Brian's birding blog

With high tide due around lunch time I decided to make the trip down to Oare Marsh near Faversham in Kent again today. The reserve is only...

I've put a shift in today. Left home at 6.30am this morning and didn't get in until 9.30pm this evening. The reason for the length ...

A 5am start this morning as we travelled round the M25, down the M3 and across the M27 to cover the 163 miles to Lodmoor from sunny Essex....

Today I plotted up in the garden with a coffee and spent an hour watching the local birds. This was prompted by me standing by the kitchen ...

Well after failing to connect with the Montagu's Harrier at Minsmere  yesterday and the good lady in doors wanting to have a crafty day ...

After yesterdays quick twitch at Rainham I decided on a day for more birding than twitching so picked up the Jim's and we headed for Min...

Well with news that the Baillon's Crake has waited for me to get back from my hols and that the reserve plans to open at 5am it'd be...