Tradition dictates that on the 1st January each year (or my first visit to the patch) I see a species that I didn't see in the previous ...

I only managed two very brief visits to the patch this weekend. Unfavourable winds and yesterday mornings rain meant I had the chance to cat...

There was a decent gull roost on the beach at dusk tonight, mostly common gulls and a few black-headed. The light was canny when I got down ...

Finally, a chance to update the blog. Here we go with some highlights of the weekend just gone. On Thursday, I did a short seawatch. Not...

We had trip to Lynemouth Sewage Works tonight to check out hirundine activity, of which there was very little. So we headed up to Druridge a...

I'm back, and still recovering, from a trip to the Aiguamolls Natural Parc in Empordia near Girona in NE Spain, it was a work trip and w...