Literate herring, this way.

I really don't like twitching but a Siberian Accentor 35 minutes from home was hard to resist. Monday was phone change over day, the day...

I have been patrolling the garden the last few days, checking the feeders and the trees every few hours, get a real feeling for birds arrivi...

I didn't expect too much after last weekend but birding is full of surprises. I'd confirmed Collared Dove on Wednesday, a bird I...

A very nice morning at Howaback and finally got Mealy Redpoll on the year list, fortunately these were nice easy ones, big, and pale, pale r...

I was a bit behind with my WEBS counts so a trip to Loch of Sabiston was required. I've always fancied this site for an egret so this wa...

So I had a meeting in Kirkwall. Getting ready to leave a few jumbled texts came through, reception is hopeless at work and I've increasi...

After the slight disappointment of yesterday's elusive Phyllosc (bright coloured thing I glimpsed) today certainly made up for it. Most...

The Redwings and Blackbirds arrived in force today to set about our Swedish Whitebeam. There were at least 7 and maybe as m...

Saturday was unexpectedly lovely, no birds mind but a lovely day. Here's a very autumn thing, spiders migrating by silk and landing in t...

Palace today and the Little Stint found on Monday was relocated, it is 21 days since it was ringed in Norway. Starling bath time. ...