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Birdwatcher’s Diary No.162

By Malcolm Fincham It wasn’t until the middle of May that the weather started to settle and summer began to fulfil its promise of pleasant warm sunshine. It also gave…

Letter: Where Have Our Garden Birds Gone?

From Norman and Morag Evans We wonder if Malcolm Fincham can help solve a mystery? My wife and I have for years attracted a variety of birds to our East…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.161

By Malcolm Fincham Another unseasonable spell of weather returned as April came to a close. Temperatures had dropped to a chilly 7c, as I took an amble around the Riverside…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.160

By Malcolm Fincham An explosive blast of warm air pushed up into the southern regions of the UK as we moved into the second half of April, raising daytime temperatures…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.159

By Malcolm Fincham A mostly cool, overcast and murky start to April throughout most of the UK brought with it a slow progress of the arrival of our summer visiting…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.158

By Malcolm Fincham On Thursday, March 15 I had first sighting of the year of a sand martin, as it flew overhead on its arrival. Back from Africa, holding some hope…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.157

By Malcolm Fincham As February came to a close, an icy blast from the east had well and truly hit the UK, although Surrey seemed to have suffered far less…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.156

By Malcolm Fincham Chasing hawfinches around the Surrey countryside had become a bit of an obsession this winter. Not just for me, but for many a keen birdewatcher. The large…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.155

By Malcolm Fincham Was the blood super moon that lit the night sky as it rose over the Surrey Hills an omen for a change in the weather? Winter may…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.154

By Malcolm Fincham Having had two weeks of mostly overcast and dull, grey weather in the southern regions of the UK, it was inspiring for me, at last, to see…