The Early Birder

There had been a Black Redstart not too far away from where I live for a few days, and I felt compelled to make the effort to go and see it....

 I took an afternoon walk just to get out of the house last weekend. I didn't really know where I was going or what I was going to find....

There was a very good supporting cast at Blacktoft where I saw the White-tailed Lapwing. Numbers weren't great, but the variety was. The...

Reports came in towards the end of last week that a White-tailed Lapwing (Plover) was at RSPB Blacktoft Sands, off the Humber Estuary in Yor...

Similar to the Whinchat, is the Stonechat. I see these regularly throughout the year, but sometimes I come across a very showy pair. This wa...

I made many trips and travelled many miles in search of a Whinchat in the Spring of this year, and all to no avail. I didn't find any on...

Last month I made a visit to Bempton cliffs with a couple of my birding friends. We were hoping to see the Black-browed Albatross that had b...

If I ever needed another excuse to visit Anglesey, what better excuse than to be able to tick a lifer in the form of an Elegant Tern. This b...