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...

There's been no updates for while because I've been west, way west, in fact at one point as far west as you can get in mainland Brit...

I've tried a bit of viz-migging this week, but probably missed the vizmig highlight of the year today - a huge southerly movement of swi...

I like this time of year - birds are on the move. I am fascinated by migration and at this time of year we have birds arriving, freshly retu...

The northerly blow during the middle of last week brought some seabird action. I was at work on the Wednesday, so missed the main action, bu...

A couple of days of work as given rise to the opportunity to do some ringing at Druridge. On Sunday the wind was in the west, so I decided...

After a look around the plantation and bushes by the entrance to Druridge, having seen a chiffchaff, great-spotted woodpecker, goldcrests an...

I've said it before and I will no doubt say it again. I've given up with weather forecasts. Look out the window and see what its doi...

There is an interesting pre-amble in the latest issue British Birds to the rare bird report for 2012. The introductory text talks about chan...

An early start at Druridge this morning, making the most of the calmer conditions before the gale force winds arrived. Walking along the r...