During late June 2021, the RSPB reserve at Bempton Cliffs in Yorkshire was graced by the arrival of an adult Black-browed Albatross. Most likely to be the bird that very briefly visited the same site, around the same time last year (2020). I had never seen this species in Britain before and managed to see […]
The RSPB reserve at Bempton Cliffs on the Yorkshire coast is a real sea bird city. However, by late July, Early August the majority of the auks (Puffins, Razorbills and Guillemots) have left their colonies, leaving just Gannets, Kittiwakes and a few Fulmars behind. This year has seen a new visitor to the sea bird
An American Elegant Tern was discovered at the tern colony at Cemlyn Bay, Anglesey during early July 2021. I had seen Elegant Tern before, at Church Norton, Pagham Harbour, West Sussex, back in June 2017. Views were very distant and brief, as the bird kept disappearing into thick vegetation. However, this bird was much more
A few photos of local birds around Staunton Harold and Willington Gravel Pits. Common Sandpiper; Common Tern; female Mallard & Duckling; Great White Egret & Little Egret; Reed Warbler; Common Sandpiper; Common Tern; Grey Heron & Little Egret.
“At length did cross an albatross, Through the fog it came; As if had been a Christian soul, We hailed it in God’s name” (16) A few words from the Ancient Mariner kind of summed up the experience of seeing a Black-browed Albatross sweeping across the cliffs at RSPB Bempton Cliffs in Yorkshire on
A Great Reed Warbler was discovered singing at a Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust Reserve, near Besthorpe. The bird was faithful to a small reed bed that could be viewed from a public footpath running alongside it. It was discovered on the 30th May, so I decided I had better go and see it. I’ve seen 9
We decided to spend a few days away in North Norfolk, basing ourselves at Blakeney. The first three days were pretty dreadful, with heavy rain on and off and a very cold North Westerly wind. These conditions made photography and birding extremely difficult. Fortunately there were a few birds hanging on from the previous week
A rare North American gull was discovered a few days ago at Rutland Water on the Egleton Nature Reserve. The first winter Bonaparte’s Gull was a first record for the site and a rare bird to see inland. I made the trip to see this bird on 24th April 2021 and it showed very well,
