February is usually a calm-before-the-storm, the last quiet month of winter before migration season kicks off in March. Although we didn’t have any rare birds, our regular winter visitors often…

Highlight of the month - and of the year so far - was a flying visit by the the reservoirs' second ever Iceland gull. February also saw barnacle goose, oystercatcher, common snipe, red kite,…

December turned out to be exceptional with heavy and prolonged snow adding new waders to the year list on four consecutive days. They included multiple jack snipes - the first on the reservoirs…

In the middle of winter birds don’t tend to move any great distance, which means we don’t often get any unusual birds here. The exception to this can be during a very cold spell, when birds may…

Over the years, birding has advanced; from shooting and egg collecting in the 1800s, to the invention of binoculars that enabled birders to observe birds from a distance without disturbance, to…

November, like most months of winter, is usually a settled time for birds unless there is a period of severe weather. This year the month was fairly mild throughout, so we saw little movement…

The first red-breasted merganser for five years was the star bird of an excellent month at the Wetlands. November also saw marsh harrier and - at last - great egret added to the year list as well…

Nationally, October is probably the month of the year when more rare birds are seen than any other. This is largely due to vagrant birds turning up around the coast though, and a small inland site…

September here is a month of change. It is prime time for arrival of winter visitors, but also sees the last of our summer visitors depart. This means that the birdlife here at the end of the…

The first honey buzzard since 2012 was the stand-out record of what was frankly a pretty lacklustre month. September did provide the second barn owl of the year as well as continued strong passage…