Wanstead Birder

90 has very quickly become 95. I pulled my finger out at the weekend and went and got Cetti's on Saturday morning. Better than that, ano...

This morning a Lesser Whitethroat became my 90th patch bird of 2025. As I've already mentioned I had a lacklustre start to the year, a ...

This is not some kind of Easter or LoTR reference. It's about the   Nightingale , which continues to sing lustily from Motorcycle Wood o...

A small amount of movement, very small. We've had Whimbrel over the Flats twice in two days, James had the briefest Grasshopper Warbler ...

My professional life has seen a tumultuous two weeks. High stress, long hours. You can probably guess why. Yes, that's right. The stream...

The other day I noticed that my WhatsApp had a new button, a kind of blue ring on the right hand side. Curious, I pressed it. Meta AI, with ...

Last month I went to Jersey for the day, for no other reason than I had never been. I can report that it is very pleasant, and also that I s...