BIRDMAD

I've just been on a pelagic trip to see birds that don't normally come to land except for breeding. The true masters of the waves, w...

We had heard there were Wood sandpipers at Oare Marshes and Lynne wanted to go and see her parents at Blean so we set off late morning. Davi...

Went to London Wetlands today to see the juvenile purple heron. It was rather elusive at first but it finally came out into the open. A life...

On 30 May i went raptor watching in the New Forest. Acres down is the known best watchpoint. The morning was perfect, clear sky, sun, light ...

As it turned out, having no breakfast at the B&B in Brandon was fortuitous because I'm an early riser and I was able to get to Weeti...

Sunday 24 May 2009. On the Sunday, 24 May, I went to Bempton Cliffs RSPB, a sort of poor man's Farne Isles. You don't have to pay fo...

The situation was serious! David Campbell was on 189 for the year and I was on only 177. This could not continue! Lynne had given me the OK ...

While I was at Elmleigh today, David told me about the black-winged pratincole at Reculver, a very rare vagrant to this country. As I wasn...

Today went with David Campbell on a birdrace of sorts. Don't think we are official and two of the group of four couldn't come in the...

I was only in the garden late on Sunday afternoon because I had been on a walking weekend on the South Downs. Got back too late to go out ag...