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The Work/Bird Balance

I’m seeing common birds for the first time in 2013. That’s what full time work does for you. [...]

Water Pipit, Portishead

Two obvious wing bars were the first field mark to rouse suspicions [...]

Hoopoe for the British List

About ten miles away from home a splendid specimen dropped into Sand Bay, North Somerset [...]

Tales Told by an Idiot

Science fiction, mystery and metaphysical short stories and sketches [...]

PS Waverley, Bristol Channel

Oil-fired paddle steamer and worth it for the smell and action. And warmth. [...]

An Ill Wind

Friday morning’s gales coincided for the first time with a chance to drop in to Severn Beach. [...]

Recent Migrants

I’ve managed to notch a couple of early dates in the last week. The first was swifts. [...]

Red Grouse, Crib Y Garth

Or Cat’s Back or, most prosaically of all, Black Hill. But in any case the easternmost spur of the Black Mountains. [...]

An Early Spring

My earliest singing blackcap on February 28; blackbirds yesterday; bees and red admirals in abundance. [...]