While working this morning, I noticed the Firecrest. In the garden again, along with a male Blackcap. Later in the day I headed to George V Avenue for a seawatch but this was so quiet that I gave up after 25 minutes, notching up only singles of Red-throated Diver. Along with two Sandwich Terns. Wednesday, 21 March 2018. Flew over and a Goldcrest.

Whitlingham Lane and Thorpe Marshes and all the bits in-between are my new patch and I made 5 visits during January and started a year list. Mute Swan - Seen on each visit the highest count 24. Greylag Goose - Seen 4 out of 5 visits highest count 42. Canada Goose - Seen each visit. Egyptian Goose - Seen each visit. Wigeon - 1 drake seen on the 29th January. Shoveler - only seen once.

It is always an excellent day, with 6 hours driving, with a long day in the field is always a little daunting. Some birds are enough to get you off your backside though, a mythical bird that will be on your lips for weeks to come, and with the weekend approaching, boom. Snowy Owl in Norfolk! Massive, white and heavily barred! What a way to spend the morning! Wednesday, 12 July 2017. And the Hayling Island bird? It was soon co.

Gannet at Barns Ness, 31 Jan 2016. I reported this Gannet as a possible Cape Gannet. And then I thought I had nailed the gular stripe and I was fairly convinced. Initial views were confusing as I thought I was looking at a bird just slightly larger than a Fulmar.

The last couple of weeks. Since the delights of the Bee-eaters at Theberton, there have still been some really successful trips in the last few weeks. The next bird to go on the list was Nuthatch, where we had tried 3 times for this elusive bird in Shrubland Wood this year and failed. Well, on July 23rd, we finally saw one, calling and moving around the wood with a tit flock.

Dilluns, 15 de juliol de 2013. Dia de plena canícula amb una temperatura mínima de 21ºC i màxima de 34ºC, amb núvols abundants a primera hora. La vegetació es comença a ressentir de forma general.

Birds, photography and travel. Wednesday, 6 August 2014. Saturday, 21 June 2014.

Ringers Report - July 2015. Kieran Lawrence - Whitburn CP, Durham. July 1st saw the start to my 2 month storm-petrel ringing season, ringing each night at Whitburn CP, Durham with help from NGB Daniel McGibbon and ex-NGB Tom Middleton. By the end of the month we had amassed a respectable 126 new birds and 3 controls, 1 of which having been caught at Eyemouth the precious year but yet to find out about the other 2! Sophie Barrell- South-West Lancashire.

Wildlife Watching from East Scotland and holiday destinations. This summer I was lucky enough to participate in a week long Young Birders Training Course on the Isle of May hosted by the SOC. I will be writing up my experiences shortly but due to the large number of photos taken, I decided a separate post showcasing them species by species would be appropriate. Unbeknownst to many, the beaver is actually a nati.

The bird was only a couple of metres from me. The branch of the Scots Pine swayed precariously as it tried to find its footing, but it managed to keep its footing. An ornithological wallflower not much bigger than a wren. But without a doubt,in my opinion, definitely the strangest. What makes it so strange? But of course, there are several example.