I thought about calling in to the patch this morning on my way to work, but I decided against it and went straight to the office. I'm at...

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...

Another very windy day, but at least it was dry. I didn't have high-hopes for my visit to the patch today, the weather wasn't goo...

I was back on the patch today after a three-week birding trip to Costa Rica. Not the most colourful of species, but clay-coloured thrush...

So, I'm now now on 171 species for the patch this year, matching last years total and there are still some species that I have a reasona...

Well my 2014 patch list got to off to a a start today with some good species for January amongst the common stuff. We did some coppicing, ...

The end of another year on the patch approaches. I don't know why we birders concentrate on our 'year lists' as much as we do. I...

My first visit back to the patch on Sunday morning after ten days in Spain and I scored with a full PATCH TICK - a Nightjar. This rounded...

So, March is over. It still feels more like January and spring migration hasn't really started.  I had a quick wander about the p...

It's nearly the end of January, but for me, a new year started on the patch today. I've been to Thailand on birding holiday since De...