I succumbed and went to Holy Island yesterday to see the Brown Shrike that's been there for three days, we enjoyed good but distant view...

With the wind of the northeast and rain overnight, today could have been mega or as the winds were only originating from the near continent ...

We dodged the worst of the rain for our walk around the patch this morning, the wind has moved around to the north, force four or five at ti...

I set out to explore the less-frequented extremities of my patch today with a walk out to High Chibburn Farm, Low Chibburn Preceptory and th...

 I could be heading for a record year on the patch... Despite missing much of the spring due to COVID-19 restrictions  - effectively two mon...

I've been trying to get out for a walk on the patch every morning before work and mostly succeeding. The problem is that dawn is getting...

Last night, the forecast for today was rain - all day. So this morning, we didn't set an alarm, when we got up it wasn't raining a...