Tuesday, February 27, 2018. Filey Daughter with once small boys now large boys still manages to get them out for Fresh Air every weekend , whatever the windchill in Filey . They often go to Cayton Bay or walk to Hunmanby Gap but this weekend Filey Country park was as far as they got. It all seems so magical now with hindsight . I am reading a delightful book which recalls all walks down the lane, and later all the walks in the Cotswolds near Cotswold Farm , where w.

A birding notebook of the Lower Lea and adjacent River Thames. Monday, 7 May 2012. Saturday, 5 May 2012. Tuesday, 1 May 2012. Common Whitethroat new for the year. Monday, 30 April 2012. Sunday, 29 April 2012. Into each life a little rain must fall. Saturday, 28 April 2012.

Sunday, August 8, 2010. Throughout the spring of 2010. I was the lead observer and recorder on the summit of the former NatWest tower, which rises imposingly from the very heart of the capital. Click on the photos to see a larger version, and enjoy the journal. Wednesday, August 4, 2010. Day One - 7th April 2010. Day Two - 13th April 2010 - Bingo.

Sunday, 2 August 2015. A two day trip with mid July to the beautiful and verdant island of Madeira to get a few more Western Pal birds under my belt. Saturday morning from Gatwick, returning on Monday early evening. Cheap hotel with a rooftop swimming pool but in dire need of air-con . Excellent and cheap food throughout.

A Black Faced Spoonbill at Kamiiso 2 years ago today. This is a rare east Asian endemic with less than 3000 individuals in the wild. They can be seen in south Japan, Hong Kong and various other locales but are pretty rare this far north. This one was present about a week and on one of the days it was feeding on the beach and i could get reasonably close to it. 160;An Osprey family this morning.

I went out after work on Thursday to Blacktoft Sands for a Spotted Crake. Found there at the start of the week, they used to be a regular Autumn bird but have become rather scarce in recent years, always nice to see, it was showing well this afternoon from First Hide in the company of one or two Water Rails. Also a good selection of Waders. Present although no big numbers as yet, a bit dull this afternoon so the Harriers.

Krn, Mangrtsko sedlo and Trenta. Recently I spent a nice few days in different parts of the Soča valley in western Slovenia. Common birds above the treeline were Alpine Accentors Prunella collaris. And Alpine Choughs Pyrrhocorax graculus. Along with Water Pipits Anthus spinoletta.

Most often inspired by birds. My work is widely published in books, magazines, periodicals and on websites, much of which is archived in the. With a passion for connecting people with birds and wildlife, having worked on a variety of projects in both urban and rural areas; I also talk, guide and lead events for wider audiences. I keep a regularly-updated online wildlife journal,.

Morrisons Nifty Drivelarium and Gubbins Repository. So, once again we meet at last. Tuesday, December 20, 2016. In some respects it is impossible to comprehend, but today - December 20th, 2016 - marks ten years since Susan and I landed in Nanaimo to start a new life in our forties. Ten years! How can someone wake up to presumably find the place. We have never been given answers to how everything unfolded, and will never receive any, but it is what happened. But it all worked out in the end. To be here, n.