Another gloriously bright sunny morning, and another day off. Grand! The tide was forecast to be reasonably high at 9.2 metres but not quite...

Whooper & mute swan Another gorgeous day with bright sunlight and only a bit of a cool breeze. Better still, a day off and a couple ...

Tree sparrow I f inally caught up with some tree sparrows on the patch this morning.  There were 9 in the hedge dissecting the stubble...

Had a good stroll around the patch late morning culminating with a trawl along the seawall on the incoming tide. Freeman's Pools were p...

While reading the Lancaster & District Bird Watching Society 2012 annual report recently I was dismayed to see the grim status of grey p...