There’s little chance of birding or ringing until next week as an Atlantic storm winds its way towards us for the weekend. Friday looked a possibility but Sue and I have to go for our flu jabs at precisely 1012 on Friday morning. Instead and for …
After Thursday morning’s monster movement of thrushes Another Bird Blog, I wondered if Friday might see similar, even though experience says that rarely does lightning strike twice. I arranged to meet Andy at Oakenclough at 0630 where the plantati…
Thursday morning was starlit, dry and clear. To catch migrant birds our mist nets needed to be up and ready at dawn. I met Andy at 0630 at Oakenclough to an easterly wind of 15-18 mph when the forecast had indicated speeds of 5 to 8 mph. Far from ide…
Here I am showing my age in quoting Bob Dylan from 1963. I’m off the road for a few days but Thursday and Friday are look hopeful for my first ringing since arriving back from Greece. Meanwhile, here’s a topic tackled previously on Another Bird B…
Here in Lancashire and since we returned back from Greece there’s been little but rain. I think the Greek gods have been telling us to return to Skiathos as soon as possible. We obeyed by booking our flights for 2021, hoping for a holiday in better c…
When I arrived back from Greece a parcel awaited me – a book. Unfortunately the parcel got a little wet from White Van Man’s hiding place under a garden bench where it lay for five or six days. Therefore apologies if my images of pages appear water da…
Yes, still here in sunny Greece. Resting up and posting while Sue readies herself for a wild night at Jimmy’s Taverna. Birds are hard to find now that autumn migration is almost over. But I have been busy with the camera, so for this post check th…
This is bliss. Two weeks without the incessant doom and gloom of TV, radio or newspapers. Two weeks of unbridled sunshine on a beautiful Greek island. With a spare hour while Sue readied herself for a night on the town I set to and composed …
Sue and I missed our Greek holiday in Spring 2020. It was to be our first time to Skiathos in May. During the long months of 2020 we followed world events on a sickening roller-coaster ride hoping that the situation would improve enough here in Engla…
Here on Another Bird Blog we have featured the long running saga of the Turtle Dove and France on a number of occasions. Recently we also highlighted the issue of birdlime (or “glue”) hunting in France. Now it seems that France has at last d…