May round-up 2026
Hello from the Patchwork Challenge team! We hope you enjoyed taking part in the past 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 May was perhaps not as stupidly good as it could have been, but there was still plenty of birds to be found during the month. Some of the best birds include a full summer plumaged Grey Phalarope in South Yorkshire, Broad-billed Sandpiper in Devon, Spotted Sandpiper in Worcestershire, Great Reed Warblers in Suffolk and Orkney, Iberian Chiffchaff in Kent and Rustic Bunting in Orkney. There were far more superb patch records to be seen so continue reading to see what others have noted on their patches. June can be difficult month, where nearly everything is on their breeding grounds already apart from a few late straggling Reed Warblers and Spo...