On Friday 21st June 2013, the news of an Icterine Warbler in Notts was released over the Bird Information Services. Any Hippolais warbler inland is a good bird. As it was also a Midlands tick, I decided to go look at it. The bird had been discovered on Thursday 20th but the news was only released on […]
Trimley Marshes in Suffolk was definately the place to be yesterday the 15th June, except for me. A Pacific Swift was found mid-morning, a mega and mythical bird for many British Listers. Was this the same bird that had been seen at Spurn last week and later the same day further south in Lincolnshire? Due to
On the morning of Monday 10th June 2013, one of the local birders at Carsington Reservoir discovered a singing Marsh Warbler. A great find and only the 6th record for the county and the first twitchable bird for many years. The last county record was in 2009 and if my memory serves me, this bird was
My wife and I decided to spend a week relaxing on the Greek island of Samos. This unspoilt Greek island lies very close to the coast of Turkey and is situated in the centre of the Aegean, on the East side of the Sea of Icaria. The island has two large mountains, Mount Kerkis (or Kerketeus) in
The RSPB Reserve at Lakenheath, Suffolk has held a superb adult male Red-footed Falcon for some three weeks. I've never seen an adult male in Britain before and as the bird appears to be summering and there are allways good birds to be had at Lakenheath, a visit was necessary. We arrived at around 08:30am
Sunday 20th May 2013 – Early morning at Frampton Marsh, Lincolnshire. I've said this before, I really like birding at this RSPB reserve and there is allways plenty to see. The place is never overcrowded, unless of course there is a major rarity, and the reserve is easy to work. It is one place where Turtle
The discovery of a Dusky Thrush was announced on the pagers late evening on Friday 17th May in Margate Cemetery, Kent. A much wanted Siberian vagrant, so this was going to be a huge twitch. Another lifer within a week of the Collard Flycatcher – Wow whats happening – I never had a lifer last year and
A morning in May spent on Cannock Chase, Staffordshire is always a delight. With patience and a wee bit of local knowledge, a number of good summer migrants can be found. This morning we were fortunate to find two Woodlark. The Woodlark is relatively silent now as they are feeding young, so we were very luck to find
