An Asda shop was quickly aborted when Simon H-Roberts found a fine Drake Bufflehead at the Foryd Bay, Caernarfon today. 45 minutes later and I was watching this superb Yank duck. Great to see so many friends too making it a nice social occasion. A Welsh (and UK) tick ☺️👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #ukbirding #birdingwales

#birdingwales At least one drake Surf Scoter showing well off Colwyn Bay promenade this winter. Ranging between Porth Eirias to Llanddulas. I wonder if this was the drake we had on an October seawatch flying west earlier in the year? #ukbirding

Pre-work visit to Udale Bay RSPB to see the Goose and Woldfowl spectacle. Wow! A cacophony of noise. 1000s of Pink-footed Geese, Wigeon + waders. Several Slav Grebes + Scaup too. If you have time + patience, watch the video and spot the odd one out amongst the Pinkies ☺️👍 #BirdingScotland #UKBirding

Visited Udale Bay today on the Black Isle. Thousands of birds! 487 Scaup, 28 Long-tailed Duck and 17 Slavonian Grebes. Many thousands of Wigeon, Pink footed Geese and waders filling the bay. Hundreds of Fieldfare and Reding arriving + 4 Brambling showing well in the rain. #BirdingScotland #UKBirding

A chilled seawatch from the car with heater on, coffee and music. 7 Little Gulls (4 ads + 3 1st winters) past Rhos Point btn 7.30am- 10am, also 1 fem Long-tailed Duck, 5 ad. Med Gulls, 3 Manx Shearwater, 2 Drake Eider, 1 Gannet, 2 Kittiwake, 150+ Common Scoter, Golden Plover #ukbirding #birdingwales

Two Little Gulls and 7 Arctic Skua offshore at Golspie, Highlands today. Two White-tailed Eagles entertaining and three Black Grouse in the hills. This Arctic Skua flew straight at me and over my head. Off back home to Wales tonight but back up here next week #ukbirding #birdingscotland

Another good day in the Highland of Scotland. 2 White-tailed Eagles, Golden Eagle, 2 Black Grouse, Red-necked Grebe, 15 Long-tailed Duck (including one on an inland Loch), 500+ Eider, Great-northern Diver and 7 Purple Sandpipers. Also 4 seasons of weather in one day! #birdingscotland #ukbirding

Superb weather today in NE Scotland. 12 Long-tailed Duck, 4 Slavonian Grebe and a Basking Shark off Golspie, 52 Scaup, 15 Barnacle Geese + 120+ Whooper Swan Loch Eye, 400+ Eider at Littleferry and great views of several Yellowhammer #birdingscotland #ukbirding

The drake Green-winged Teal finally woke up today and showed well at Loch Fleet. Arctic Skua, 23 Whooper Swan, 100+ Pink feet, 350+ Eider, 37 Red-breasted Merganser on the loch. Nearby at Loch Buidhe great views of an adult Golden Eagle. #birdingscotland #ukbirding

Not a bad way to dip a Needletail. Great views of Otter at Helmsdale, Highlands this afternoon. 2 Merlin, 3 Swallows, Hen Harrier, Great Northern Diver, a steady stream of seabirds and fantastic landscape #birdingScotland #ukbirding

Great morning with 32 Pomarine + 10 Arctic Skua, Sooty Shearwater, 4 Velvet Scoter, Long-t. Duck, 21 Manx Shearwater, 8 Great northern, Black-th.+ 14 Red-th. Diver past Tarbat Ness. 1000s of Kits and Auks. Snow Bunting in off the sea. 323 Whoopers on approach road #birdingscotland #ukbirding ☺️👍