Spurn, East Yorkshire and the surrounding area has to be one of the best places on UK mainland for migrant birds. To-day, 13th September 2014, was a real “Red Letter” day. Only a couple of hours drive from home and with easterly winds over night, looked promising for autumn migrants. We kicked off with a […]
Early September is usually peak time for wader passage and Frampton Marsh, Lincolnshire is always a great place to visit. Migrating Curlew Sandpiper normally peak during the end of August & first week in September. Today, 7th September 2014, there were small numbers on the marsh giving good views. At this time of year it is the
My wife & I spent our usual week at the end of August in Swanage, Dorset, one of our favourite holiday spots. Although not what I would call a birding holiday, I did manage to squeeze a few hours in here and there. The weather was very kind and we had some extremely warm sunny
Saturday 23rd August 2014 and we visited one of my favourite parts of Yorkshire, Flamborough Head. Along with Glyn & RichardP, we sat at the Sea Watching site on the headland for a couple of hours in the hope of a few good seabirds. It was very quiet with only a few Manx Shearwaters and
After a successful Butterfly trip to the SE of Bulgaria in 2012, Barrie, Anita & Elliott Staley and myself decided to re-visit this butterfly rich country during July of this year. This time we would visit the high mountain regions of the South West. Our time was spent in the Pirin, Rila and parts of
Following hot on the heels of the first inland record of Pacific Golden Plover at Rutland Water on 15th July 2013, another stunning adult was discovered at the RSPB reserve of Middleton Lakes in Staffordshire on 26th July 2014. Not far from home, I visited the reserve early morning on Sunday 27th July and had good
In 2012, along with Barrie, Anita and Elliott Staley, I enjoyed a superb 10 days in the Rhodope Mountains of Bulgaria, in search of the vast range of butterfly species that this country has to offer. Upon our return to the UK, we said we would need to return to Bulgaria and this July we
Sunday 30th June, Richard, Glyn and myself spent the day at the RSPB Reserve at Bempton Cliffs on the Yorkshire Coast just north of Bridlington. It is one of the best sea-bird colonies in England with around 200,000 birds using the cliffs during the breeding season. The sights, sounds and smells are an incredible introduction
