The Early Birder

I had a rare day off work that also entailed some time to myself. So I took the opportunity to take the binoculars and the camera to my loc...

The weekend saw me out and about in search of a reported Iceland Gull. I had seen one a couple of years ago at Sandbach, but to be honest it...

We're rapidly heading towards my favourite time of the year. Spring brings so much joy to me in terms of the birds that will soon be tur...

You see all sorts on the water. If you're lucky you'll get to see something a little out of the ordinary, but most of the time it...

 I usually hear the Goldfinch before I see it. Usually in small flocks darting overhead, or sat on telephone wires. You can 't beat it w...

One of the more colourful wading birds I enjoy seeing is the Oystercatcher. I am also lucky enough to see them on my own patch in Woodford, ...

It never rains but it pours. For the first time in a long time, I was able to get out onto my patch, albeit the majority of it was spent sat...

Redshanks, and especially their call, remind me of Norfolk and time spent with my parents, which is sadly few and far between these days. I...

A bird that I concentrated on while at Hoylake was the little Sanderling. A wading bird similar in size to the Dunlin which was also seen in...