My first trip to Norfolk for 2013! What, I hear you say – Yes, the first time I've made a visit to the North Norfolk coast this year, shame on me.. The end of July is a good time to see numbers of returning waders and at Titchwell to-day (Sunday 28th July) there were plenty to […]
A phone call this afternoon from my good friends Barrie, Anita & Elliott, was to tell me they were watching White-letter Hairstreak and literally only five minutes in the car from home. Needless to say I grabbed the cameras and made a dash for it, as the weather forecast for late afternoon was none to
A visit to Fermyn Woods in Northamptonshire is really a must during June – July. The reason, an encounter with his Imperial Majesty, the Purple Emperor butterfly. If one has never seen this butterfly before, then your first sighting is usually high up in the tree canopy, as they chase each other around the tops
A full summer plumaged Pacific Golden Plover was found at Rutland Water, Rutland, Leicestershire on Monday 15th July 2013. It promptly disappeared during the day, on Tuesday 16th but was relocated in the evening. The bird was still present on Wednesday 17th and so we raced off late afternoon to see it. What a stunning
A decision was made last Thursday (11th July) to visit the Farne Islands off the Northumbrian Coast of England. A Bridled Tern had been found there about two weeks ago but had not been seen for a number of days, so presumed gone. Not to worry as I had seen the Anglesey bird in 1988. The Farnes are
During this time of the year there are usually a number of good species of Butterfly that are on the wing for a few weeks. Most butterflies are late emerging this year, mainly due to the cold spring, in fact some species are around 3 -4 weeks late. The recent warm weather has certainly helped
My local Patch – Staunton Harold Reservoir, South Derbyshire, is now proving tough to pick up new year ticks. The highlights of the past few weeks have been 3 Shelduck on 9th June; the arrival of 2 Yellow-legged Gull on 12th June, a 3rd Year & 2nd Year and both seen on and off during
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
