The Brent Geese made a return to Heysham on 7 January when the first sighting was of 17 seen off Knowleys Road, they were feeding in an area they have returned to for a third winter. By Monday the number had risen to 26 Brent Geese at Heysham…
I may not get out this week. Storm Brendan is on the way from Canada. I think it’s payback time because we sent them Harry and Sparkle.My gout has returned with a resolve to keep me indoors this week. For now here is a tale of Menorca with lots o…
A text to AC on Friday morning to ask if there was any news on an Iceland Gull seen on Thursday at Knott End was negative, but resulted in a good day for both of us when he suggested I met him at Eagland Hill. VIEW FULL FRAMEThe weather …
Yesterday morning I was back at one of my wintering bird survey sites in the west of Lancashire and it was a tad chilly under the leaden skies with a cool east-southeasterly wind. However, the skies later cleared and the sun came out. And it must have …
….all my troubles seemed so far away. Not sure about that, but I got some birding in and noted the notables around the Lune Estuary.I’ve been seeing good numbers of Goosander recently, and found 12 on the River Lune at Glasson Dock on 18 Novembe…
We all like a bargain don’t we? I may have found one when Silver Surfing the other day; it was a pair of Celestron Granite 10×42 binoculars for £199.99, free postage. I have been looking for a pair of inexpensive bins I could leave in the car at a…
The new header is appropriate enough to remind us that the summer days are on their way. It didn’t take long to check out Conder Green, still a little on the quiet side, until the geese went over later, 15 Curlew were on Conder Pool until a Grey&n…
Here’s wishing every one my readers a Happy, Prosperous, Optimistic and Bird Filled New Year. The first post of 2020 concerns the common Blackbird Turdus merula. The Blackbird is ubiquitous in these parts, so common that it rarely makes the b…
On New Year’s Day Gail and I took a wee dander down to the estuary. I love the word ‘dander’ which is a word from Ireland that means a gentle, meandering walk with no particular haste or purpose. The reason that I love it so much is because a favourite…
On Monday Alice and I had a ringing session at the feeding station in the Hodder Valley. I was a bit surprised that my car was frozen up when I headed out just after 7:00 am, as a frost wasn’t forecast. At the site it was a glorious crisp morning, with…