Monthly Archives: November 2012

Well at long last my day off coincided with some lovely winter sunshine. So with the Red-breasted Goose still being reported in the area yesterday I headed out onto the Solway. My plan was to do some ‘proper’ birding, I’d even charged up … Continue reading →

Not content with finding a Richardson’s Canada Goose a few weeks back, Col went out and found a stunning Red-breasted Goose at Whitrigg last Friday (16th Nov). Unfortunately I was at work all day on the Friday and Saturday, and these … Continue reading →

One of the good things about driving for a living is that obviously I’m not stuck in an office all day like so many others who also have to work for a living. Driving around the Carlisle and North Cumbria area … Continue reading →

We had a group of Lesser Redpolls in the garden today, one of which was noticeably paler than all the others – but that’s all it was I reckon, a pale Lesser. But the more I trawled through images on t’internet … Continue reading →

Yesterday was gloomy and rainy here (just for a change!), and mid-afternoon I was just having a last few minutes on the sofa before leaving for work, watching the birds in the garden coming and going on the feeders. Then through … Continue reading →