A return to Tilbury

The weather forecast wasn’t promising but Keith and I decided to further explore the marsh at Tilbury Fort in Essex. … More

Across the water

It has been awhile since my last birdwatching trip, so it was with anticipation that I set off to meet … More

Nightingales Sing

Sue and I trip down to see Keith on his home patch for a few hours birdwatching. Our first stop … More

A WALK ALONG THE RIVER

It was good to be able to get back to visiting familiar haunts. It is probably a year since Keith … More

It’s good to be out again

A post-lockdown trip back to Bough Beech. The water level is still high and there is little to be seen … More

Mute Swan

Canada Goose

The Canada Goose is one of our common resident geese, Introduced from North America from the late 17th century it … More

Bulfinch

One of my favourite birds but rare in my area now.

A new visitor to the Garden

Was surprised to find a Fieldfare in the garden the other day. This was the first record since we arrived … More

Ring-billed Gull #3 (2017)

Originally posted on talainsphotographyblog:
I remember seeing my first Ring-billed Gull. It was the long-staying one at Copperhouse Creek in West Cornwall. Years later … More