by Dominic | Apr 23, 2014 | Longham Lakes
22nd April The drake Garganey was still around at lunchtime, and other goodies included Hobby, Cuckoo (first of year), plus couple of Swifts over Longham Reservoir North. A strange sight was of 4 Common Sandpipers perched on a branch sticking out from the island in LR...
by Dominic | Apr 16, 2014 | Email Newsletter
Birdwords Newsletter April 2014 First, an apology. I haven’t been as assiduous as I intended in sending these newsletters out. That’s because I have been writing books. In particular, my book Britain’s Mammals in the WildGuides series took far longer...
by Dominic | Apr 15, 2014 | News
Why don’t you join me on one or two of these terrific field trips this summer? They are open to all, but places go quickly. The quickest way to reserve a place is to e-mail me on dominic@birdwords.co.uk. You will need to make your way to the meeting place (see...
by Dominic | Apr 15, 2014 | Longham Lakes
15th April 2014 A great start to the day today, with a Greenshank flying over the main island, and then a Green Sandpiper flying over the north-west corner of Longham Reservoir South. Neither are common here; Green Sandpiper used to winter, but is now restricted to...
by Dominic | Apr 1, 2014 | Longham Lakes
31st March 2014 A check of singing birds in the south side of Longham Lakes this morning proved highly productive. A Mistle Thrush was in the corner of Emily’s Wood, not singing but calling in alarm. Inside the wood a kerfuffle involving noisy Jays and Wrens...
