The Early Birder

 As I've not been out for a couple of weeks with the camera, I thought I would take a look back at some pictures taken during lockdown. ...

 I was already out with the camera at the weekend when I saw that a juvenile European Shag had shown up inland at a lake in Cheshire, only h...

When you're feeling a bit down I've always found it a big help to go to a place where you feel happy. I'm lucky to have that pla...

 Birds are on the move again. Heading back to wherever they winter and feeding up on the way. I came across quite a number of birds at Picke...

While I was sat in the reedbed hide at Frampton I was watching a few sandpipers pipe their way around the sandy verges. There were two or th...

Last Friday saw me head down to my parents for the weekend. Along the way I planned to stop off at a few places to try and pick up some new ...

Up on the moors you can still hear the evocative call of the Curlew at the moment. It can sound a bit haunting at times, but it's a grea...

I don't see many of these birds, and probably only one or two annually. So I was pleased to hear that there were a pair fairly local to ...

The joy of going out early at this time of year is that you may just get lucky and see a Barn Owl. I'd normally be happy to see one from...