Well that's 2020 over and done with. Whilst it's been a awful year for most people due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic it's ...

The weather forecast today was for strong northerlies, become lighter as the day went on - which meant it could be good for seawatching. The...

We only caught two storm petrels in a single session this summer, the weather getting the better of us.  One of them was already ringed (a c...

I skidded my way to Druridge to do my WeBS count today, a couple of days late, but Sunday was pretty much a write-off (it was my birthday on...

So that was October.... It flew by - and now we're into November. Autumn is running out. I've been scanning the pressure charts al...

I've been away with work, neglecting the patch somewhat. When I have been to Druridge, I've been keeping any eye on the scoter fl...

It was a bit blowey today and I was putting off a visit to the patch, loitering about the house, when I got a message from Dave Elliott abou...

Well, since hearing about the Druridge green woodpecker ( a patch mega) from Dave Elliott, I have put in about 7 hours in search of the illu...