Golden Plovers in Golden Light
The title says it all! Oh, and the male Merlin made an appearance again (22nd September), this time perched on a fence post on Newton...
Gorgeous Godwits and a Momentary Merlin
Again, nothing to write home about (but just enough to write a blog on!). Black-tailed Godwits showed well at Anthorn between 12th and...
Mostly Quiet on the Western Front
Since the run of Osprey sightings, it has been hard going on the peninsula. I’ve tried most days at the usual local hotspots but have...
Ringed Ospreys - update
The two birds fishing together over the river Wampool on 16th August were 207 and NCO. The bird at Port Carlisle on 25th August was JT7....
East coast Gulls and Terns
Acting as taxi driver for a girls' shopping trip (27th Aug 2022), I thought I'd make the most of the trip to the east coast. East...
Local Port proves productive
Port Carlisle is producing the goods at the moment - not with anything spectacularly rare but with a host of uncommon species that are...
All happening on the home front
It's not often that I come home after a stint of local birding with a smile on my face, but today (16th August) I got lucky. Two trips to...
Vive (les oiseaux de) la France!
A 14-day holiday (with about 10 half-days of birding) enabled me to catch up with some familiar, photogenic Mediterranean specialities...
Pec Sand on Peat Bog
North Cumbria has done well for this species of late, and it was no great surprise that another of these Yank scarcities turned up, this...
3 More Spoonbills - locally this time
Campfield is always the place to be for this species, it seems, and three adults were present today (19th July). And this time, they...
