The herons are back

If I was to predict the number of Swans and Geese that we would find today on the count like the weathermen predicted the weather I would have ended up with egg on my face. 80% chance of rain they said and what did we get, one of the best days of sunshine and temperature…

Early on a sunny Sunday morning five bright-eyed birders gathered with no time to waste – observations had to be complete by 0904, two hours after high tide. First “waterbird” of the day was a Turkey Vulture, on beach patrol right in front of Ray and Carol’s place. But most of the estuary was calm…

Hi Birders: Another incredible day both for birds and weather was had by the counters this week. Our day started with 7 of us leaving the dog park in two cars and it was not long before we found another stray standing on the side of the road, Bob, so we took him along as…

Once again we were treated to a wondrous summer-like weather, if any of you are planning something outdoors choose a Wednesday. Three of us took off in the capable hands of Peggy, who’s driving had to be seen to be believed, never before have we got round the route in such great time. We were…

October 1930 – 17 December 2020 Eric was born Oct 1930 in King’s Lynn, Norfolk, England. He moved to Blackpool where he completed high school. He graduated from King’s College, London, with a degree in marine zoology. Following a compulsory two years National Service he worked as a librarian for Freshwater Biological Association on Windermere…

There are times when life throws you a wobbly and such is the case for me lately, for the second time in as many months I have got the flu bug and had to stand down this week and let the troops do the job that they have been trained for. They turned in a…