Brian's birding blog

For a week or so I've been seeing a Blackbird in the area with a distinct white neck ring but every time it comes close the local Blackb...

Well it's taken a while but the Waxwings have finally made Essex. A phone call this morning from Jimmy to let me know the birds seen ye...

OK I'm clutching at straws with no birding this weekend as I had a planned visit to Twickenham to watch England beat the Kiwi's. A ...

With a meeting in Darlington I took the opportunity to stop off for a couple of ticks on the way up. First at Eyebrook reservoir Leicester ...

We headed off down to Kent today after a night of high winds reaching up to 60mph. On arrival at Reculver the winds were still strong and t...

Decided against the twitch today and opted for a lie in and an an afternoon watching Short Eared Owls at Burwell Fen in Cambridgeshire. ...

Quick trip to the local patch today with little to report. An hour in the Bittern hide produced very little, Water Rail calling but not see...