The Early Birder

We had a good weekend in Norfolk with my parents recently. There were plenty of birds to see and lots to add to the 2026 year list. Cley is ...

On what was yet another cold grey and overcast day. Lisa and I brightened the mood by visiting RSPB Burton Mere for our winter fix of water ...

On a grey and murky day at Redesmere I carried out the WeBS monthly bird count. It was a pretty quiet affair to be honest, with the usual su...

A week or so ago, I went to Martin Mere to see the Whooper Swans and Pink-footed Geese. There were a couple of bonus birds too though, in th...

A nice cold frosty morning meant that the weekend got off to a great start. I had a target bird in mind to get on the 2026 Year List, and th...

I used some time off between Christmas and New Year to see if I could make any late additions to my year list . High on my list of "pos...

I'm going to try something new this year. I thought as well as doing my blog, I'd try to do some videos of my escapades. I'll be...

Merry Christmas to you all, and thank you for visiting my page in the last year. It's great to know that people like to connect with my ...

Redesmere doesn't really get many different species of gulls through the year. Black-headed are the most common by far, with the odd L...

I'm fortunate to have a few pairs of Stonechats locally. They're one of the birds that really triggered my interest and excitement ...