Rotherhithe & Beyond

This hobby is meant to be pleasurable, a distraction from the stresses and strains of everyday life apparently. It isn't. Yesterday, for...

Picture this - the perfect Atlantic midwinter storm as it hits the southwest of England back in early December 2007. On the Friday afternoon...

I've often thought about a trip to northwest Spain, not just for a quick twitch but as an alternative winter trip destination to let...

Saturday and Sunday were spent in Latvia. Getlini Eko (landfill site) near Riga to be precise. And with Mick S, we had two really excellent ...

Not being able to get out much last weekend due to other commitments, it was a joy to be enjoying the sweet smell of landfill sites again th...

I wasn't able to get out last weekend, with the only bird of note being a Little Egret in Barnston, Essex. Therefore, despite a hefty co...

A few tweets and facebook messages later, not everyone is agreeing. And that's what is good about gulls as it's not necessarily a pr...