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Birdwatcher’s Diary No.312

By Malcolm Fincham The start of September also introduced the start of meteorological autumn bringing with it an autumnal feel to the weather, although still mild. Unusually northern areas of…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.311

By Malcolm Fincham Once again, despite south-westerly breezes and low pressure systems traversing across the Atlantic, south-eastern regions of the UK avoided the worst of the rainfall that had been…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.310

By Malcolm Fincham Moving into August, the brief spell of hot weather that ended July across the southern counties of the UK had dissipated. Apart from a few heavy spells…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.309

By Malcolm Fincham Although being mostly interested in birdlife, I was becoming increasingly concerned i about the lack of butterflies in the latter weeks of July. This, despite a more…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No. 308

By Malcolm Fincham As June began to close its doors, a skyward glance from my back garden saw mackerel skies forming overhead, suggesting a change in the weather. Unlike some…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.307

By Malcolm Fincham A long awaited spell of settled weather had arrived across most southern parts of the UK during the latter weeks of June. This, with much gratitude to…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No. 306

By Malcolm Fincham The weather remained cool during the first weeks of June as a north-westerly flow kept temperatures down across the UK. There are even reports from a long-time…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.305

By Malcolm Fincham Low pressure systems were never too far away from the British Isles during the later weeks of May with no sustained periods of settled weather. They brought…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.304

By Malcolm Fincham A few days of unsettled weather to begin the month of May turned more clement as high pressure began to build and temperatures moved up into the…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.303

By Malcolm Fincham Weather conditions remained reasonably settled as high pressure to the west of the UK blocked the Atlantic flow that had plagued the country for the most part…