(Pictured Above: A House Martin feeding its young) I was sawing off a few more branches to donate to this year’s Cranleigh bonfire when I looked up and saw ...
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(Above: Wheatear (also known as Northern Wheatear) Oenanthe oenanthe (male in spring plumage) I fancied a chat so I went out at what looked the right time - ...
Black-throated Diver When the autumn gales and bird migration kick in then it is worth watching out for emergency avian landings. strange things can-and do- ...
Cormorant Ramblers, dog walkers and mountain bikers around Cranleigh have been surprised when I’ve shown them the sea from the Surrey Hills, north of the ...
Eurasian Wryneck It was as if I’d been whisked on board the Tardis and taken back 100 years through time. Here I was, dropped off by The Doctor in ...
European Nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus. When a good mate of mine used to tell his wife he was popping out with me for a ‘Nightjar’ she later revealed she ...
Swift Few birds are as aptly named as the Swift. May 5th or 6th usually brings in the screaming bulk of Cranleigh’s population. And they will be with us ...
Want to know more about birds in Surrey? Why not join Surrey Bird Club? Subscriptions are only £15 a year and this brings you a quarterly magazine, an ...
Want to know more about birds in Surrey? Why not join nSurrey Bird Club? Subscriptions are only £15 a year and this brings you a quarterly magazine, an annual ...
This is the month of change when we say a last farewell to any lingering birds who spent the winter with us. Last month hundreds of chattering Redwings and ...
‘Croak, croak croak!’ Hear that sound this month and you will probably be looking down into a pond of breeding frogs. But you may just need to look upwards ...
The Greenfinch, that chirpy House Sparrow sized-visitor to the garden and bird table, is in trouble. I was seeing up to 140 in flocks around farms in the ...
