A clear sunny day but cold. At 10 am it was still -2 in the shade at home. In the field behind us this morning were 76 Curlew, 10 Fieldfa...

Like this but with less brown... Some brief sightings of note this week. Firstly, on Tuesday on my way home from work, as I approached ...

WeBs day today. Walked the coast from Howick to Boulmer counting the water birds. The highlight of another relatively dull morning was a ...

A couple of walks out today, firstly down to the pond this morning then along the coast to Craster and back this afternoon. Its still very q...

A weekend with nothing to add to the OFFH list. Its very quiet around home at the minute, with not a trace of Skylark, Meadow Pipit or Pied ...

Winter Aconites. I often post about the first of the spring flowers to raise their heads above soil. The church at Denwick always produce...

Above - This is a pale bird seen again in the fourth picture. Above - Mealy Redpoll in front with Lesser Redpoll behind. Above - Sho...

Holbolls not illustrated... Well, I see Alan Tilmouth and Nigel Foggo have put my Mealy Redpolls to shame with a very nice Coues's A...

Sorry about the lack of an update yesterday, didn't get time, so this will be a two day job. Out yesterday morning at first light to w...

Not much birding today. As its my birthday, time is usually spent out and about for a walk with Jane and Bunty, usually via a dog friendly p...

of 2010. So, this morning I headed 'off patch' and up the coast (yes, for a change...). At Seahouses, 70+ Pale bellied Brent Gee...

Except without Jools Holland. Most are doing 2010 summaries so why should I be different - 2010 - That was the year that was.... 22nd May...

Temperature up to 4 degrees today (phew, what a scorcher). A nice fine day with some light mist. Calm. The view is still mostly white thou...

No photos today, and very little birding.... A short walk to the coast path first thing had 2 Fulmars investigating the cliff ledges for t...

Today was bitterly cold and never above freezing. It was clear and sunny with an icy NW4 blowing. Until this afternoon, that is, when the un...

The last two days have seen me 'net-less, mainly thanks to BT/ Yahoo!. Back in October this server became obsolete but I just persevered...

(Note due to internet issues this was from Tuesday...) Something is about to befall us... Today is Winter Solstice, with a full moon AN...

Off work again due to snow. This will mean another series of late shifts to make the time back up... So as it was down to somewhere below ...

Remember the Northern Bullfinch we had at Howick the other week, just before the snow came? John has managed to salvage these photos from h...

Thank god for that. RBA Pager services have dropped the Waxwing to just local status. No more trawling through every single solitary half ar...