On Tuesday evening Janet and I wander up to the Preceptory and back. No new arrivals but at least 200 Sand Martins over the Budge Fields wit...

Today had promise. A northerly moving into the east yesterday evening with heavy rain overnight and it's October - Janet and I were on t...

Everyday is a schoolday, well today was certainly a schoolday for me.  Picture the scene... I arrive early at Druridge, the sun has just com...

The weather forecast said light SE winds and largely overcast for this morning - perfect for ringing I thought and took the day off work. Fo...

Working at home is the 'new normal' for me. I was doing just that when I got a call from Alan Priest to say that Dave Elliott had ...

I was back on the patch yesterday to do a belated WeBS count after returning from a birding trip to the Greek island of Lesvos in the early ...

Back on the patch today for my first visit of the year after a two-week birding trip to Taiwan. Taiwan was interesting and it's not ...

After much consideration and even a debate on Twitter I have decided to start blogging on here again. I got out of the habit, became lazy an...