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Birdwatcher’s Diary No.237

By Malcolm Fincham As predicted, a brief heatwave had arrived on my doorstep by July 17. By the end of the weekend temperatures had reached 30c degrees around the Surrey…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.236

By Malcolm Fincham “No signs of a heatwave this year!” Or so it seemed. Moving into the first week of July, cool, sometimes inclement weather continued in the southern regions of…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.235

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.235

By Malcolm Fincham June began on a good footing, sunny periods and dry weather prevailed at long last. Wood white butterflies seemed to be in reasonable numbers in Chiddingfold Forest,…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.234

By Malcolm Fincham Breaking out from my pandemic shackles, I was now legally permitted to travel further for my observations. Despite rain early in May, in general it had been a…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.233

By Malcolm Fincham Turbulent weather continued into the second half of May. While the Met Office declared April to be one of the driest on record, it was already well-on-track…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.232

By Malcolm Fincham May has always been a busy one for me, ambling about the Surrey countryside in pursuit of what may be found to photograph. This one was no…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.231

By Malcolm Fincham To my delight, the pied flycatcher mentioned in my previous report was still present at Britten’s Pond on April 14, allowing plenty of fellow birdwatchers the chance…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.230

By Malcolm Fincham As March came to its close, a warm sunny spell of weather was at last upon us in the home counties. Spring had at last arrived in…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.229

By Malcolm Fincham As frustrating as it has been for me to abide by the lockdown rules that had begun to feel as if they had been in force for…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.228

By Malcolm Fincham March began on a bright note weather wise. Although rather cool by night with a few night frosts continuing, especially in the more rural districts of Surrey.…