The river, home of the Dippers,  a perfect and typical habitat. It's still early in February, too early for any real breeding to have begun…

I had been waiting for the water levels to retreat just a little before I started this year's observations. When I arrived at the site…

Obviously a female Blackcap feeding on apple. Oddly this winter, we have't had one male in the garden but a female on a dozen or…

I have just started my annual observations of Dippers that breed on a river close to the Dartmoor National Park in Devon .  Last year…

It's hard to take a picture of this species that makes them look pretty but I suppose the plumage in this picture is quite attractive…

I was quite intrigued yesterday to see some 'courting" activity between a pair of Redshanks who won't be breeding here in Devon but probably on…