London patch visits to Regent's Park for plenty of thrushes feeding on berries: Redwing, Mistle Thrush, Blackbird; at Darlands Lake for Tawny Owl, Bullfinch & my first Kingfisher in London!

Tuesday 3rd, Regent's Park--Boating Lake, London, UK.

Sunday 8th, Darlands Lake NR, London, UK.

Wednesday 11th, Regent's Park--Boating Lake, London, UK …

After another blank month in January, at last some proper birding! At Mayday Farm in the Brecks, I went looking for displaying Northern Goshawk with Isabelle who was very patient despite being bored. Her restlessness and hunger caused us to return to the car where we had great views of …

With a house move severly restricting my chances to go birding in December, I only managed to get to Tyttenhanger GPs once to see a scarcity Hawfinch. I connected with 10 of them in the tall trees to the south of the main pit. It was satisfying to see them …

After last month's misdirection I got back to Tyttenhanger Gravel Pits and with better weather was able to see the proper site. I saw 43 species with wetland, meadow and farmland species represented. It's an excellent location to be a new patch, despite the drive involved getting there.

The next …

After relocating back to London, my new local neighbourhood of Southgate turned up a very surprising Bohemian Waxwing, trilling from a skinny tree outside the local supermarket. I could scarcely believe my eyes!

Otherwise, there was only one outing, and that was to a new birding site, Tyttenhanger Gravel Pits …

Back in the UK, I visited a couple of familar places as I sought to reconnect with birding in the UK after 5 years in the USA.

On the first of the month, Chosely Drying Barns hosted what appeared to be a good Rough-Legged Buzzard. Myself and two other birders …