Birding Never Sleeps - Nature & Animals

birding never sleeps: GALAPAGOS: part 3 Isabela and Fernandina (10-12 May 2025)

Saturday 10 May 2025 . ISABELA. I was on deck before breakfast but saw little as we were anchored close to the shore at Moreno Point. We lef...

birding never sleeps: West Sussex Downs and Heaths (25-30 June)

Wednesday 25 June . Nyman's Woods with Megan and Otis: Great Spotted Woodpecker , 2 Chiffchaffs , 2 Goldcrests , Blackcap , Nuthatch and G...

birding never sleeps: GALAPAGOS part 2: Rabida & South Isabella (08-09 May 2025)

Thursday 08 May . CHINESE HAT and RABIDO. I was up and on deck soon after dawn (05:00) to find us anchored of the small island of Chinese Ha...

birding never sleeps: Sussex (18-24 June)

Wednesday 18 June . Ashdown Forest with RP. Lama Farm 08:40-11:00 : male Honey-Buzzard displaying, Goshawk with prey, Red Kite , 2 Buzzar...

birding never sleeps: GALAPAGOS: part 1 arrival (04-07 May 2025)

INTRODUCTION . I have wanted to visit the Galapagos for almost as long as I can remember although I was more interested in seeing Waved Alba...

birding never sleeps: Shoreham and Lancing (26-31 May 2025)

Monday 26 May . Lancing Ring with Megan and Otis : Grey Partridge heard, Red Kite , 2 Buzzards , Kestrel , 7 Skylarks , 2 Swallows , Hous...

birding never sleeps: Shoreham and nearby (07-17 June 2025)

Saturday 07 June . Shoreham Harbour east side with Megan and Otis: 2 Turnstones and a Linnet . Sunday 08 June 2025 . Beeding triangle wit...

birding never sleeps: St Valery-sur-Somme 01-06 June 2025

The best part of a week away with Megan staying in a mobile home at Drancourt, just outside St. Valery-sur-Somme, was our first visit since ...

birding never sleeps: long standing ambition achieved

birding never sleeps: More Seawatching, some distant Poms and an early Spotted Flycatcher (24-30 April)

Thursday 24 April . Widewater 06:05-08:05, light NE, moderate visibility, with RP: Shelduck 2E, Common Scoter 3E, Great Crested Grebe 1 ...

birding never sleeps: Mostly seawatching (14-23 April 2025)

Monday 14 April . Widewater 06:20-09:20, light/moderate SW, very clear, with RP: Brent Goose 13E, Common Scoter 105E, Oystercatcher 5E, ...

birding never sleeps: Seawatching, Brecks and Pied Flycatchers (08-13 April)

Tuesday 08 April . Widewater   06:10-09:10, light/mod NE, clear, with RP:  Brent Goose  140E,  Common Scoter  32E,  Great Crested Grebe  1 o...

birding never sleeps: Seawatching, Woodchat and Least Sandpiper (01-07 April)

Tuesday 01 April .  Widewater  06:45-09:15. Moderate NE, clear:  Brent Goose  28E,  Canada Goose  1W & 1 on lagoon,  Mute Swan  26,  Shelduc...

birding never sleeps: Seawatching, Malmesbury and a Bluethroat (21-31 March)

Friday 21 March .  Widewater, 05:50-08:50, moderate SSE, clearish : Brent Goose 48E, Common Scoter 65E, Red-breasted Merganser 1 o/sea, Gr...

birding never sleeps: Brent Geese, Barn Owls and Black-necked Grebes (12-20 March)

Wednesday 12 March . Widewater 06:25-09:30, light NNE, clear: Brent Goose 703E, Common Scoter 35E, Red-breasted Merganser 5 pairs o/sea,  ...

birding never sleeps: Shoreham area (01-07 March)

Saturday 01 March . Southwick Canal/Lockgates with Megan and Otis:  distant  male Eider , no Dartford Warbler. Sunday 02 March . Steepdown w...

birding never sleeps: Caspian Gull at Widewater and the first Wheatear (09-11 March)

Sunday 09 March . A disappointing seawatch at Widewater from 06:45-07:45 produced just 2 Common Scoter flying east, 4 Red-breasted Merganse...

birding never sleeps: Caspian Gull at Brooklands (08 March 2025)

We visit Brooklands once or twice a month. I've seen a few nice birds there over the years but we go more because its an easy place for a do...

birding never sleeps: West Sussex (17-28 February)

Monday 17 February . Brooklands with Megan and Otis: 3 Little Grebes , Peregrine (over coast road) and Chiffchaff . Middle Road: female Lor...

birding never sleeps: NE India part 3: Mishmi Hills and home (19-24 January 2025)

NE India part 3: Mishmi Hills and home (19-24 January 2025) This is the third and final blog giving my take on an  Ornis Birding Expeditions...

birding never sleeps: NE India part 2: Namdapha (14-18 January 2025)

NE India part 2: Namdapha (14-18 January 2025) This the second of three blog posts giving my take on an Ornis Birding Expeditions trip ...

birding never sleeps: NE India part 1: Travel and Tinsukia (08-13 January 2025)

Introduction : I visited Eaglenest in April 2007 ( here ) and although it was a good trip I had missed a few birds making it a part of the w...

birding never sleeps: West Sussex (05-16 February)

Wednesday 05 February . Mill Hill with Megan and Otis: Buzzard , Green Woodpecker , Skylark (heard) and 5 Song Thrushes . Thursday 06 Febru...

birding never sleeps: The first 100 (to 04 February)

I've never been too interested in day lists, I regard birding as a marathon rather than a sprint, but it is always nice to see my first 100 ...

birding never sleeps: Caspian Gull at Harbour Way (26 January 2025)

Sunday 26 January 2025 . Recently returned from North East India and with gale force winds and heavy showers I took Otis to Shoreham Fort wh...

birding never sleeps: West Sussex 01-08 January 2025

I started the year slowly, not helped by poor weather. Wednesday 01 January 2025 . Widewater, the Adur and Middle Road. Seawatching was very...

birding never sleeps: December around Shoreham

I found December hard going, lack of motivation having returned from Argentina and a combination of miserable weather and it being fairly un...

birding never sleeps: Southern Argentina part 5: La Angostura to El Calafate and home (25-30 November)

Southern Argentina part 5: La Angostura to El Calafate and home (25-30 November) The final part of my blog giving my take on a very enjoya...

birding never sleeps: Southern Argentina part 4: Puerto San Julian to La Angostura (23-24 November)

Southern Argentina part 4: Puerto San Julian to La Angostura (23-24 November)   A continuation of my blog giving my take on a very enjoyab...

birding never sleeps: Southern Argentina part 3: Valdez Peninsular to Puerto San Julian (20-22 November)

Southern Argentina part 3: Valdez Peninsular to Puerto San Julian (20-22 November) A continuation of my blog giving my take on a very enjoya...

birding never sleeps: Southern Argentina part 2: Bahia Blanca to Puerto Madryn (17-19 November)

Southern Argentina part 2: Bahia Blanca to Puerto Madryn (17-19 November) This is the second or five blogs covering an Ornis tour to Sou...

birding never sleeps: Southern Argentina: Introduction and pre-Ornis jaunt (14-16 November 2024)

This is the first of several blogs covering a trip to  Southern Argentina with Ornis.  Photographs are mostly mine taken with a Sony RX10iv ...

birding never sleeps: Pied Wheatear and Caspian Gulls in SUSSEX (09-14 November 2024)

Saturday 09 November . I was preparing to visit Mill Hill when I rather belatedly noticed an earlier WhatsApp message about a female Pied Wh...

birding never sleeps: UNST Autumn 2024: part 3 (11-16 October)

UNST Autumn 2024: part 3 (11-16 October) Friday 11 October . Overcast with a moderate north-west wind. We walked down to Valyie seeing what...

birding never sleeps: UNST Autumn 2024: part 4 the long journey home (17-19 October)

UNST Autumn 2024: part 4 the long journey home (17-19 October) Thursday 17 October . In mist and heavy rain Dave took me to the bus stop fo...

birding never sleeps: UNST Autumn 2024: part 2 (06 to 10 October)

UNST Autumn 2024: part 2  (06 to 10 October)  Sunday 06 October . Cloudy with very light southerly winds. We walked to Valyie Skaw seeing a ...

birding never sleeps: Weymouth (02-08 November)

Saturday 02 November . Megan and I drove down to Weymouth with Otis, stopping for a walk around Maiden Castle on the way and arriving when a...

birding never sleeps: Desert Wheatear, Firecrest and Hawfinch in SUSSEX (20 October - 01 November)

Sunday 20 October . Back to the reality of birding in Sussex: 2 Jays in Buckingham Park with Megan and Otis. Monday 21 October .  Adur Rec ...

birding never sleeps: UNST Autumn 2024: part 1 - 30 September to 05 October

UNST Autumn 2024: part 1 - 30 September to 05 October Monday 30 September . Megan dropped me by the bus stop in Shoreham-by-Sea and I caught...

birding never sleeps: Unenthusiastic and lacking motivation (06-29 September 2024)

I've found it hard to stay motivated this autumn and as a result have stayed very local and as a result seen very little of note. Mostly wit...