The Early Birder

Whilst returning from the walk along Holkham Beach I caught a bird fly past me and it looked greenish in colour. It definitely wasn't a ...

There had been a Long-billed Dowitcher reported around the Cley area of Norfolk for some weeks, but it sounded like it was difficult to pin ...

A winter trip to my parents in Norfolk will at some point involve a long trudge across Holkham beach to look for Shorelark. This year it was...

One of my hardest to find birds each year is the Water Rail. The winter months are the best time to spot them, as the cold weather draws the...

A day trip to the Wirral is always a good day out and more often than not packed full of birds. The Dee Estuary is one of the most important...

This week the clouds decided to drop snow rather than rain. The clouds are still here, but at least the snow gives back a little more light ...

At a site I visit frequently in Chelford, there is a female Smew that overwinters, and has done for the last few years now. Not a common bir...

During the recent spell of wet weather, the fields local to me have become pretty waterlogged. Moorhens have started to venture off their po...

A pre-Christmas weekend break in Norfolk turned out to be a very cold one. Freezing conditions the week before and also a sprinkling of snow...

A cold morning at the beach in Norfolk during the winter months always throws up some good birds. These were taken at the start of this year...