Another Bird Blog

With little local news, here’s a story for birders who like to hone their counting skills with massed waders; or flocks of finches perhaps...

Looks like I won’t get out birding or ringing for a few more days. To put it mildly, the weather is crap by way of the usual wet and wind....

Saturday morning and at 5am the alarm buzzed in my ear. Fifteen minutes later I was washed, dressed and had made a flask of coffee for the...

What a morning! Busy, busy, busy.  I met Andy up at Oakenclough at 0700 hours where we set up shop and waited to catch the first Redwi...

Braving yet another icy start I drove north at 0630 to meet Andy up at Oakenclough for a spot of bird ringing.  Last week’s Brambling,...

The car door was frozen solid thanks to yesterday’s rain followed by a frosty night. “Minus 2°C” - “Danger of Ice” said the dash display w...

There have been times during the last month of wind, rain and grey skies when I thought I’d never get out birding or ringing ever again. ...

This morning saw my first autumn Redwings and Bramblings along the coast but no luck with a hoped for Yellow-browed Warbler, the autumn sp...