The Early Birder

A nice cold and bright forecast meant I was out before sunrise, and off to Pennington Flash to see what was on offer. You can never fail her...

An early visit to Castleshaw Reservoir, Oldham, on Christmas Eve meant I managed to see a Great Northern Diver (also known as a Great Nort...

Having waited so long to get any half decent shots of Tree Sparrows, I thought I would share some more with you. These were all from my time...

I had the pleasure of spending a good five hours in a private hide yesterday in Glazebury, Warrington. The hide is set up superbly, on farml...

A bird that I like to think of as a bit dumpy but very elegant, is the Dipper. Living close to the Goyt Valley in Stockport provides me...

The forecast for this morning (for once) was for sunshine and no rain. So, I decided to get myself over to Pennington Flash in Leigh to try ...

I managed to track down a few of my favourite birds this year. The Redstart, Pied and Spotted Flycatchers. The first two were located on t...

Sandpipers of all varieties were seen throughout the summer. Although sadly, the one I wanted (Wood Sandpiper) escaped me, as I missed it ...

Approaching the end of the year, I thought I'd try and pick out my birding highlights of the last 12 months. There have been many this...

The area I like to call my "patch" is right on the border of Greater Manchester and Cheshire. In fact it is the most Southerly poi...

( and the birds need feeding ) We were greeted by the first snow of the winter this morning. Which can only mean one thing in my garden. Q...

I thought I'd start my first entry at Martin Mere, an amazing wildfowl and wetland centre in Lancashire. At this time of year especially...