2026
ALT Swallows and Sand Martins gearing themselves up to go over the channel.
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September is one of, if not the best, month for visible migration watching ie vismig. Beauty of vismig is it opens doors to pick up species you wouldn't necessarily expect to see grounded on your patch. You are likely to see commoner migrants in greater number too! Happy birding!
ALT Siskins migrating.
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Stanford Reservoir - the ringing group have been out all week & numbers have been a lot lower than last year. Just reward today though with this Wryneck, the first since 2023. Reward for their great effort. Ferruginous Duck still, 30 Yellow Wagtail. #PWC2026 @rg_stanford
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After quite a delay, the July round-up of #PWC2026 is now live on the blog! Head over and take a look by clicking this link: patchworkchallenge.blogspot.…
Thanks for reading and enjoy the rest of your August patch birding!
ALT Juvenile Rosefinch taken by David Roche on Papa Westray.
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Meols….. Wirral……Curlew Sandpiper again this morning off Meols prom.
Big numbers of Dunlin,Sanderling Ringed Plover.
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A happy @PatchBirding day yesterday. Two brand new, first ever patch records with Little Owl and Wheatear, both within about 100m of each other. Need to go back for more Owl pics I think 🦉 Up to 78 species for the year now. #pwc2026
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We hope everyone has had a brilliant July! Can participants of #PWC2026 please get there scores and highlights (for July only!) in by the evening of 7th.
Have a brilliant and bird filled August!
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We have received a brilliant guest blog post from Tom Bedford on his Lye Valley #patchbirding escapades, deep into Oxford. Why not head over to the blog now and have a read?
You can do so by clicking this link: patchworkchallenge.blogspot.…
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The winners are in for the #PWC2026 Spring Best Find Competition! Head over to the blog to see which were the top three voted submissions and who is the winner of a Patchwork Challenge Champion pin badge: patchworkchallenge.blogspot.…
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9 Black-tailed Godwits on Teal lake this morning #PWC2026 10km radius 121/140. @Lincsbirding @PatchBirding @BTO_Lincs @LincsWildlife
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You have until tomorrow to read through the Best Find submissions and vote for your favourite three! Head over there now to check them out - patchworkchallenge.blogspot.…
We have now compiled the best find submissions for January to June #PWC2026, so please do head over to the blog to check them out and to cast your vote! There are three Patchwork Challenge pin badges up for grabs!
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Stanford Reservoir - nice to get in on the recent local Black-necked Grebe action with this stunner this AM. My first for #PWC2026.
Also, Ruddy Shelduck and 3 Common Sandpiper. Now at 139 species for 2026. @LandRbirds @rg_stanford
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Just published the June round-up of #PWC2026 on the blog. Head over now and take a look!
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ALT Quail image taken by Tyler Atkinson
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We have now compiled the best find submissions for January to June #PWC2026, so please do head over to the blog to check them out and to cast your vote! There are three Patchwork Challenge pin badges up for grabs!
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🚨BEST FIND COMPETITION!🚨
There is just 24hrs left to get your Best Find of spring #PWC2026 submitted! If you have yet to submit it and want too, then now is the time to do it! For more information, follow this link: patchworkchallenge.blogspot.…
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Stanford Reservoir - a Cattle Egret added to #PWC2026 yesterday. 2 Common Sand and LRP today. @LandRbirds @rg_stanford
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There is 48hrs left to submit your best find of the first half of #PWC2026! Be in it for a chance to win a Patchwork Challenge badge.
It doesn't need to be a nationally rare bird - just something that made you excited to find! For more info, see here: patchworkchallenge.blogspot.…
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