The Early Birder

New Brighton beach was very calm when I visited a few weeks back. The tide had just gone out and the sun put in a nice long appearance too. ...

I'm fortunate to live in an area where Curlews frequent during the summer months. I love to hear their babbling call as I'm walking ...

Martin Mere held plenty of Wigeon last week. A colourful medium sized duck. The numbers increase here in the winter as the birds move south ...

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...