Five Scaup flew south during my afternoon seawatch today - nothing unusual there, but these Scaup were a year-tick, 175 for the year and a ...

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...

The weather forecast said light SE winds and largely overcast for this morning - perfect for ringing I thought and took the day off work. Fo...

After what seems like weeks of non-stop rain, it finally dried up today... well almost, which was good as it WeBS count day and I was keen t...

There's been no updates from the patch lately because I've been to Hungary. We went for a short winter birding trip and a quick mo...

The pace of migration and birding as tailed-off a little bit since last weekend when easterly winds brought some interesting passerines onto...

On Saturday morning the forecast looked a bit dicey for ringing but we gave it a go. When we first arrived, it was overcast with a light wes...

Yesterday was supposed to be 'Blue Monday' - the gloomiest day of the year. Well, it was certainly gloomy when I arrived on the patc...

Another new year, another year list begins on the patch. I sometimes wonder what is the point of a 'year list' - a date in the calen...

Autumn has started quietly on the patch. On Wednesday I put some nets up for a ringing session. I caught a mixture of adult and juvenile war...

Today's  sunny spells, although brief, were very welcome after four days of dreichness. And in the sunshine, it felt quite warm. I too...