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March round-up 2026

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Hello from the Patchwork Challenge team! We sincerely hope you have enjoyed taking part in the third month of #PWC2026! If you have yet to sign up and are interested in joining this year's competition, then please do by following this link:    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iZORva8WZXRiaCZcQUE9CNmog3k0EhnhW-GflGqNYoA/edit?usp=sharing March for many felt like the first proper signs of spring were beginning to appear, with Ospreys, Wheatears, hirundines and the first few summer migrant warblers all being recorded on patches. There was plenty to discover during March with one of, if not the best, being a potential Irish Coal Tit in a garden on Tiree! There were a couple of other very notable birds recorded on patches, with the discoveries of a Pacific Diver in Cornwall and Bonaparte's Gull in Shetland. Although these weren't the only excellent birds noted, with a few superb patch records coming in from up and down the competition.  April is a fantastic month, or at...
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February round-up 2026

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Hello from the Patchwork Challenge team! We sincerely hope you have enjoyed taking part in the second month of #PWC2026! If you have yet to sign up and are interested in joining this year's competition, then please do by following this link:    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iZORva8WZXRiaCZcQUE9CNmog3k0EhnhW-GflGqNYoA/edit?usp=sharing February was much the same as January, which is expected with persistent easterly winds in the first half of the month. This meant there were more Eurasian White-fronted Geese arriving off the continent, and gracing patches up and down England and some on the Island mini-leagues too. Amongst the White-fronted Geese were smaller numbers of Tundra Bean and Barnacle Geese recorded. These easterly winds also produced an unprecedented arrival of White-billed Divers, but these were restricted to the northern east coast of England and Scotland. Even so, a few patches managed to get in on the action! Whilst winter was still taking hold in the fi...
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