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....
Is it really spring?

After last week's sightings blog in which I celebrated the arrival of spring, this week has seen the weather take a step backwards towards winter. Thick fog made birdwatching very challenging on Monday...
Spring is definitely springing

First, let me start with an apology for the lengthy delay since my last sightings blog. I was away last week, enjoying the half term holidays with my family, while those left manning the ship here were...
Spring celebrations

It may only be mid March, but there have been some early spring migrants to raise anticipation for the coming season. As is usually the case, the first spring migrants were chiffchaffs, which have been...
Spring forward

There is no doubt that spring has arrived this week, with some beautiful warm sunny weather and clear skies bringing out many different insects and the first noticeable arrival of summer migrants. Ironically...