The Barley Birder

Just back from a 10 day trip to the Greek Island of Crete and a weekend break to Boscastle in Cornwall, so will have plenty to write about o...

Well, after a record breaking month for some species during August, we were anticipating the continuation of large numbers of birds during S...

After the heavy midday rain had passed, the clouds cleared and the mid-afternoon sun warmed the air, I grabbed my scope and camera and he...

By the end of August we had managed 13 ringing sessions and captured a total of 2113 new birds of 17 species. Combined with the July total,...