As the features I have added to the garden continue to mature - 2 years for the back 'hedgerow' and coming up to a year for the pond - a few visitors not typically recorded were seen this month.

First of all a Sparrowhawk was quietly observing the garden from the big …

The first outing this month was to RSPB Rainham Marshes, with my kids, the first time they've both been out with me birding! Their initial excitment of having binoculars and running along the boardwalks soon waned and we had to go for ice cream. Two raptors, Sparrowhawk and Hobby were …

Just one visit this month, and to Tyttenhanger GPs to connect with a WHITE-WINGED BLACK TERN. It had been reported as being present on various rarity sites; a life tick for me! It was one of the fishing scrapes aka Willows Lakes, but I included it in a checklist for …

A routine visit to Leverett Pond was soon followed by a trip to Belle Isle Marshes where a Eastern Wood-Pewee was the highlight. A day after that, at Boston Public Gardens, a surprise Great Crested Flycatcher was on the island.

Monday 12th, Olmsted Park--Leverett Pond, Suffolk County, MA, USA.

Tuesday …