Monthly Archives: April 2012

It’s always the same isn’t it? Why do you always wake up really early on your day off? And as I lay there trying to get back to sleep I began to get visions of those bloomin’ Ibises strolling around at North Plain. So … Continue reading →

I should be really happy. And for a few exciting minutes as I watched the Osprey flap slowly over the Solway I was really happy. But then it all went very pear shaped. I shall explain. After work Col picked me … Continue reading →

What an unexpected and exhilarating end to the day. Up until this evening it had been a typically disappointing day. I’d done a 5am – 2pm shift earlier, and after work I was hoping to travel down to see the Glossy … Continue reading →

For me one of the highlights of each spring is hearing the unmistakable reeling song of the Grasshopper Warbler. Getting good views however can sometimes be very tricky, but I usually find that patience and fieldcraft can often be rewarded with … Continue reading →

I was keen to do a bit of birding/photography today so after a morning of chores I managed to escape this afternoon for a couple of hours. First stop was my Kingfishers, and both birds showed well, but again it was … Continue reading →

Recently I have been spending far too much of my spare time lurking alongside the nearby stream watching my Kingfishers, in fact I wouldn’t like to guess at how many hours I’ve spent there, hoping to get ‘the’ shot. I think sitting there in the cold is … Continue reading →

After working in the sunshine all week I was looking forward to my first weekend off in 5 weeks. Towards the end of last week some unbelievably stupid motorists had run most of the local petrol stations dry (how incredibly idiotic are some … Continue reading →