No more species added after last weekend so I ended the challenge on 80 species in January, all seen on foot, which I'm very happy with...

Common Gull in the foreground Amazingly all the snow disappeared last night and created some flooded areas at Flatts Farm between Darley...

Lesser Black-backed Gull Walked up on to the moors via Halldale Wood then across the fields to Screetham Lane before heading back past W...

Peregrine Falcon Another long walk, around 15 miles today which in the snow was quite hard work. Finally I have added Peregrine to the l...

Tonight was Owl night, I'd been putting it off as a long walk in darkness is not that appealing but all went well  and I added both Litt...

Another long walk, I had a single Waxwing at the Enthoven Works then a Green Woodpecker calling at Stanton Lees was unexpected. Nice views ...

Crossbill - another distinctive silouette I've definately entered the realms of the laws of diminishing returns. I walked for about ...

Waxwing - there's no mistaking this silouette With an update from Clive Ashton that the Waxwing were still present at the Enthoven ...

Mute Swan - at last! My original plan for today was to follow the River Derwent in to Matlock and back, aiming for Snipe, Peregrine and ...

Dipper - singing Had a good walk this morning, continuing with my efforts to see as many birds as possible during the month of January ...

Spent the whole of today walking my area in the Foot It Challenge (see Blog 20th December for details) accompanied for much of the route by...

I've entered the birding Foot It Challenge - record as many species as you can whilst travelling only on foot in your local area during...