The Early Birder

The Bunting hide is always my final stop off when I've been to Pennington Flash. The real action happens in the vastness of the rest of ...

The reeds were alive a few weeks ago when I visited Oxfordshire en route to the New Forest. Reed and Sedge Warblers were in their finest voi...

I stopped off recently at Farmoor reservoir in Oxfordshire. I was in the area and a Black-throated Diver had been reported, so it seemed daf...

Often much maligned, the Black-headed gull will rarely be at the top of anyone's list of favourite birds. When birds are common they har...

Some more pictures from Bempton Cliffs. The cliff top paths allowed us to get very close to all the birds, but it was the Gannets that reall...

Go anywhere near a reed bed right now and you're likely to hear the sound of a Reed Warbler. I found a few pairs on a recent visit to Pe...

The song I look forward to most in the Spring (after the first Chiffchaffs and Willow Warblers) is that of the Cuckoo. I've heard many i...

I've been meaning to head over to Bempton Cliffs and Flamborough on the East Yorkshire coast for quite some time now. The promise of tho...

A stroll in the Macclesfield countryside is always nice and there is usually lots to see. Even in the rain there is still a lot around. I fe...

I spent a good while in the New Forest with my ears open for a Wood Warbler. None were forthcoming, although they had been around. Strangely...