The Early Birder

I spent some time at RSPB Titchwell a few weeks back. There was plenty of activity, as birds were busy pairing up and nest building. Others ...

I love the Common Sandpiper, and I was disappointed a couple of weeks ago when I went to one of their usual haunts in the Spring and left em...

The long awaited return of our summer visitors has started, and I went out especially last weekend to look for some. I knew a few places to ...

A wader that I long to see each winter is the Purple Sandpiper. A small number over winter around our rocky coasts, and having missed them c...

A weekend at my parents new house in Norfolk a few weeks ago gave me the opportunity to visit the coast. The North Norfolk coast is home to ...

I've always found the Jay a particularly difficult bird to photograph. Sometimes it's even quite difficult just to see. They seem to...

It's always a pleasure to see a Bullfinch, and I'd not see one for quite a while. So I went to one of the places that you can almost...

Early morning and the late evening sun provides some wonderful light. Something a bit different to the norm. Add some water into the mix and...

Cold and frosty winters morning. What bird epitomises our winter here in the UK more than any other? It's the Robin for me, and there ha...

I went in search of some reported Waxwings in Warrington the other day, but they didn't show up. There were plenty of berries on the tre...

Happy New Year to you all. I hope you all have a happy and healthy 2017. It was a very cold -3 with frost and ice on the ground as I he...