by Dominic | Oct 14, 2011 | Longham Lakes
Friday 14th October Tons of birds around this morning – saw 61 species in 2 hours, which is seriously good. The Visible Migration season is in full swing, and was respectable even at Longham, where it’s usually dire. For those who don’t know, Visible...
by Dominic | Oct 12, 2011 | Longham Lakes
11th October 2011 …life-changing? Well, not quite. But a Yellow-legged Gull is a good bird for Longham Lakes, and this afternoon’s visitor was only the 4th record, as far as I can tell. It was a good individual, too, a first winter with a good heavy bill,...
by Dominic | Oct 5, 2011 | Longham Lakes
4 Sand Martins at Longham Lakes today were almost the latest recorded here, but there was 1 stray on 13th October 2004. At least 100 Swallows passed south-east today in the two hours between 10.00 and 12.00, and there were a few reasonable birds around: a Bullfinch,...
by Dominic | Oct 5, 2011 | Longham Lakes
Tuesday 4th October 3 Wheatears beside Longham Lakes (above), and still 20 Shovelers (Chris Parnell).
by Dominic | Sep 28, 2011 | News
I am planning a birding trip to Belarus next spring, from 19th-27th April 2012. It is with my usual friends at Ecotours Wildlife Holidays with myself and Balazs Szigeti as guides, as previously. The timing of the tour is to maximise the chances of seeing owls,...
