

Rocking Robins
Over the last few weeks there have been 6 or 7 Robins regularly visiting the feeding area at my local nature reserve. They have been...


Nature's Free Show
I've only ever seen a starling murmuration on TV so when I heard there was one virtually on my doorstep I had to go down and see it for...


The Farne Islands Part 3 The Main Attraction
Apart from the sheer spectacle of the wildlife on the Farnes I think the main attraction for most people is to get up close with a...


The Farne Island Part 2 One Good Tern Deserves Another (2)
As you make your way up through the Arctic Terns and out on to the top of the island you soon come across a small colony of Sandwich...


The Farne Islands Part 1 Arctic Terns
It's taken me a long time to get round to writing about my trip to the Farnes last year but finally the images are all processed!!! I'm...


Boxing Day Bonanza
With every tree stripped bare down the road it was unlikely that I was going to see any waxwings on my doorstep, however a brief chat...


Berry Christmas
I'm still spending time watching the birds strip the berries from the trees and over the last couple of days the Fieldfares have arrived...


If a Committee Designed a Duck
Every time I see a male Mandarin duck I imagine it being dreamt up by a committee of bewhiskered Victorian gentlemen, all of whom had to...


Summer Visitor Staying for Winter?
I read awhile ago on the RSPB site that Blackcaps were being seen more and more overwintering in the UK. I just assumed it would be down...


Small is Beautiful
I've recently noticed a lot of Goldcrests out and about and it's definitely one of the birds I've been hoping to get a picture of....

























