by Dominic | Mar 23, 2020 | Longham Lakes, News
27th May This morning I had my first visit to check the 11 Longham boxes. As I hadn’t been there since early March the vegetation, especially nettles and brambles, has grown up considerably and it took a lot of time and effort to fight my way through to most of the...
by Dominic | Mar 14, 2020 | Longham Lakes
23rd March Longham Lakes is temporarily closed. 22nd March A Red Kite flew from the general direction of Longham Lakes at only a little above treetop height close to the White Hart pub, it continued south over Dudsbury golf course. The lakes were disappointing in a...
by Dominic | Jan 24, 2020 | News, Trip Reports
Winter Birding along the “Diamond Route”, Honshu, Japan This was no ordinary trip to Japan. Normally, ecotourists visiting in winter go to Hokkaido, the northernmost island in the archipelago, for Cranes and Sea Eagles, or to Arasaki in Kyushu (the...
by Dominic | Jan 6, 2020 | Longham Lakes, News
15th February Out on the lakes were 200 Black-headed Gulls, 4 Mediterranean Gulls, 3 Common Gulls, 50 Herring Gulls, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull and 2 Great Black-backed Gulls. One of these latter gulls pinched an Eel away from a Cormorant, then was harassed by...
by Dominic | Oct 10, 2019 | News
It’s been a busy last few weeks and months. Look out for articles in the next Birdwatching magazine (about Starlings), BBC Wildlife magazine (about hibernation), WWT Waterlife magazine (Brent Geese), Nature’s Home (foraging) and blogs for Naturetrek. I am...
