We bloggers like an end of year round up don't we. Writing this in mid December my family is one of the lucky ones and I hope yours i...

 Hi all, I have added the new blog by Mark Newsome to the side bar, right . Mark is a great seawatcher, based at Whitburn Obs on the Sunderl...

 As is usual in December, posts are getting thin on the ground. This is normally due to more time spent doing other, Christmas related,...

  Sunrise at Boulmer this morning. Aren't contentious birds a ...

Spent Sunday morning along at Boulmer where I met up with John for our usual recce. It doesn't get light now until about ...

 Its a few weeks now since I last had a seawatch, so with yesterdays low pressure settled over southern England giving us blustery, SE winds...

 Since I have been working from home, I have been watching the garden birds much more closely than usual, making some form of notes alm...

 For those of a sensitive nature, you may wish to look away as I am about to tease and suppress simultaneously. Last night I set our el chea...

 We are now in to the quiet dark days of winter sure enough. After a lovely sharp sunny frosty day yesterday, today was just dull, in more w...

Late November and December are the absolute worst time of the year for me. After the rush of autumn, it feels that all hope is lost. At...

 I am on a days leave today. Using them up before the year end. Around 10 am I walked Peggy down to the small pond in the estate to see if t...

 Yesterday Clive Saunders, a local birder, was pleased to find a Water Pipit near where he lives, on the beach. That was until he poste...