Back at Shibdon a Greenshank had turned up giving a belated Gateshead year tick. Also here were a Green Sandpiper, 3 Black-tailed Godwit and a juvenile Dunlin. A male Sparrowhawk shot through hunting a Swallow. Wednesday, 12 August 2015. Down to the Allotment Pool at Haverton this morning where the surprise summer Smew was showing well, but distantly. My phone scoping skills were lacking today. Tuesday, 11 August 2015. Monday, 10 August 2015.

After the rain the predictable, though exciting prospect of migrants will get people checking the tide times for Holy Island and generally moving to the coast. Greenish warblers are exciting birds to find, but they are unlikely to appear in NZ26. What else goes through NZ26 unobserved? August 12, 2015.

A ramble through the life of a birder and wildlife enthusiast based in the beautiful county of Norfolk. Tuesday, 18 August 2015. They do have another side, so I would like to offer an alternative view of these much maligned creatures. And grudgingly developed affection for what turned out to be a philandering, fearless thug. Despite his deformity, he would strut along the garden path heedless of the odd cat that strayed into the vicinity, he would beat up any rival that dared stray into his realm, he.