Rare Teal, Bittern & sp. 116 for house list! (10th-13th, 18th April 2023)
Back on familiar territory, I spent a couple of hours searching through the Eurasian Teal on the main pool at Campfield hoping to connect...


Iceland: Mission Accomplished despite poor weather
When I booked this holiday for one, I had visions of calm seas, sunny skies and whales galore – as well as a whole bunch of photogenic...


Back for the Barnie
It appeared again on 27th March, albeit after a long wait, on a beautifully sunny evening - and then played silly buggers as it flew...


Alpine at last!
Rare swifts from abroad tend not to stay long - just a few hours at the most usually; to connect with one, you have to be at the right...


The Barn Owl is Back!
Mid-March saw the return of the local Barn Owl, or at least it started to appear far more regularly, and on the weekend of 17th-19th I...


Snow Goose again & Green Sand
On 11th March I got more shots of the Snow Goose (but nothing spectacular). Even better if anything, I managed to get good shots of Green...


House List Snow Goose
The wild-goose chase came to an end at last today (7th March 2023). I'd been trying to track down the reported rarity for a few days now...


The Calendar is Back!
After this/last year's brief hiatus, next year's calendar (2024) is currently with the printers and will be available very shortly! 12...


The Jan-Feb Locals 2023
Nothing much to report. The weather has not been great for birding and personal circumstances have confined me to barracks much of the...


Rare Sea-duck and Geese near Edinburgh
With nothing to see near home and an imminent storm coming up from the south, I needed to get away and headed north in search of rarities...


