Mallorca days 4+5 - Sa Barcassa and S'Albufera
Apologies for the late post! Yesterday morning I got up early and headed out to the hotel hide. It was definitely worth it! As the...
Mallorca day 3 - Sa Barcassa and Can Cuarassa
Due to a bad weather forecast, we wrote off the morning in today's plans. However, there was less rain than expected, and so me and mum...
Mallorca day 2 - Boquer Valley and Can Cuarassa
Yesterday was our second day here in Mallorca. Birding around the hotel in the morning was rather quiet, with 1 Great White Egret, 1...
Back to Mallorca!
Back in April I spent a week birding in Mallorca with my mum. She must have had a good time, as we decided to go again for this half...
Migration in action!
If you thought that a small Northumbrian town 45 miles inland wouldn't be the best place to experience the wonder of bird migration,...
Waterbird Wednesday week 20: phalaropes
Phalaropes are birds in the genus Phalaropus, which comes from the Latin 'phalaris' meaning Coot and 'pous' meaning foot due to the fact...
A summer of surprises...
Yesterday I was out on my patch carrying out my monthly Wetland Bird Survey on my two sites in and around Hexham. It was clear that...
Waterbird Wednesday week 19: Tufted and Ring-necked Ducks
The Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) is a common bird in the UK, with around 17'000 breeding pairs and a winter population of 110'000...
£3.40 for the rainbow bird!
The European Bee-eater really is the definition of distinctive, it's rainbow colours, downcurved bill and long, pointed wings. This...
Waterbird Wednesday week 18: Little and Pied-billed Grebes
The Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) is a relatively common bird in the UK, with an estimated 5'300 pairs, and 16'000 individuals...
