Another Bird Blog

I followed up yesterday’s Yellowhammer sighting by going back for pictures on a quiet and sunny Sunday morning. Yellowhammers tend to be ...

What a rotten week it’s been. Rain most days, often windy and nothing like summer. Saturday promised slightly better so I set off on the u...

Tuesday meant a ringing trip to Marton Mere, Blackpool. This Lancashire seaside resort is famous for many things, including a 1937 George ...

A catch of Sand Martins was the major objective for today. I’d been to the colony in the week and noted lots of martins around with upward...

Most people would settle for seeing a Barn Owl. I saw four this morning, all different birds as they were at widely spaced localities. Whi...

This morning I went along to Andy’s local patch and joined him for a ringing session.  Marton Mere is a mere (lake) and Local Nature R...

I was due to meet Andy at 0630 for a go at catching Sand Martins. But first there was an hour or so in which to take a look at Conder Gree...