The Early Birder

I think the Pintail is my favourite duck. I always look forward to their numbers swelling in the Autumn, with more birds coming to our water...

 A little bird that I used to see quite often on my patch in Woodford was the Reed Bunting. Often seen flitting up above the maize and h...

I've been waiting for a weekend with half decent weather to get along to Martin Mere in Lancashire. At this time of year the influx of g...

One of those little brown jobs seen regularly on my walks is the Dunnock. It's actually a bird that I like a lot. I came to appreciate i...

There has been a noticeable increase in the amount of Robins recently. Lots are in song now setting up there territories. The other day as I...

My visit to the Wirral was very nice and there are always good birds around, but I never neglect the more common species on show that can of...

I spent a couple of glorious hours on Sunday afternoon in Tattton Park, Cheshire. It's only a few miles from my home but is somewhere th...

Curlew Sandpipers seemed to be at most sites I visited when in Norfolk a month or so ago. In small groups of threes, fours or fives, they bu...

Thankfully, this weekend turned out to be dry and sunny, so my fears of dark wet days can wait a while. I made my way to the Wirral to avoid...

Well the weather has really turned in the last couple of weeks and Autumn is well and truly with us. The sun has been replaced by wind and r...