Dartford Waffler

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 […]

Today provided a welcome break in the dull, dismal weather this week and I took a much needed walk to Eske, near Beverley. Walking along the river I saw very little; at this time of the year the vegetation is very low and the few bushes along here are bare and offer little shelter, although […]

Cold and grey sums the day up really, very miserable weather indeed! Walking around Swinemoor most of the regular birds were in their regular places. A few more small passerines were viewable today, mostly feeding in the mud. The increased water level seems to have pushed a number of soil dwelling creatures to the surface […]

Another sunny morning saw me following up a tip about a Short-eared Owl at Figham Common, Beverley. Unfortunately I didn’t see any owls and apart from large numbers of Redwings, Fieldfares and Blackbirds, birds were a bit thin on the ground.
A few Moorhens were on the river and a single Teal and a Snipe flushed […]

Today I had company for my morning walk to Eske: Julia Foster, one of my friends I did my degree with. The weather was really nice with bright sunshine and little wind making for a pleasant temperature.
On the walk to the lake we came across a few Meadow Pipits and a number of Fieldfares along […]

A lovely sunny morning saw me out on Swinemoor again. Although it was cold, with little wind it was quite pleasant after a little walking had warmed me up. A large flock of Fieldfares and a few Redwaings greeted me as I came on to the common and a few Woodpigeons flew out of the […]

I needed to get out for some fresh air and to stretch my legs today so I took a walk to Eske, despite the strong winds. Well, it was freezing with a brisk northerly wind making it uncomfortable to hold my binoculars. As a result the only birds I saw on my walk to the […]