Have you heard about the term ‘Spring tide’? And today we had a ‘Spring tide’… Spring tide in September? Yes, as this term refers to the term ‘springing forth’ of the tide and not the season of spring. A wonderful and calm morning over The Wash. © Gyorgy SzimulyThe T On the way to ourContinueContinue reading “The ‘Snettisham Spectacular’: A must-see natural phenomenon”
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Urban birding with the first smells of Spring
Having a gorgeous weather in my city has been a rare event in the last couple of months so there was no excuse to stay home. I left home at 6 AM for my regular 7.6 miles-long urban birding route, mainly along the River Ouzel in the eastern part of Milton Keynes. The spring isContinueContinue reading “Urban birding with the first smells of Spring”
Migration-watch at the Tattenhoe Park local hotspot
It doesn’t really matter where I go birding these days as migration can be witnessed anywhere. This morning I went to the local park at the edge of the city to count migrating Redwings and other passage birds. The Tattenhoe Valley Park is a long stretch of semi-natural wooden and bushland habitats, small pools andContinueContinue reading “Migration-watch at the Tattenhoe Park local hotspot”
The Red-eyed Vireo dip
Just after I left Spurn two weeks ago, another incredible American rarity turned up in the nearby Easington village on 12 October. It was one of the multiple Red-eyed Vireos in Great Britain this autumn. The Sporn Red-eyed Vireo was well seen by many birders while stayed in Easington. This photo was kindly offered byContinueContinue reading “The Red-eyed Vireo dip”
Back to the roots – revisiting my home local patch
It’s been a while since I did a proper birding around the lakes of my former local patch, the Ferencmajor fishponds. Prior to my east Austrian birding trip, I visited the fishponds with my friends in a gloomy and rainy morning. It’s not an exaggeration to say that 10 seconds after entering the site IContinueContinue reading “Back to the roots – revisiting my home local patch”
A long awaited lifer: the Little Auk
The easterly winds have always been very exciting in the United Kingdom especially this time of the year when rarities are popping in. For the weekend I had two potential life birds to go for within a reasonable reach. One was the Leach’s Storm Petrel and the Little Auk. I monitored the report rate atContinueContinue reading “A long awaited lifer: the Little Auk”
Not quite a lifer but still a cracking bird
I took my second ever visit to the Oare Marshes in Kent for seeing the long staying Bonaparte’s Gull which is now in stunning breeding plumage. It took a while to find it in on the mudflat of The Swale estuary. At low tide, it normally goes feeding on the mud but uses the OareContinueContinue reading “Not quite a lifer but still a cracking bird”
Curlew land
After a brief sleep in the car, I drove to the Ford car park and back again to the Upper Burbage Bridge at 3AM looking for night birds. Luckily I saw a Tawny Owl sitting on the drystone wall along the road but didn’t allow me to take any photos. Two Short-eared Owls and LittleContinueContinue reading “Curlew land”
An overnight in the Peak District National Park
This time I travelled up north to the Lake District National Park what is another never visited region of England for me. Prior to the Saturday afternoon photo shoots in New Brighton, I spent the overnight in the moorlands near the picturesque Hathersage village, fought with the annoying midges(?), slept a few a hours inContinueContinue reading “An overnight in the Peak District National Park”
Misty Whimbrel at Manor Farm
After a fun night sky shooting with my kids, I convinced Dani to postpone going to bed and to head out for a few hours birding before the heat comes. We targeted Manor Farm, (now Floodplain Forest Nature Reserve) at Old Wolverton just to enjoy the spring arrival of British birds. I would rather share someContinueContinue reading “Misty Whimbrel at Manor Farm”
SzimiStyle Birding 