The old favourite strikes again. Today we realised that all the media speculation about autumn being on its way was probably right, as huge numbers of black-tailed godwit were already gathering in post-breeding flocks. Many juvenile birds were found including pied wagtail, shelduck, lapwing, coot (over 100), reed bunting, little grebe, starling, mute swan, greylag […]
Minsmere always gives us a great day out and this year’s trip was no different. A lovely sunny day, and with the added excitement generated by the recent Springwatch programmes, we were all keen to catch up with the avian and mammal stars of the show. We arrived in great time (thanks to our […]
We had hoped to get to Rye a couple of weeks ago, but needed to have good weather. This Wednesday was a good choice, as we had sunshine and blue skies for most of the day. The sightings in the car park were Herring Gull, Starling and Goldfinch. As we walked along the […]