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Day 6-8 Part 2
September 11, 2026 - June 13th
We were on the road again by 5am, greeted by clear skies and sunshine, although temperatures remained a chill...
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Day 6-8 Mount Ailigás and on to the Varanger - Part 1
June 30, 2026 - June 11th Ptarmigan, Mount Ailigás, Finland, June 2025
We had one final day in the area before moving further north the...
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Day 4-6 into the Arctic circle and the Karigasniemi Marsh
June 11, 2026 - Monday 9th June
After leaving the Siberian Jays, we headed north towards the Arctic Circle. It was still early, a...
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Day 1-3 Oulu to Kussamo
September 23, 2025 - Nearly two year since our last trip and after some mixed success in Lapland we decided on a return trip to try and find...
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Orchid year - Part 3 Gloucestershire commons
October 02, 2024 - The Gloucestershire commons started a little earlier than the trip to Kent. With a trip to Selsey Common en route back f...
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Day 6 - Day 2 In Batsjford the tundra hunt
March 24, 2024 - It was the final day in Norway before heading back to Finland and after another decent breakfast in the hotel we headed...
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Day 5 - The journey to Batsjford
March 12, 2024 - On the road early doors as we take the 2 hour journey to Batsjford. Really excited to hit the tundra around this part of...
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Day 4 up to Vardo the Temmincks Hunt continues.
September 01, 2023 - After drawing a blank yesterday on Temmincks Stint the plan was to head out again today to try some other areas. We had...
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Day 3, Vadso and surrounding area
August 08, 2023 - Day 3 Vadso - The Temmincks hunt begins
The plan today was to head to Vadso. Part of it is the island of Vadsøya join...
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Arctic Adventures Day 2, Pasvik Valley, journey to Vadso
July 24, 2023 - Day 2 Pasvik Valley
We were awoken to the sound of the local Brambling again. Definitely the sound of this years trip...
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Arctic adventures day 1 Finland
July 21, 2023 - Arctic Adventures Day 1
After a few months in the planning it was time to depart for 9 days north of the Arctic Circle.
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Day 8 and 9 - Borganes to Floi - the final chapter
July 12, 2023 - Day 8 Borganes - Floi
Had it feeling this was going to be a great day more on that later......
Great-northern Diver,...
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Day 7 Snaefellsber, Borganes
May 16, 2023 - We had our first proper breakfast of the trip in Blonduos. A mid trip treat wasn’t to bad but like much of Europe you ca...
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Day 6, Leaving Raufarhofn and the journey to Blondous
August 10, 2022 - Day 6
Weather was a bit different this morning!! No it was still very dull Overcast and cold but this morning we had wi...
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Day 5 Purple Rain…. Raufarhorn and the Purple Sandpiper hunt continues
August 04, 2022 - Day 5 Purple Rain….. Raufarhorn and the Purple Sandpiper hunt continues
Day 5 weather still overcast and chilly but w...
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Day 4 Raufarhofn and surrounding tundra
August 03, 2022 - Day 4
Not an early start again as the weather was crap. Low cloud and pretty nippy. This was the view from my window be...
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Day 2 and Day 3 Myvatn and the River Laxa
July 22, 2022 - Day 2 and as the weather wasn’t fantastic we didn’t get out of bed to early. I was still a bit tired after the long driv...
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Iceland 2022 Day 1 - Myvatn
July 20, 2022 - 2 years later than planned we were off. Iceland 2022 was underway. Flights from London Luton were booked up over a year...
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Day 7 and the final day - Cairngorm Mountains
February 20, 2022 - This was the day I was most looking forward to, a day in the Cairngorm mountains. I could walk up into these mountains a...
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Scotland Day 3 Boat trip to Staffa and Lunga
November 22, 2021 - This was the last full day on the Island and we had planned a boat trip out to the Treshnish Islands taking in Staffa an...
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Day 2 Mull
November 22, 2021 - Mull - Day 2
Day 2 and I was up and out early as the weather looked good. Ricky and Adrian opted for a lay in. Plan was...
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Iceland Day 7-8
September 30, 2019 - Day 7 Eyrarbakki and Floi
We stopped off at an area that looked pretty good as we had seen a few birds flying about. We...
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Iceland Day 5-6
September 26, 2019 - Day 5
This morning we were off to Lake Myvatn. Even though the weather didn't look great it was an area we both wanted...
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Iceland Day 3 and 4
July 09, 2019 - Day 3
Day 3 started with an early start on route 54 to Snaefellsnes again. It was well over 20 miles before we saw anot...
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Iceland 2019 Day 1-2
June 12, 2019 - After a lot of time and planning the day had come. After an over night stay at the Hilton Gatwick (probably the best hot...
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Scotland 2016
February 22, 2016 - Scotland - 18th - 22nd Feb 2016
Thursday 18th Feb
After months in the planning today was the day we set off for a wint...
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Cyprus Day 9-10
May 18, 2015 - May 1st
I was planning on taking in the Klavdia to Pyrga Area today after it was recommended by Jane but a wrong turn...
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Cyprus Days 5-6
May 08, 2015 - 27th April
Going to try Larnaca area again today as off to Cape Greco this afternoon with the wife. Normally managed...
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Cyprus Days 3 and 4 Larnaka
May 06, 2015 - April25th
First morning in Larnaka so I thought I would check out the normal places
First stop the Tekke Mosque. T...
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Cyprus Day 1-2
May 03, 2015 - This year saw the wife and I return to Cyprus. Its a perfect place for us as it has beaches (i hate seating on them) and...
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farmoor Reservoir
April 06, 2015 - Went back for the Red-necked Grebe and this time it delivered!!! I arrived on site at 8am and it was thick with fog. Sad...
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RSPB Darts Farm Devon
March 24, 2015 - After seeing some awesome photos of the Pendueline Tits at Darts Farm i thought I would pay another visit. I hadn't been...
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Tockington
March 18, 2015 - A few hours locally it always a great way to spend an afternoon. I first thought i would check out the small stream that...
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Forest of Dean
March 04, 2015 - Had a great day in the forest of Dean. Started of slowly with a few hours at Parkend Cricket Club for a quick glimpse of...
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Somerset
March 02, 2015 - Early finish in work so I thought I would travel around Somerset and try tick a few local long stayers. First stop was C...
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Little Bunting
February 22, 2015 - After a busy few weeks at work I managed to find a few hours to go and see the Long staying Little Bunting at Forest Far...
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Scotland - Cairngorms Part 4
February 08, 2015 - Last day of our trip was going to spent at Loch Garten. Its a great place in the summer to see Osprey but in the winter...
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Scotland Part 3 Cairngorms
February 07, 2015 - After what was a fantastic day yesterday it was going to be hard to beat. The plan for today, Weather depending was to v...
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Scotland Part 2 Cairngorms
February 07, 2015 - Thursday.
After driving across from Aberdeen it suddenly dawned on me that I had packed any waterproof trousers luckily...
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Scotland Trip February 2015 Part1 Stockton - Aberdeen
February 04, 2015 - After weeks in the Planning the day had finally come to start the Journey north to Scotland. The plan was to head to Sto...
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Slimbridge
December 17, 2014 - Day out at Slimbridge in Search of Bewick and Water Rail
The Water Rail was seen briefly feeding under the feeders at t...
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Walpole Park, Gosport, Hampshire
December 07, 2014 - After returning to the same Gosport boating lake for 13 years I though it was about time to pay the Ring-billed Gull a v...
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Bishopston - Rose-coloured Starling
November 29, 2014 - A late start at work was the perfect excuse to get out and see the Rose-coloured Starling that had turned up in Inner Br...
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Davidstow Airfield and Steart WWT
October 30, 2014 - After my attempt to photograph the Long staying American Golden Plover over a week ago failed, another attempt was on th...
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Cheddar and Aust
October 27, 2014 - After a Brian Thompson tip off yesterday i decided to head to Cheddar to see if i could photograph the Dippers that Bria...
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Budleigh Salterton
October 23, 2014 - A brief after work trip to see the very tame Grey Phalarope or Red Phalarope if your from the other side of the Pond, th...
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Davidstow Airfield
October 20, 2014 - The very photogenic American Golden Plover at Davidstow Airfield in Cornwall had me interested all week. Then seeing som...
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Farmoor Réservoir
October 01, 2014 - A Red-necked Grebe had been seen recently at Farmoor Reservoir recently so I took a trip to see if i could locate this r...
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New Passage
September 22, 2014 - Early finish from work and a lovely autumn afternoon meant a few hours out and about. After yesterdays report of a Pecto...
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Upton Warren Nature Reserve
September 17, 2014 - Thought i would pay a brief visit to Upton Warren Nature Reserve to catch up with the reported Temmincks Stint. After se...
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Cheddar Reservoir
September 15, 2014 - Dull early start to the day for a trip with Lee Gardner to Cheddar Reservoir for the Little Stint and then hopefully ont...
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Farmoor Reservoir
September 06, 2014 - Travelled across to Oxfordshire in search of the reported Curlew Sandpipers at Farmoor Reservoir. This is a place i have...
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