Title says it all really..! The week just gone was the most important of my second semester at Uni, with two exams (one going well, the othe...

Well, at least the spring has picked up slightly. Weather's still pretty awful, though seems to be warming up at last. Hurrah! Last 10 d...

... I saw the first decent bird I've ever seen in the Sheffield area - incredibly brief views of a delightful Red-rumped Swallow at Rot...

Black-throated Thrush , Hartlepool Headland, 3.4.10 . Having lost all enthusiasm for birds and birding over the winter, I was probably the o...

30.3.10 With a relatively delicious selection of rarities strewn across west Ireland in recent weeks, I decided the time had come for a trip...

This adult Caspian Gull was in fields just south of Dogsthorpe Tip this afternoon, along with two Yellow-legged Gulls. Earlier in the day I ...

Today was primarily focussed around having a second shot (this time with my wallet) at getting to Norfolk and seeing some Alpine Swifts. On ...

So, my blog hasn't been up date for some months, reflecting my complete lack of enthusiasm for anything birdy over the winter. I haven...

Since Sunday, I have visited Pegwell Bay twice. Round One I left Lincolnshire with punter's-favourite Will Bowell at around 23:00 on S...

Adult drake Ring-necked Duck , Kirkby on Bain GPs (Lincs), 6.11.09