Right, I have my crystal ball out now. If there isn't a Two barred Crossbill in Northumberland as I write this, I'll put my arse i...

Moth traps into the distance... Moth Night is not strictly correct, as last nights session was two-part event. On Saturday night, Al...

Garden Tiger - one of the Moth Night target species Hello all,  National Moth Night takes place this year from 8th - 10th August....

On Wednesday afternoon, as reported last week, I had a thoroughly enjoyable visit to Chillingham Castle and to see the Wild Cattle. This...

On a hot and sunny Saturday in July, you dont really expect to be seeing new county birds, so a bit of gardening and sitting outside was the...

Well what a turn up. Apparently thanks to my blogging exploits, I am now considered 'PRESS' and have been invited to a special vie...

Right heres the thing. Moths are clogging me up, so they're going back to The Orthosia Enthusiast.  That way I can just post the catche...

A massive record catch for me here all crammed into one Robinson Trap... Plum Tortrix and Bordered Pug were both new for the garden and...

I wandered down to the coast path for an hours look at the sea at 5pm tonight. Flat calm, it was quiet with only a few birds loafing about...

Another couple of garden firsts... Green Arches Eudonia pallida The garden mothing is excellent at the minute with the good weathe...

The 15th July 2006 I started this blog.. .here A few things have changed on here in the last seven years thats for sure...since I moved to...

Twin spot Carpet, never seen one of this form before. Clouded Brindle, scarce in the county, not even annual and new for me. Doubl...

..to review older records of natural history sightings. In 2008 we went to Cornwall in September. I blogged about our trip h ere  and reco...

Ian Fisher called me today with the news that a Bridled Tern was on Inner Farne. Northumberland has had a few records of this mega from tr...

Its ok, the end is nigh... On our last day we drove the roads in the foothills of Llierca between Tortella and Montagut, then up t...

On one day we had a trip to the coast along to the Cap de Creus, but the weather was poor with strong cool northerlies, so not much was seen...

Our next accommodation was a family run B n B near Crespia. It was very remote, down a gravel track. The silence was only broken by the so...

A large lake at Banyoles was a little disappointing after the excitement in the upland meadows, but witha bit of work a few things were foun...

Besalu A Booted Eagle gave great views at Besalu early one morning. The river was full of carp and chub, maybe what the eagle was lookin...

Meadows above the village of Oix A tiny mountain village called Oix ( pronounced how?) was superb for butterflies. There were ston...