Occasionally Birding St Helens 2008-2014

Gait Barrows NR Duke of Burgandy Fritillary - this is the main flight period for this rare butterfly, and Gait Barrows is one of the few p...

Despite the poor weather, we set off for Derbyshire full of anticipation and hope. The two warblers were both long staying birds and both wo...

I'm not a permit holder at Seaforth, so we were forced to watch from the fence at Crosby Marina, a good 300m from the bird. However, by ...

Two hours standing on a small bridge with 20 other birders was rewarded with a 2 second view of a female Bluethroat near Leasow lighthouse! ...

We had a wonderful day out to the Great Orme at Llandudno on Sunday. Star attraction was this wonderful fox cub. The scenary was breathtaki...

Just got back from an enjoyable holiday to Northern Spain. We sailed from Portsmouth to Bilbao, then had a week in Spain, including the Pico...