I wasn't sure what to expect after my week away, more so given the clear and frosty start, but it ended up being quite a good session fo...

There have been some reasonable arrivals of Redwings on the east coast and in the northern isles over the last week so I thought there would...

I only managed a 06:30 start at in the top willows at Billinge but I don't think I missed much as a result, at least I hope not. I set t...

1st April A day of showers but a brief ringing session at Billinge during a dry interlude produced my first Willow Warbler of the year, a ...

I went up to Billinge this morning and set 3 nets in the north east corner of the site. I didn't expect to catch much but there were a f...

Highlight of a ringing session at Billinge this morning was a juvenile Common Crossbill. I have seen singles and small parties fly over the ...

It has been a couple of weeks since my last post so I thought I should cobble something together by way of a catch up. There hasn't been...

There have been a few bits and bobs of interest so far this week. On Monday an early morning visit to Amberswood Common with John G and Wayn...

That sums up the weekend just gone for me, lots of lovely blue sky but sod all in it so plenty of time for thinking about what could have be...