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Patchwork Challenge @patchbirding.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

September is one of, if not the best, month for visible migration watching ie vismig. The 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! Good luck and happy birding!

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Patchwork Challenge @patchbirding.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

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, in my opinion, the best month of the year! #PWC2026

Swallows and Sand Martins gearing themselves up to go over the channel.

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Patchwork Challenge @patchbirding.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

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! patchworkchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/07/best...

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Patchwork Challenge @patchbirding.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

As we are now into July, just a reminder to update your #PWC2026 June scores and highlights into the spreadsheet, ready for the download on the 7th. Many thanks! There is certainly an autumn feel now, with passage waders turning up as well as Sand Martins and Swifts moving through. Happy birding!

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Patchwork Challenge @patchbirding.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Remember, we have the first half of #PWC2026 best find competition coming back soon, with finds up until 30th June included. Like last year, we will ask for finds to be submitted with a paragraph to why that bird was special and then they will be put to a public vote. The vote will go live in July.

Sean O'Hara's find of a drake Black Scoter off his Hoylake patch in early March 2025 topped the voting in last year's competition.

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Patchwork Challenge @patchbirding.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

We have now published the April #PWC2026 review on our blog! Click this link to head over and see where you ended up in the league tables, as well as all the interesting patch birds over the month: patchworkchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/05/apri... Thanks to everyone who has taken part so far!

Little Gulls at Stanford Reservoir taken by Chris Hubbard.

Black Terns in the Dearne Valley, taken by Mark Langston

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Patchwork Challenge @patchbirding.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Thanks to all patch birders who posted using the #Patchbirding and #PWC2026 hashtags over the bank holiday weekend, helping make our feed look fabulous! You can take a look here: bsky.app/profile/did:... Also, remember to get just your April scores in by the 7th May! Thank you, and happy birding!

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Patchwork Challenge @patchbirding.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Free delivery on #PWC merch until midnight! Money raised will go to the end of #PWC2026 prizes. Check out our shop: patchwork-challenge.teemill.com

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Patchwork Challenge @patchbirding.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Thanks for everyone's patience regarding the Patchwork Challenge feed, it is now back up and running. To get your posts on there, remember to use the #PWC2026, #PatchBirding and #PatchGold hashtags. To find the feed, click this link: bsky.app/profile/did:... and then make sure to follow!

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Patchwork Challenge @patchbirding.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

The round-up February of #PWC2026 is now out! Head over to the blog to see the latest updates in the mini-leagues as well as all the best birds that have been seen across the competition! To take a look, click this link: patchworkchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/03/febr...

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Patchwork Challenge @patchbirding.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

The Patchwork Challenge 2025 article is now out in the latest issue of @birdguides.bsky.social's Birdwatch Extra Magazine! We hope all subscribers enjoy the write-up, it was a brilliant collaborative effort and we thank those patch birders that helped! Enjoy!

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Patchwork Challenge @patchbirding.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

The #PWC2026 January review is now out! Take a look at where you have come in the mini-leagues and gawp at what others have seen on their patches! To do this, click the link to go to our blog: patchworkchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/02/janu... Hope you enjoy reading it!

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Patchwork Challenge @patchbirding.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Have you checked out the Patchwork Challenge shop lately? Take a look at it now, as soon we might switch some bits about making some current items unavailable: patchwork-challenge.teemill.com All money raised goes to funding prizes for #PWC2026 mini-leagues and best find competitions!

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Patchwork Challenge @patchbirding.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

We are still getting new sign ups for the #PWC2026 competition which is superb to see, and hopefully it will continue! If you haven't already seen, we are doing a voluntary 'Pin Your Patch' which you can do by clicking this link: maps.app.goo.gl/3wfgbWvS353n... and then add your Patch and Name!

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Patchwork Challenge @patchbirding.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Are you interested in #UKBirding and #PatchBirding? Have you checked out the blog lately? Some exciting blog posts recently with the Best Find competition and the #PWC2025 wrap up! Head over to have a look: patchworkchallenge.blogspot.com and remember it isn't too late to sign up to #PWC2026!

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Patchwork Challenge @patchbirding.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

The results are in on the #PWC2025 Best Find comp! Congratulations to @seanoh58.bsky.social for his Black Scoter which came in first then second place goes to @williamlambourne.bsky.social with his Black Redstart and third to @andysims49.bsky.social for his Pectoral Sandpiper. Well done you three!

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Patchwork Challenge @patchbirding.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

We are now half way through the first month of #PWC2026! Are you going to be out on your patch this weekend? Remember to keep us updated with pictures and sightings with the hashtags, good luck! If you haven't signed up yet then follow this link: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

A species to be on the lookout for this month is Eurasian White-fronted Goose photographed by Daniel Langston earlier this month on his patch surrounded by Greylag Geese. Particularly worthwhile looking for if hoped for cold easterlies return.

Another goose species to be on the lookout for this month is Tundra Bean Goose (now a three pointer) photographed here by Stuart Ainsworth on his patch on the 1st January. It has been a remarkable winter for this species inland and could happen again if cold easterlies return.

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Patchwork Challenge @patchbirding.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Have you taken a look at our #PWC2025 Best Find competition yet? The voting closes in a few days so why not head over to the blog to read the submissions then vote! To do so, click this link: patchworkchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/01/best... The three highest ranked finds will receive a pin badge.

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Patchwork Challenge @patchbirding.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Remember, get your #PWC2025 Best Find submissions in by tomorrow night! All you have to do to enter is email a short account about the bird and circumstances to patchworkchallenge@gmail.com, and why finding that bird was special to you. It doesn't need to be a nationally rare bird for it be...

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Patchwork Challenge @patchbirding.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

We have just received the Patchwork Challenge prize pin badges! Take a look at how to win one in the quoted tweet below! We will also be sending them out to #PWC2025 winners soon too.

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Patchwork Challenge @patchbirding.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

We have created a video to help those signing up to #PWC2026, this years Patchwork Challenge competition. If you haven't signed up yet then take a look to get started! Here is the link to sign up: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

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Patchwork Challenge @patchbirding.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

We have updated the scores for a few species for the up and coming #PWC2026 competition. Check out the blog to see more: patchworkchallenge.blogspot.com Please do remember to have your #PWC2025 scores in by 1st January 2026 ready for the overview!

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Patchwork Challenge @patchbirding.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

Santa and his elves have been busy preparing the prizes for #PWC2025! Make sure that you have your scores inputted by 8pm on the 1st of January to be considered.

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Patchwork Challenge @patchbirding.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

There is only a few days to order in time for Christmas! So go on and treat yourself to some Patchwork Challenge merch! Proceeds will go towards the end of year #PWC2025 prizes, and if there is any surplus this will go to charity. To browse and order click patchwork-challenge.teemill.com

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Patchwork Challenge @patchbirding.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

After some winter reading with these long winter nights? Take a peek at the review for November #PWC2025 by clicking this link! patchworkchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/12/nove...

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Patchwork Challenge @patchbirding.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

We have now updated the blog with the November update for #PWC2025! Check it out to see where participants are in their mini-leagues at a crucial time of the year and read about an exciting month in the Islands mini-league! patchworkchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/12/nove...

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Patchwork Challenge @patchbirding.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

We're freshening up our blog! It's been a while, and we're looking for a brand new header image. We're hoping for a picture of someone's patch to star at the top of the blog. Our dream photo maintains the clear element (sky or other) at the top for the text, with something in the foreground.

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Patchwork Challenge @patchbirding.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

We are trialling a new mini-league in next year's #PWC2026 competition with the launch of the 'Bird Observatories' category. Let us know your thoughts!

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Patchwork Challenge @patchbirding.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

We have now pulled together the update for October #PWC2025 and it is live on the blog! Go check it out to see the highlights and where you sit in the rankings! patchworkchallenge.blogspot.com Remember to keep us updated by regularly updating your scores and by tagging us in your posts!

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Patchwork Challenge @patchbirding.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Thank you to everyone who has submitted their May scores and highlights, these have now been downloaded, so you are now able to start inputting June scores. By the way, don't forget to check out our shop! Money raised will go to end of #PWC2025 prizes: patchwork-challenge.teemill.com

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Patchwork Challenge @patchbirding.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Guest blog post! Amy Robjohns has written a lovely blog post about her #patchbirding at Titchfield Haven, which is located on the Solent. To read it, follow the link: patchworkchallenge.blogspot.com

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Patchwork Challenge @patchbirding.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Have you checked out our shop? Why not treat yourself to a t-shirt, hoodie or a mug! Profits going to prizes, and surplus to charity. If you would be interested in a personalised item with the name of your patch on or under the logo then drop us a private message. patchwork-challenge.teemill.com

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Patchwork Challenge @patchbirding.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

We have just updated the blog with the February round-up for #PWC2025, talking about everyone's highlights and the leader boards. Enjoy! patchworkchallenge.blogspot.com

Brent Geese moving east past Dungeness, photo by Charlotte Foote.

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Patchwork Challenge @patchbirding.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Have you checked out our shop? Why not treat yourself to a t-shirt, hoodie or a mug? If you would be interested in a personalised item with the name of your patch on or under the logo then drop us a private message to discuss. patchwork-challenge.teemill.com/collection/n... #pwc2025

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Patchwork Challenge @patchbirding.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Patchwork Challenge t-shirts, hoodies and mugs with our excellent logo, designed by @gyrcrakes.bsky.social, are now available through Teemill. We hope you enjoy them! Any profits raised will be used to fund prizes for category winners and to bird related charities. patchwork-challenge.teemill.com

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Patchwork Challenge @patchbirding.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

With crisp, cold conditions in the forecast for most of Britain and Ireland tomorrow, what cold weather species could you find on your #PWC2025 over the weekend? Best of luck to everyone out birding!

White-fronted Geese flock landing at Spurn, 2nd January 2020

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Patchwork Challenge @patchbirding.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Happy New Year! Hope everyone is enjoying getting the year lists up and running again! The #PWC2024 wrap up will be done shortly and the #PWC2025 sign up sheets will be out soon too. Happy birding!

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Patchwork Challenge @patchbirding.bsky.social · 15/08/2024

Autumn is slowly inching to the fore. Seabirds moving, the first drift migrants turning up, waders passage in full swing and vismig getting in to gear. What are you looking forward to most on your patch? #PWC2024

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Patchwork Challenge @patchbirding.bsky.social · 11/08/2024

Getting going here. What's been on your patch recently #ukbirding

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