One of my less convoluted detours, well why not go back via Derby instead of Nottingham? I ended up at Straws Bridge Nr, Ilkeston and a fair...

May is an ideal time of year for a bird race with a good potential for Spring migrants and birds generally singing and announcing their pres...

Thought I'd throw in a little light relief once in a while! Think of a suitable comment (without too much in the way of obscenity!) and ...

An opportune text from Mike Stokes this evening (just as I was goling out) alerted me to a drake Garganey sighting on Whixall floods (thank...

A bit of argy bargy going on today and whilst I missed the ‘fight to near death’ between two males. The victor was sidling up to his ‘intend...

This has been a really harsh Winter and one species rather susceptible to such weather is the Dartford Warbler . The local heaths can turn t...

I had a talk booked to the Dorset alpine group with overnight hospitality near Poole and with a couple of hours to spare, I decided to check...