Robin (Erithacus rubecula) Birding can have its laughs and crazy moments. Sometimes it’s truly crackers. Like the time I was on the Isles of Scilly and ...

Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) The apples are ready and now I’m waiting for the ‘chock-a-chock chock’. No, it’s not some sort of sweet fireworks night treat ...

What a pretty, innocent, and fresh-looking face. There I was, only feet away from a Redwing on the pavement. The ‘go faster’ white stripe above the eye was ...

Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) A flash or shining iridescent sky-blue shoots by like an arrow – and before you can fully register its magnificence it has gone. ...

Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) Eyes will be looking up to the skies above Cranleigh, Ewhurst and surrounding villages this month for August’s annual free ...

'Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes): singing like it is four times bigger’ The variety of shops run by much-loved local entrepreneurs in Cranleigh has tailed ...

Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) Have any of you noticed how clean the front of your car is nowadays? Some 15 to 20 years ago there was a regular ...

Northern Royal Albatross (Diomedea sanfordi) Dawn on a bright spring morning. Let’s see what’s about. Familiar birds seem to be up early. A Song Thrush ...

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 ...