After a long dry spell there was at last some significant rainfall midweek: it flooded over roads and (even worse) some of those exposed muddy areas which might have gotten us a decent wader. At coastal locations such as Beachy Head there were the usual suspects at this time of year (Redstart, Whinchat and Wheatear), […]
Yet another heatwave and a spectacular partial solar eclipse dominated the news headlines this week, the eclipse drawing large crowds to watchpoints around the county such as Beachy Head. The avian reaction to the event was interesting as well with gulls and corvids apparently flying early to roost and, in my garden at least, an […]