Long-staying Lammergeier leads list of raptors
Visiting my parents down south was all the excuse I needed to detour via the Peak District in the hope of connecting with a super-mega,...
'Sum plum' Red-necked Grebe at last!
A last minute decision to race up to Glasgow proved to be the right one in the end, despite a lengthy wait for the bird and torrential...
One good Tern deserved another...
...but it didn't happen! In essence, I dipped spectacularly on the Sooty Tern at Howick, and that was the over-riding sentiment as I...
Dashing Dowitcher & Supporting Cast
Having got poor, distant views of the summer-plumaged adult Long-billed Dowitcher (and the very smart Spotted Redshank) at dusk the day...
Perfect Plover poses post-lockdown
With the journey north to Edinburgh being so familiar now (for pet/vet reasons!), the prospect of repeating it for the sake of a major...
Tawny Twins
Reliable owl sites round here are hard to find; birds that seem set up for life one year are gone the next. So, when I bumped into...
Divine Desert Defector: A Star from the East
News of a mega on Holy Island was received with mixed emotions: it was the afternoon now and the prospect of a 5-hour round trip didn't...
Moorland Magic
A short hop to the wild moorland of the Borders at the start of lockdown relaxation during yet another spell of very warm, fine weather...
Still on Lockdown
In early May, the significant sighting was an Osprey over the local reserve on 3rd whilst Grasshopper Warblers (c.5), Sedge Warblers and...
Coronavirus keeps it local
Enforced lockdown from 23rd March restricted my movements significantly. Peninsula birding was the only option but it wasn’t all bad...
