I didn't get chance to write reports on these visits before going away on holiday, or while I was away for that matter, but I felt there...

It had to be a shorter session than usual at Billinge this morning because I had an appointment to go to but it turned out to be interestin...

I nearly didn't go out this morning as the forecast said there was going to be more of a breeze than yesterday but the chance of catchin...

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...

A light northerly breeze and generally clear conditions weren't likely to produce many birds so I wasn't surprised when a session in...

The last few days of the month saw no significant change at Billinge and, like the month as a whole, can be summed up as disappointing. The ...

The prospect of catching more Redpolls tempted me out again this morning and the usual 3 nets produced 34 birds in just over 3 hours but no ...

The silence that greeted me at dawn this morning did not bode well for a ringing session in the top willows at Billinge and pointed to anoth...

It was another below par session at Billinge on the 17th and not helped by an unexpectedly foggy start. The bushes were extremely quiet from...

Another 2 disappointing visits to the site at Billinge but at least the garden is producing better than expected results. Billinge 12th Se...

September is a month when autumn migration is normally in full swing and even if one species doesn't deliver another usually does. Howev...

The British obsession with the weather has certainly been reinforced by the recent cold snaps and the meteorological tug of war that has bee...

I have been up to Billinge quite a few times over the last couple of months but apart from seeing up to 6 Woodcock during the cold snap they...