27th February 2010 With more bad weather forecast, I accepted a lift up to the North Norfolk coast for a quick look around. We drove up to W...

20th & 21st February 2010 On Saturday I spent sometime around the picnic area and woods at Whitlingham, hoping to catch up with a stray ...

15th-19th February 2010 I spent most of half-term week at Cathy's, and therefore had no access to the internet or bird services. This p...

13th February 2010 . I had an offer of a lift to Newholm to see the Black-throated Thrush, provided it stayed until February so that Gary co...

5th & 6th February 2010 As I was busy last weekend, Friday evening represented the first opportunity I had to try to patch tick the Ring...

With apologies to the RSPB. Why not visit their version here: www.rspb.org.uk/birdwatch . Following last years summer Birds & Beer Tour...

29th & 30th January 2010 Friday evening saw the return of snow to the county. Informed by Neil that the Ring-necked Duck had been seen a...

23rd & 24th January 2010 . My birthday weekend (I'm like royalty - I claim two days), and a necessary reduction in birding to avoid ...

I'm sure it hasn't escaped anyones notice that after my last post, a Slavonian Grebe did indeed turn up at Whitlingham. The thing i...

* based on a non-scientific observation study of grebes on Whitlingham, carried out Jan 2010. When asked to explain the absence from said wa...

9th January 2010 With a thick coating of snow, ice everywhere and minus temperatures, driving very far would have been madness. Luckily, Gar...

Whitlingham looks very nice in the snow, but I still couldn't believe that a camera crew had braved the weather just to film some snow. ...

4th January 2010 . Yes that's right folks, the GN Diver is still here so why not come and slide your way around the huge ice basin. All...

3rd January 2010 . An afternoon visit to Stubb Mill saw Merlins evade me for a 3rd time. Or maybe they're just too quick for me to see...

2nd January 2010 . Gary's bid to take the Norfolk yearlist title began on the 1st with a commendable 107 species, but he still needed so...