The ‘Snettisham Spectacular’: A must-see natural phenomenon

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 ourContinue

Entering British Scandinavia – Part 1

We had high expectations of our first Scottish birdwatching trip as well as the first father-and-son holiday. It was the first holiday for me in 6 years and it was just about time to escape from the daily stress what my private life crisis caused. Scotland seemed to be a reasonably cheap yet a veryContinue

Arctic Terns at Manor Farm

The Manor Farm in Old Wolverton is one of the very few places where shorebirds are breeding and stopping by during migration. This is a gravel pit along the River Great Ouse, which regularly floods the whole area. During Spring the muddy pebble islets are suitable for Eurasian Oystercatcher, Northern Lapwings, Little Ringed Plovers andContinue

First contribution to WeBS

Despite being a little bit exhausted by guarding over my Sweetheart with her battle of illness, I forced myself to wake up and go out birding. It was a kind of brainwashing to me. The other reason I wanted to go out to make my very first contribution to the Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) what has beenContinue

Some wader-watching at the Willen Lake

OK, don’t expect a great abundance of waders at the Willen Lake (Milton Keynes). I just liked to find some as this day was a bit different from the usual forest birding. I enjoyed my time at the lakes despite getting there by public transport was a nightmare for me. Public transport is just aContinue

Eurasian Oystercatcher arrived by the storm

This afternoon I went out to the fishpods with my local birding buddy and checked the drained pond. Last night we had a powerful but short storm and all night long rain. We hoped to find some nice birds as a result of the storm. We started birdwatching in light pouring rain which stopped duringContinue

Missed local rarity

This morning I got a call about the presence of an Eurasian Oystercatcher at the Ferencmajor fishponds. I could not react fast enough but visited our local hotspot in early afternoon. Usually the pond 2 is drained first in spring providing an important food source for migrating birds. We had a very short time toContinue