October 2014 at Longham Lakes

There is not a rarity in the world that would have made October 2014 a happy month for Longham Lakes birding. For on 15th one of the site’s most avid watchers, Chris Parnell, passed away after a long illness; he was only 46 and leaves behind a wife and two young...

Late autumn rarity

A Black Tern showed up on Longham Lakes this morning, showing superbly on Longham Reservoir North among the Black-headed Gulls. Paul Wilkins got this awesome picture: It’s a very late migrant, and the still obvious neck ring and scalloping on the wings shows...