Apologies for the lack of posts recently, it's not that I've not been to the patch, I've been most days, there just hasn't b...

This morning it was breezy from the south west with sunny spells, I had a walk to the north end of the patch, through the dunes north of the...

Today was a proper 'back-end' day or as the Scots would say 'driech'. Unlike yesterday when it rained non-stop, it didn'...

In stark contrast to the cold and snow of last weekend it was quite pleasant out and about this morning, mind it was a bit blowy yesterday. ...

I've bit a bit of an absentee from the patch recently. With birding limited to weekends and weekends taken up with football and chores i...

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...

I took a day off work yesterday and I'm pleased I did, as the weather today (Good Friday) is awful. It was bright and sunny but the  win...

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...

With the toon at home yesterday and a belated birthday night out on Friday, I only managed one visit to the patch this weekend and that was ...

An early start at Druridge this morning for my second mapping visit of the breeding season. A little bit of light rain first thing soon clea...

The new year didn't really come in like a lion at Druridge and it looks like it might be going out like a lamb.... Probably my last vi...

Not much snow on the land today, but as I slid my way to Druridge today it was certainly snowing offshore from Cresswell. Dramatic snow ...