Lanzarote : 15th February 2015
Lanzarote : 15th February 2015
We didn’t really do any birding this day but we did see a Southern Grey Shrike or two at Papagayo beach as well ad the usual Yellow-legged Gulls and Rock Doves.
Lanzarote : 15th February 2015
We didn’t really do any birding this day but we did see a Southern Grey Shrike or two at Papagayo beach as well ad the usual Yellow-legged Gulls and Rock Doves.
WWT Slimbridge 24th April 2014 On the first day of our holiday to Somerset and Hampshire we stayed over at the village of Slimbridge. We didn’t have too much time by the time we got there so we drove straight up to WWT Slimbridge before checking in at the Tudor Arms hotel. Went straight to…
The first birding group outing of the month was to Brockholes near Preston, a site we have not been to in quite a while. It was still abit early in the year so we were not sure quite what we would find there. What we did find included some late-staying Fieldfares and the first Sand…
Not much birding today. Did a walk from Snape Maltings to Iken Church and did see Marsh Harrier – pretty common in this area – but not a lot more. We were intending to go to Walberswick and walk around the estuary and reed beds there but it started to get pretty wet so we…
Our first visit to RSPB Burton Mere Wetlands since 10th March was such a pleasure. Just to be outside but not in your own garden reminded you of how much you normally take for granted. It was a beautiful, sunny, day so it felt like quite a treat. We even managed to see some Curlew…
Visit to WWT Martin Mere 6th April 2013 As we still had a bit of time available to us when we had finished at Mere Sands Wood we made the short drive to WWT Martin Mere. When we go to Martin Mere I reflect that we never see Curlew when we drive past Curlew Lane…
Day Out To WWT Martin Mere : 6th June 2011 A good day out at Martin Mere. We started off by going straight down to hide H3 – the Ron Barker Hide where we saw a lot of the usual suspects. Particular birds of interest we saw were a single Whooper Swan. This was a…