• Ice Ice Baby
    I may be stating the obvious, but it's certainly been cold this week. So cold that most of our wetlands have remained frozen, and the paths remain incredibly slippery in places, especially through the...
  • Celebrating what we see, not what we miss
    How often have you heard the phrase, "You should have been here five minutes ago?" Such comments are frequent among birdwatchers, and are always infuriating. Do I need to know that the bittern that has...
  • Super starlings
    Yes folks, I have some more exciting news. Our starlings are back! The day after the fabulous new boardwalk to East Hide opened, we received reports from visitors that they had been watching a murmurartion...
  • One for joy
    In last week's blog I raised the question about whether we set for a waxwing winter. The jury is still out on that, although a few more flocks are starting to appear in parts of northern England, and...
  • It's spring!
    This week saw the official start of spring, according to the Met Office, who mark the change from winter to spring on 1 March - although others go with the spring equinox on 21 March as the key date....