The Early Birder

 My year started very early, before dawn broke on the 1st January. It was my first attempt to tick off 200 species in a year, so wanted to g...

 I'd like to take the time to wish all my followers and people that drop in to look at my blog and spend their time commenting on my pos...

This is a post I wrote some time ago, but it got lost in the cloud. I thought I'd post it now to remind me of some good summer birding. ...

I spent a few hours over last weekend walking around a lake in Chelford, Cheshire, which is about 20 minutes from home. It can be quite prod...

 I had a day off this week and it also just so happened to be a sunny but cold day. It was a sad day as it was the funeral of a good friend ...

I've been watching a Kingfisher recently, having discovered an area that one likes to frequent. It gives a bit of cover, so I am not too...

 When I was 'lockdown birding' in the Spring, I didn't expect I'd be doing the same thing in the Autumn, but here I am doing...