Naturelog: Friday 9th January

The weather influenced a change in destination for a days birding in Kent and Keith and I went out to … More

Naturelog: Wednesday 7th January

Stopped off briefly this afternoon at Sutcliffe Park Nature Reserve on the way home from a meeting. I wasn’t really … More

A grey morning but the first opportunity this year to get out and do some birdwatching away from the local … More

A Male Harlequin duck Photo by Peggy Cadigan (https://www.flickr.com/photos/30146540@N02/) The news that a male Harlequin duck had been seen on … More

Last week I posted that my favourite bird photo of 2014 was the Dipper I photographed in Kendal. On reflection … More

It is true to say that 2014 was a year of highs and lows on my local patch with regard … More

Looking back on all the birds I have photographed in 2014, there is no doubt which gave me the greatest … More

Some pictures of visitors to our garden this Christmas

The Robin is the traditional bird of Winter and Christmas, making many appearances on Christmas cards and in advertising campaigns.

A morning walk round the patch. At last the algal bloom seems to be clearing from the Tarn but it … More