How lovely to have a visit from my two birding buddies Brian and Norman! There's nothing more tedious than visiting a recuperating inval...

I've been working in the office today: this overlooks the lawned back garden. As well as yesterday's eighteen species, there were fo...

Sad to hear that Gene Cernan passed away today. I met Capt. Cernan on five occasions, enjoying 'beer call' several times. Commander...

I'm still not strong enough to leave the house, but living where I do, there's no shortage of birdlife to look at. If I were doing t...

Very pleasant surprise this morning: a gaggle of perhaps a dozen White-fronted Geese flew low over the garden. What incredibly handsome crea...

Today was my 66th birthday: bitter-sweet, of course, since I've been resting on the sofa all day, rather than being out in the field. Li...

Due to a combination of four factors: 1) The acute demand for ward-beds 2) My - apparent - almost unparalleled response to the anti-biot...

Sorry about the lack of posting! I'm in hospital with pneumonia...  I've had tons of meds and am feeling lots better: with luck I sh...

Linda has only just downloaded some of her pictures from our New Year's Eve trip into Norwich. If you're local and you  didn't s...

I had the briefest of opportunities for a run out this morning and, since I haven't managed many miles over the past couple of days, I t...

Tonight - and for a few nights to come - Mars, Neptune and Venus are visible near the crescent Moon. You'll need binoculars or a teles...

It's been raining off and on all day here in East Norfolk, but a brief pause in the showers was all the excuse we needed to drive out to...

It's been a terrific year for me in so many ways: although I only added two species to the life list (Isabelline Wheatear and Purple Gal...