A goose for Christmas? Why not? Two days late - but that doesn't matter. With my patch year-list perilously close to 180, Janet and I se...

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...

Another year on the patch begineth..... I tried to start my year-list yesterday but a heavy sleet shower had me heading for home and hot s...

Strong westerly winds dominated the weekend's weather, not conducive to good autumn birding. A slow start on Saturday morning following ...

I had a bit of a wander to the far flung ends of the patch today. After seeing twite and pied wag on the dunes to the south, my route took...

I find birding the patch at this time of year hard work.- Once the initial flurry of year ticks is over in the first couple of weeks of Janu...