• 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...
  • 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...
  • Waxwing winter?
    Meteorological winter officially starts on Thursday, (1 December), and there are finally signs that winter is winning the battle against autumn in the natural world, too. For me, winter has never truly...
  • Black and white en masse
    The weather for the last few weeks has somewhat unpredictable, with bright sunshine one minute followed by heavy rain the next, so I took advantage of one of the drier days today and enjoyed a stroll...
  • Calling at heron central
    Wow! Wow! Wow! Regular readers will know that Island Mere Hide has always been my favourite place at Minsmere. I could easily spend a couple of hours there just sitting, watching, waiting...and chatting...