birding; a way of life

 Spring 2024. Spring migration was quite hard work until a very exciting run of days in late May.  April saw a northward push of Iceland bou...

 Early 2024.  I concentrated on my winter patch of St Margaret's Marsh near Rosyth. The extensive reed bed here had me thinking about on...

  November  November is the end of the migration season but I often find it can be productive on my W Fife patches well into the month. Nove...

  Migrant Arrival at Kilminning 24/10/23 We were blessed with regular east winds during autumn 2023 and not only that but my advance 'ne...

 It wasn't just seabirds during this productive autumn. As usual my convenient local patch at Ferry Hills rewarded regular coverage with...

The  great run of honey-buzzards mentioned in a previous post was just one highlight in an exciting autumn for migration in Fife.  Regular e...

  2023-The Year of the Honey-buzzard-Updated  Honey-buzzards are one of my favourites, a true birders bird.  I've had some of my best ev...