Not Quite Scilly

Back in September 1984 I took this photo of a Pectoral Sandpiper ... The location was Staines Res, on the drained N basin. My photogra...

Ah, it's all gone to pot rather... By far the most frustrating right now is my running, or rather, lack of it. Everything was going so...

I have a nasty cold right now. After a virus-free year or so it was inevitable that I would catch something eventually, because all around m...

Some of the most spectacular birding I have ever enjoyed has been a consequence of very cold weather. For example, the events of 18 December...

It's been a long time since my last Glaucous Gull . Four years almost to the day in fact. I was still living in Seaton then and twitched...

What a miserable day it is out there. Perfect for sitting indoors and poking away at the laptop. I began this post last night and quickly re...

The year is 1981. A summer trip to Minsmere with Mrs NQS. Both of us are relatively new and inexperienced birders, still at the bottom of th...