A blockbuster of an afternoon in the twilight zone..... Prior to visiting the icy cold, dark netherland known as Mordor*, Sam and Frodo took...

My attention now slowly turning to Venus Pool on the local front and with the Scaup doing a predictable disappearing act, another surprise w...

It's been a while since I'd seen a Scaup at VP (a drake on 6th Feb 2006) and virtually four years to the day, a cracking adult femal...

My monthly image free zone and thinking back....... The New Year’s Day dash was really good fun and I did say I’d do it again, didn't I!...

Another month and amazingly another Shropshire lifer! Nice one Paul Rutter the previous day and with just a 30 min window of opportunity at ...

A reasonably high tide was predicted for Parkgate and with hopes of Short-eared Owls plus other raptors putting in an appearance, it was far...

January is now coming to an end and chances of a local 'white winger' are diminishing. Filled with little enthusiasm, I decided on a...