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Birdwatcher’s Diary No.139

By Malcolm Fincham On the days leading up to the Summer Solstice temperatures began to soar in the southern regions of the UK. In Surrey, day time maximums hovered around the…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.138

By Malcolm Fincham The days leading up to the middle of June turned out to be quite eventful. A time when the avian life usually begins to settle down and…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.137

By Malcolm Fincham The return of pleasant weather by the last weeks of May brought our warmest spell of the year so far. It turned the air a little sultry…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.136

By Malcolm Fincham It wasn’t until around May 17 that we had our first substantial spell of rain in the Surrey region of the UK. Although only over a period…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.135

By Malcolm Fincham ”Making hay while the sun shines” is certainly the theme most apt for my latest report. Unfortunately spending as much time as available to scout the countryside left…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.134

By Malcolm Fincham Similar to 2016, this April continued on a cool theme. Surprisingly, although not seeing any myself this year, waxwings were still being reported at various locations throughout the…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.133

By Malcolm Fincham April started with what looked as if it might be a typically showery month. I took an afternoon trip with Dougal to Frensham Little Pond in the hope…

Birdwatcher’s Dairy No.132

By Malcolm Fincham Returning home from a trip to Cornwall to visit family, with little time for any serious birdwatching while there, left me eager to catch up with what I had been missing…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.131

By Malcolm Fincham Once again the opportunity arose to visit Farlington Marshes, near Portsmouth, taking advantage of one of the few pleasant days in early March. It was March 2…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.130

By Malcolm Fincham On an overcast February 19, in the company of two of my good friends Bob and Dougal, we attempted to get a sighting of the lesser spotted…