The Heirs of Gilbert

Bird of the month was undoubtedly the first village record of Raven. They have been steadily recolonising the Yorkshire Dales and are seen r...

Full of hope as ever for the new year… Our (small) garden proved surprisingly attractive for birds in the cold weather mid-month. Our son ha...

The end of another year – where does the time go! It has to be said this was not a vintage year for birds in the parish. I only recorded 95 ...

Given how poor my 2025 village bird list is then October helped a little with four new species for the year. Best ‘new’ bird was a Great W...

September at last saw a couple of new birds for the year. The first of these was Common Sandpiper, with a bird by Big Bend on the river on t...

August produced the first indications of Autumn with a Green Sandpiper on the river on the 10th. Other waders on the move included Lapwings,...