There is not much to see in the garden at this time of year. The usual selection of yellowhammers, swallows, starlings, crows, magpies and pheasants can be seen on the drive to the station. A trip to Yorkshire last month showed how buzzards seem to be flourishing as I sa w two along the A1 in the vicinity of Peterborough. At Whitby there was the usual selection of sea birds, dominated by herring gulls as usual. I was very lucky when taking a walk on the East Pier at high tide as there as a seal fishing between the pier and the rocks. Luckily I had the camera in my bag. Earlier today I was pleased to see a red kite flying above Chesham as I hadn't seen one in the area for several months
Once upon a time you could find me birding on the Thames marshes almost every weekend through the winter. For various reasons I am now seldom able to travel to good birding sites. I am lucky, however, to live in the beautiful Chiltern Hills and this blog is to document the birds that I see on my own patch.