Splendid summer-plumaged Least Sandpiper at Old Moor yesterday evening (26th); originally identified as a Temminck's but, as can be seen...

An early start this morning (22nd) saw me leave Sheffield at around 03:30 with Filey being the destination (via York to pick up Staines ). C...

Went for this very showy drake Lesser Scaup this afternoon on the small dam lake at Cuckney, Notts. Conditions were quite difficult for pho...

It's been a while since my last update, probably due to a lack of birding to be honest. Anyway, I was dragged out of the doldrums by a c...

First-summer male Northern Wheatear, Deeping High Bank, 20th April 2011. It's been a good spring for these boys so far.

Drake on the Ouse Washes, 20th April. Had a few local birds, including a Turnstone on the patch on 19th. Also plenty of Wheatears, Green ...

Last couple of days I've spent some time covering my old patch; the extensive area of gravel pits on Baston and Langtoft Fens. Yesterday...

A good five-day trip to Portugal and Spain, the former country for Ruppel's Vulture and Cat C action, whilst we also visited the steppes...

I've been up in North Wales over the weekend visiting family; early this morning I headed west to Anglesey in order to try and connect w...

Gaining a bit of height in the fens, © Mike Weedon Not a bad weekend, both weather and bird-wise locally. Still no true migrants (apart fro...