

Migration gets going..
Despite a grey overcast sky and a decidely cool ENE breeze, it was clear that wintering waders and wildfowl had, had enough of winter and...


Northern rarities - a good start to March!
Despite the cold northerly wind, I set off for my second patch walk of the weekend. The sea was quiet with just 2 Red-throated Divers and...


High winds, Red-throats and Auks
This morning was dominated by grey skies, grey seas and strong south-westerly winds. Large numbers of Razorbills and Guillemots were...


Med Gulls and Firecrests!
After a night of gales and torrential rain, the morning dawned damp and grey, however after only 2 minutes of walking we came across two...


Cold weather brings in Geese
During our patch walk this morning we saw 55 White-fronted Geese arrive and fly inland. This is my first record of "White-fronts" for the...


Bonxies, Great Northern and Ice!
After a fortnight of hot sunny days in India, it was a real shock to return to the freezing cold weather. A short seawatch from the beach...


Autumn migration gets underway
Warm winds and blue skies this past weekend saw the first signs of returning migrant birds along the beach. 4 Lesser Whitethroats, 6...