North Bull Island – From Sandbar to Sanctuary

The summer months have a habit of wiping my memory of the biting gales, which are out in full force these dark winter evenings. Maybe it's karma for my not having hayfever when pollen is drifting about on the wind; my eyes stream because my hair whips into them at Mach 1 speed. Yet I… Continue reading North Bull Island – From Sandbar to Sanctuary

Shelduck – The Goosiest Duck

The post-Halloween-pre-Christmas curmudgeon that is November sure can feel like a slog; a dark, cold, wet slog. As the weather gets worse, the last thing you may want to do is get up and get out of the house to do some bird watching, especially down by the coast where the wind can really bite… Continue reading Shelduck – The Goosiest Duck