Back in Thailand I have been going over my notes from my 5 week visit to England. It wasn’t really a birding trip, just a visit home, although I did go out birding a fair bit.

In total I saw 129 species. The best of which I suppose were Red-backed Shrike, Great Egret and Glossy Ibis. For me though the highlights were some of the more mundane species that I only get to see when back home.

I always enjoy seeing Treecreepers and I only saw a few which made the sightings even nicer. I got great satisfaction out of a flock of 5 Corn Buntings near my home – birds which breed in that area but in late summer are hard to find. 3 yellowhammer sightings, all within a short walk of home, were lovely and some summer visitors which I haven’t seen for years; Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat and Cuckoo were great too.