Unless I go to the wetland centre, the mid-summer period totally lacks in decent birding opportunities in West London. Apart from the gulls,...

With a handful of lingering immatures mincing around throughout the spring and early summer, I guess it's fair to say that Yellow-legged...

Mike Weedon scored heavily with an adult Caspian Tern at Baston & Langtoft Pits, my old stomping ground during my teenage years. Thoug...

Time is not really on my side at the moment due to various ongoing work commitments (the fruits of which should be available to see soon at ...

After my walk along the Thames in Chiswick today, I'm slightly embarrassed that I've never bothered to look at gulls here in the sum...

My UK butterfly list is still riddled with gaps that need plugging, and until Tuesday the celebrated Purple Emperor was one of those. Fondly...

Since returning from Russia, my birding has been limited to the Great Knot twitch  and the odd bits and bobs seen while on forays for non-av...

You can view and download my Morocco trip report at your will below: Apologies for the mix-up last night; I've moved the PDF to scri...