Distant Diver
There’s been a Great Northern Diver at Foxcote Reservoir in Buckinghamshire for a few days now, and as it was still being reported this morning, and it was a bright, sunny day, I thought I’d drive over and take a … Continued
A chaos of gulls
A dreary, damp Monday morning in Stratford was enlivened by quarter of an hour at the river, watching a succession of people arriving and throwing bird food, and the absolute scenes that immediately followed. ‘Feeding frenzy’ barely covers it. As … Continued
Emergency Robin
Today wasn’t the best day I’ve ever experienced. After running through the usual Saturday morning chores, I had to go out to Bourton-on-the-Hill for a sectional rehearsal for our upcoming choir concert. This went surprisingly well, to be fair, but … Continued
The Skating Minister
Oh no – sorry. It’s not The Reverend Robert Walker Skating on Duddingston Loch – it’s a Moorhen. R and I were in Warwick again today, on the coldest morning of the winter so far. Afterwards we dropped down to … Continued
Talbot-Lago Teardrop Coupé
Oh no – sorry. It’s not a T150-C SS ‘Goutte d’Eau’ – it’s a duck. At Slimbridge today the birding was better than the photography, with contrasty light for much of the day making things tricky. But the first Bewick’s … Continued
Eternal triangle
It was another bright but very cold day, and R and I took ourselves off to Croome for a walk around the park, and then lunch. Everywhere was pretty quiet, bird-wise, but I was interested to spot a couple of … Continued
Little and Large
Ever since their last meeting Grandson Two has been mildly obsessed with his uncle, demanding to view H’s Instagram reels on endless repeat in a way that must have driven the Cardiff crew mildly demented. Yesterday morning he was told … Continued