Watching a Blue Rock Thrush on 1980s housing estate in the pretty Cotswold town of Stow on the Wold on the 28th December wasn't where I ...

Or maybe not... It has to be said that over the last few years that when it comes to local birding I've seldom strayed from the patch....

Since finding my first American Golden Plover, some 27 years ago, these spangled beauties and their Eurasian and Pacific cousins have been a...

For me new birds are becoming few and far between and when something that I do need turns up it tends to be on some far-flung island that I ...

Well three years since I did anything on here, so why choose now to start back up? I'm a firm believer of not doing stuff when it stops ...

It’s not often that I buy books unless it’s something that grabs my eye, something that is a little different from the norm and Mart...

In a shameless attempt to boost the blog ratings further I've dug out the remaining photos from our recent trip to Extremadura. Enjoy o...

After a week of seemingly endless DIY and very little birding Jo and I decided on a rare afternoon/evening trip into town. After a spot of...

We spent the morning/early afternoon walking the trail from the Castillo de Monfrague car park. The trees providing vital shade and plenty o...

We spent the remainder of our trip mostly covering old ground but on the 4th decided to head north to the Sierra de Gredos mountains if noth...