The Early Birder

There was a Great White Egret at Redesmere a few winters ago, but it was a bit hit and miss whether you'd see it or not, and it would qu...

Just a few weeks back when I carried out one of my monthly water bird counts for the BTO I made the comment that hopefully something good wi...

An early Autumn visit to Martin Mere allowed me to get good close views of a Green Sandpiper. I'd seen one or two in the Spring as they ...

Hopping around the coast of Weybourne was this loan Wheatear. I'd not seen one for a few months, and this little chap was probably feedi...

Plovers are great little wading birds to watch. Two of the smallest are the Ringed and the Little Ringed Plover. I've been fortunate ove...

A bird that you will often hear rather than see, is the Cetti's Warbler. Notoriously tricky to pick out of the undergrowth where they li...

Earlier in the year, I was pretty fortunate to have quite a few sightings of Hen Harriers. Most, if not all, were seen around our coasts, as...

Great White Egrets are becoming increasingly more common across the UK, but especially around our coasts. A few weeks ago I counted 8 all to...

Cley on the North Norfolk coast always has so much to offer. Even at times of the year where there doesn't seem to be too much about, so...

Caspian Terns have been quite a common feature of the Summer so far. They seem to have been popping up everywhere, but always just that litt...