Social Media Ideas for Black-Tailed Godwit

A tale of a twitch

As twitches go, it was simple stuff

The curious case of the Norfolk Plover

Latin was not, I’m afraid, one of my stronger subjects at school, but when it comes to Latin bird names I do have a handy book I can consult entitled Birds – their Latin names expl...

Goshawk Pagham Harbour

Another Monday and another day in the field. I contemplated going to twitch the Long-tailed Shrike but the thought of five hours in the car put me off. I've already seen 13 Long-ta...

Nature Trail: The much-loved Blackbird is one of the most common and widespread of our garden birds

The Black-and-White Warbler

Black-and-white Warblers are tiny songbirds that breed in North America’s deciduous forests and winter as far south as Colombia. They feast on insects gleaned from leaves or plucke...

Birding highs in High Summer

We have had a drought summer

August easterly

There was a strong southeast wind today which was unusual. I decided to do East Side as I knew this would be sheltered from the wind. It didn't pick up until mid-morning and there...

Nice Morning

The wind shifted round to a light easterly and it felt quite autumnal this morning with Yellow Wagtails, a flock of 20 Redshank and a Common Sandpiper flying over the garden. After...

Species Spotlight: Common Yellowthroat

The Common Yellowthroat is another bird that looks surprisingly stunning for a bird breeding in a temperate climate. Apparently, it is very common – the Audubon Society claims that...

Light Crimson Underwing

The cherry on the cake of this latest heatwave appeared today in the form of a Light Crimson Underwing- a long awaited and exciting lifer. A red data species. Very happy indeed.