An exciting day at Middleton with good numbers of common migrants but the star bird was a Common Crane which we believe is just the third r...

 I've been away for a month so had some catching up to do on the Spring migrant front. A party of 5 female Ruff ( reeves) turned up at M...

Having seen a completely unexpected White Wagtail on Beeley Moor  at this time last year I have a habit of closely scrutinising all the wagt...

A muck heap on the edge of Beeley Moor has proven to be a magnet for small insect feeding birds this week. As well as many Pied Wagtails I c...

The Pied Wagtail is a common resident in the area and winter roosts at the Endhoven works can number several hundreds. Its European cousin, ...