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 ...

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...

Today was WeBS count day and it through up a couple of surprises. The first surprise was a black-tailed godwit amongst the curlews, a furt...

Today was WeBS count day and the WeBS count was about all I could manage. The wind from the south was biting and sleet threatened, it was gr...

WeBS count day today, yesterday evening's beautiful spring-like sunshine now gone, a cold SE wind with freezing rain at Druridge.......J...

I did my WeBS count today, a day early, because I have a rather important football match to go to tomorrow. I'm already starting to get ...

As there are now no leaves left on any trees at Druridge, at all, it's time to pack-up the ringing site, which basically means taking aw...