Wanstead Birder

I have chosen my title with care, as although my list has indeed increased, I don't believe it truly counts as twitching - I will elabor...

This Saturday was the mass exodus at the start of the summer holidays. Famille L joined in, driving up to Fife to dump the kids with my pare...

It is time to dip into the past, mainly as there is nothing happening in the present. I have never really been one for reliving past glor...

I'd been to Estonia once before in the depths of winter for a very particular type of birding - woodpeckers at a feeding station, and...

Elements of Famille L went to visit some old friends a couple of weekends ago. We had not seen them in ages and in the intervening time they...

I expect that many readers may have experienced something similar recently, especially if they live in Wimbledon, but for me in Wanstead ...

Oh hello, I’m back, at least for now. For one reason or another I have been finding blogging difficult. This has gone hand in hand with a...