Sam's

PHOTOPOETRY

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...

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

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

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...

There are once-in-a-lifetime opportunities that really shouldn't be missed. This was doubtless one of them. A colossal male Walrus with...

Whooper Swans were showing nicely in the usual fields just to the west of the Silloth turn-off in Kirkbride, and I also visited Campfield...

Today (1st October) not only did I immediately relocate the mini-flock of 4-8 Curlew Sandpipers today, at the nearby estuary, but I also...

Having left the feeder for a week, I returned to find the local tits enjoying an easy meal (24th) - including Willow Tit, at last. I...

The title says it all! Oh, and the male Merlin made an appearance again (22nd September), this time perched on a fence post on Newton...

Again, nothing to write home about (but just enough to write a blog on!). Black-tailed Godwits showed well at Anthorn between 12th and...