BIRDMAD

The bad weather this last week brought many good migrants to ground. Sadly, I had to work so missed them all! Aaahh ! Well, on Saturday, I w...

On Thurs 16 April I went to Gatton Park Heronry. This island heronry is the largest in the Sout East. Glyn Sherratt, the warden, kindly let ...

OK, so Sunday was supposed to be the best day of the holidays weatherwise wasn't it? I thought I would go and see the American White- t...

Well, before I get to that, let me apologise for not posting anything for the last four weeks. Lots of things going on at work caused by the...

I finally saw these elusive birds today for the first time in my life. David Campbell had told me roughly where they were. I wandered round ...

Took Lynne, my wife, to see her parents in Kent. We both went to Oare where the tide was low and the water level in the East Flood was high....

Went to the South Coast today with David Campbell. Our target birds were the great grey shrike in the New Forest, the purple sandpipers at ...

On Saturday 28 February, went to look for the roosting tawny owls. It's amazing that such birds would live in the centre of London. Afte...

My week in France in February 2009 was not intended to be anything birdy, but the Alps came up trumps with a few lifers. As soon as we arriv...

Yesterday, I went to Canons Farm and Banstead Woods with David Campbell. He was hoping to see marsh tit and brambling. I was just hoping to ...