Tonight I have just given a talk to our local branch of the WI. There was no mention of Victoria Sponge Cake or calendar photography, just a...

Yes, a bright sunny day! After 30 days of night  this was a pleasant surprise despite the cold SE wind. I decided to check out the norther...

Watched from 9.35 - 10.35am, the results are as follows - House Sparrow 25 Tree Sparrow 26 Starling 3 (58) Great spotted Woodpecker 1 ...

Above -  Glossy Ibis.   I was on my way to work this morning with never a birding thought in my head until I reached the ...

Its not often the full day is a birding right off, but yesterday was that day. Nothing went into the notebook and we sat in the car chatting...

If you frequent this blog at all, you may have already noticed that I do like it up north, but I am biased. This is probably where I get m...

Low Newton This morning was spent wandering around Gary's patch at Low Newton and the Long Nanny. A thick hoar frost whitened the ...

First Snowdrops of the year. Only a short couple of walks from home with Bunty this morning. On the first one at sunrise, a female / fw ...

Well that's Christmas and New Year over for another 12 months. From now on we can look forward to signs of spring, but, in the mean tim...