Twenty-twelve was an interesting year. 'Interesting' is perhaps a feeble adjective to use, but I ended up learning a heck of a lot (...

Fox Sparrow site, Haapsalu sewage works Had a great day in Estonia yesterday with Rich , Ernie D and Lee G. Flew to Helsinki on Frida...

A bird with a crazy profile. Famous last words perhaps, but this one 'feels' so much better than the adult female in Kent back i...

 It's been a pretty decent couple of days, although don't let the long lists of birds fool you - finding and seeing birds out here i...

I'm afraid there's not too much to blog about here; sure there have been some fantastic birds in the first 24 hours of being on the ...

Belted Kingfisher habitat, Lough Fee. Like many others, I headed west towards County Galway for Saturday morning. Unfortunately, the ne...

Rich, John and I were fortunate to stumble across this newly-arrived juvenile American Golden ...

The weekend has passed, and I've just enjoyed another great couple of days in County Mayo with John Archer and Rich Bonser. As always, w...

During the four hours I spent at Rainham on Tuesday, I had two birds which, for all intents and purposes, may be hybrids. The first bird, a...