White – Winged Gulls Galore
Sunday, February 19th, 2012 Posted in General | No Comments »This week's photo is of a hunting Kite filmed in Dumfries and Galloway, where I toured last week. We have been on Islay enjoying an abundance of Iceland and Glaucous Gulls. As usual Islay is good for Raptors and we ...
Bullfinch Record
Saturday, February 11th, 2012 Posted in General | No Comments »Last weekend's snow brought a new bird to the garden in the form of a Pied Wagtail and produced a record seven Bullfinches together (four males,three females) In addition the first Siskin of the Winter appeared and there were fourteen ...
Wanderer Returns
Sunday, February 5th, 2012 Posted in General | No Comments »Just when we had given up all hope of seeing the Willow Tit this Winter it turned up on the twenty ninth of January for the fifth consecutive Winter. Perfect timing as it was the RSPB Garden Count day and ...
New Tick
Sunday, January 29th, 2012 Posted in General | No Comments »Whilst at Leighton Moss during the week I took the opportunity to watch a Glossy Ibis that was feeding in the corner of a field. I have never seen one before and whilst it was interesting to see I would ...
Marsh Tit On The Red List
Sunday, January 22nd, 2012 Posted in General | No Comments »The crisp weather of last weekend extended to Monday so I decided to go to Leighton Moss to seek the Bitterns that had been showing very well over the weekend. Unfortunately minus five degrees centigrade overnight completely froze the ...
Winter At Last
Sunday, January 15th, 2012 Posted in General | No Comments »Two superb frosty and sunny days with very little wind. Just the conditions I had been waiting for to venture onto the top of the Pennines in search of Red Grouse and Mountain Hares. Saturday was the best of ...