Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos) Any day now and they will be enchanting us with their magical music again. The Nightingale will be back – but only in ...

Lesser Redpoll (Carduelis Cabaret) Remember the famous cinema quote from Tom Hanks, playing the Forrest Gump character in the film of the same name? ‘Momma ...

The Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus) With the snowdrops bursting through and the days noticeably longer I had been expecting the return of a powerful ...

Happy New Year! And may you enjoy seeing many more birds in, around, and over Cranleigh and its surrounding villages. So what can you expect? If you are an ...

Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) I can’t be sure if it will be a white Christmas this year – but it will certainly be a black one. Each December, as the ...

Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix) RED-listed What’s going up and down Thousands of us are in for another top firework display at the Cranleigh bonfire. It ...

Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca) ‘Tut tut’ The voice came softly during one of those baking days of this endless summer. Then again: ‘Tut tut.’ Well, ...

Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris) Our long hot summer has born a butterfly bonanza all around the south of England, enabling many of us to enjoy some unusual ...

Starling singing (Sturnus vulgaris) If they were rarities then birdwatchers would travel hundreds of miles to see them. Starlings! Surely most people can ...

Wood Pigeons in flight © Andreas Trepte It’s the month when many bird species notably flock up after breeding. There are various reasons why they do this ...

Falco peregrinus The Blue Tits’ alarm calls earlier this Spring signalled a likely raptor was approaching and as I looked up to see what it would be a ...

Woodlark Lullula arborea Lots of people think Spring is truly sprung when they hear the first Cuckoo or see the first Swallow. But for me it is long before ...