Great Cormorant

The Cormorant is one of our commonest waterbirds in the UK and can be seen pretty much everywhere across the … More

Patch update November

Things finally began to get busy on the patch. We had the return of the Finches (Chaffinch, Goldfinch and Greenfinch) … More

Working at home today so able to see two unusual visitors to the garden. Eurasian Treecreeper is an uncommon bird … More

Today I went to do the Winter Thrush Survey for November at Sutcliffe Park LNR and surrounding area. After the … More

This morning out doing the November Thrush survey on the patch and surrounding area. There is certainly a lot more … More

The Canada Goose was originally a native of North America. A few individuals manage to reach the UK naturally each … More

The colder weather has set in and Autumn has finally arrived on the patch and the last week has seen … More

A common garden bird in Britain’s Gardens, it has embraced the use of nest boxes and the provision of garden … More

It was overall a fairly quiet month on the patch. I don’t know if it is the mild weather but … More

A break away from British wildlife today to look at one of my favourite duck species. The black bellied whistling … More