A quick wander onto Barlow Tip to see if any more warblers have returned. Plenty of Willow Warblers, Chiff Chaffs, Blackcaps and Common Whitethroats. Still no sign of the Grasshopper Warblers, Lesser Whitethroats, Sedge Warblers or a returning Spotted Flycatcher last seen a couple of years ago. Read More …
Great to see the Whitethroats beginning to return from Africa. With the recent warm weather leading to a plentiful supply of insects it looks like this year they’ve timed it to perfection…….. Read More …
A beautiful, peaceful morning in mid April. Cold, misty and with the sun just about breaking above the horizon the promise of another glorious day. The contrast with the horror of the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic could hardly be stronger. Read More …
Following a change in wind direction our local population of Blackcaps have arrived en masse. This one appeared in our back garden clearly exhausted and unable to fly. Read More …
Highlights from a stroll around a local woodland in Northern Moor and a welcome break from the increasingly crazy world of the Coronavirus pandemic. Read More …
In early February the undoubted stars of the show are the Starlings coming into roost at sunset (sorry Odette) . With approximately 500,000 birds swirling around murmurating in an effort to confuse it really is a spectacular sight. Read More …
A few highlights from a trip down to Somerset that coincided with my birthday. Somewhat amazingly plenty of blue sky and sunshine – a major rarity this winter ! Also an Egret or three, a Fox, a Kestrel and the return of the Blair Witch. Read More …
A few photos from a recent visit to a cold and misty Leighton Moss….. a rare opportunity to try the camera out at ISO 6400 🙂 – but it was really, really cold. Plus a Starling or two . Read More …
A few photo’s from a visit to see the immature, Long-tailed Duck that’s been enjoying life at Crosby Marina for the past few days……….With a freezing cold wind that rapidly chilled the bones its easy to appreciate why life on the high seas didn’t appeal. Read More …