Holiday and Trip Reports

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28/01/2026 Newlyn Harbour, Cornwallhave not

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Ross's Gull: A round trip to Cornwall, there and back in a day with Kris for company to see this gull. I know gulls evoke a wide spectr...

13/02/2026 Lightshaw Flash, Abram, Wigan

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Russian White-fronted Goose: A great local bird to catch up with, down the road from me and close rto where my old house is, these Russian w...

15/02/2026 Mow Cop, Cheshire-Staffordshire Border

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Shore Lark:  This smart little beaut has been frequently spotted in a muddy field directly in front of the Old Man o' Mow rock face. Thi...

23/01/2026 Ripley Farm Reservoir, Hampshire

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Killdeer: When the report of this latest killdeer first came on Wednesday the 21st of January it caused some excitement amongst us birders. ...

09/01/2026 Southport Marine Lake, Merseyside

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Smew:  At Southport Marine Lake when I caught up with the first winter drake smew, which was showing well on the North East side. This long ...

Shetland 2025

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Siberian Thrush: My annual visit to Shetland in October is one of the highlights of the year, this time I was in the company of Kris Wade, P...

06/12/2025 Dawlish, Devon

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Lesser Crested Tern: This mega rare bird was seen and reported mid week, but with such a busy work schedule and lots of site work I had to ...

20/10/205 Spurn, East Riding of Yorkshire

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Black-faced Bunting: A quick trip to Spurn where I embarked upon the hard slog across the energy sapping sands of the breach to get to Middl...

18/10/2025 Rutland Water Reservoir, Oakham

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Baird's Sandpiper: Today I finally caught up with a bird that should already be on my life list, and one I have dipped several times.  ...