By Malcolm Fincham A contrast in weather conditions to welcome the new year did eventually lead to some sunny days and good photographic opportunities. I spent a few hours on New…
January 18, 2017 / 2 Comments / Read MoreBy Malcolm Fincham As another wonderful year of wildlife watching came to a close I spent a few minutes in thought while watching a common buzzard in a field: “Fifty years ago I…
January 2, 2017 / 1 Comment / Read MoreBy Malcolm Fincham Occasionally I am encouraged to get involved in a more serious and advanced side to birdwatching. Although not usually my style (mainly due to lethargy), I was…
December 18, 2016 / 2 Comments / Read MoreBy Malcolm Fincham Making the most of limited opportunities to get out and about as November came to a close, I was ready at the drop of a hat when…
December 5, 2016 / No Comment / Read MoreBy Malcolm Fincham The clocks going back one hour at the end of October always gives me a stark realisation that we will rapidly start to descend into the deepest depths…
November 20, 2016 / 4 Comments / Read MoreDragon reader, and Hon Alderman, Gordon Bridger in a letter: Why Special Treatment For These Birds? asked whether our regular bird watching columnist Malcolm Fincham why £5.2 million had been…
November 18, 2016 / 7 Comments / Read MoreFrom Gordon Bridger Hon Alderman and former Mayor of Guildford I am not a bird watcher but Malcolm Fincham’s column is really a splendid account, which I only encountered by accident,…
November 10, 2016 / 12 Comments / Read MoreBy Malcolm Fincham Will we be graced by an ‘earful of waxings’ this winter? My personal optimism is high, with a few having already been reported as far south as Suffolk.…
November 1, 2016 / 1 Comment / Read MoreBy Malcolm Fincham Taking advantage of the autumn sun as it continued to shine, we entered the first weeks of October. A last-minute decision was made to take a break to Rye…
October 22, 2016 / 2 Comments / Read MoreBy Malcolm Fincham As September drew to a close and the autumn equinox passed by, a few more local sighting of wheatears came my way. Once again it was at…
October 2, 2016 / 4 Comments / Read More
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