Dartford Waffler

This afternoon I went for a quick visit to Sutton-at-Hone watercress beds - Sutton-at-Hone is a village a few miles south of Dartford in Kent, along the Darenth Valley. This little spot is always good in winter for birds and an hour spent there at this time of year is bound to turn up something […]

Now that Christmas is over and I have finished dealing with moving all my stuff out of my flat I have a chance to write about my final walk to Eske. The reason that it was my last visit is that I am soon moving back to Thailand, after nearly 4 years in the UK […]

Scarborough harbour always has something of interest for birdwatchers in winter and my trip there today turned up a couple of nice birds. A quick scan of the harbour after parking the car resulted in a nice sighting of a Black-throated Diver in the harbour itself. I got a record shot of it and the […]

This evening I was sitting in my car at Hessle High School. Before anyone questions my motives let me say that I was waiting for my wife whilst she was at an adult education course. Anyway, the point is that whilst I was waiting, reading a book I suddenly heard the screeching call of a […]

It has often been said that one of the best ways of birdwatching is by bicycle. Certainly I have found this a useful way of covering large areas whilst remaining quiet and connected to the environment and often birding by bicycle can allow one to approach birds more closely than one can on foot.
However, if […]

Due to the poor weather and being busy I have not managed to get out for a while - I’m beginning to feel a bit stuffy. I found a few moments to browse through some of my summer photos, reminding myself of better weather and some interesting plants. Like many other wildlife enthusiasts I have […]