A rather belated BLOG Post, due to the length of time it has taken me to process my images from a recent trip to Iceland. First discovered around the middle of June 2017, a total of 7 Bee-eaters were found at a small quarry near East Leake in Nottinghamshire. Remarkably and so very soon after […]
A colour ringed Elegant Tern was discovered in the tern colony at Church Norton, West Sussex on the 10th June, staying until at least the 18th June, when I saw it. It was first discovered at Hayling Island on the 7th June. The bird was identified as BIrd C, one that had been colour ringed
A few more images to follow from my recent 4 day birding trip to Iceland in June 2017. The landscapes were stunning especially during the first 2 days when we had beautiful sunshine and blue skies. Many of the mountain tops were in full view. With 24 hours of day light, photography is best early
When Glyn and Richard asked me if I would like to join them on a short break to Iceland, during the 11th – 16th June 2017, I couldn’t resist the chance to visit this fascinating island and to see the special birds that can be found there in late spring. We flew from Manchester to
The Burnt Orchid (Neotinea ustulata) is a Nationally Scarce species and very rare in Derbyshire. The Flora of Derbyshire states that it is now only found in just 5 1km squares in the White Peak. I was lucky enough to see this plant for the very first time on Saturday 3rd June. A very distinctive and
Saturday 3rd June and Glyn, Richard and myself weaved our way to one of the Yorkshire Carr Reserves. Potteric Carr is an excellent Yorkshire Reserve and a good place for Dragonflies, Bittern, Marsh Harrier and a variety of water birds. Black-necked Grebe can sometimes be seen from the designated footpaths that meander around the many lagoons,
My wife Helen and I decided to head back to the beautiful Aegean Island of Samos for our usual weeks holiday. This was to be our 4th visit, to the same hotel and location and we really like our little Shangri-la. This year the bird activity around and over the hotel was rather quiet and
I decide to spend a few hours in the hide at Willington Gravel Pits this morning. Plenty of activity across the reserve but passage migration was very quiet. My highlight of the day was listening to a Cuckoo from my bedroom window, belting away at 5:30am. The dawn chorus was amazing this morning. Common Tern
