Once again these aerial masters are showing extremely close to the hides today as they have for the past week or so. Those other aerial masters - the swallows and house martins are also about. Looking between these black boomerang things that keep...

Some good highlights this week as more birds are passing through or arriving. Whimbrel : The highlight of the week with 4 birds perched on the dam for a couple of hours on Wednesday evening Swift : The first birds have arrived and are screaming...

On April 2 nd 2012 I officially started my 18 month traineeship with the RSPB, at the magnificent Saltholme reserve. The traineeship is funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund – they do both ecology and visitor services traineeships. I am the latter...

Hello, it's the weekend again so today's blog, as usual, is full of your fab photos! There have been quite a few interesting 'landings' from birds this week. On Wednesday we had turnstones , dunlin , grey plover , bar tailed godwits...

Essex bird artist Richard Allen (who painted our wonderful river wall, bus stop and Ken Barrett Hide murals) has an exhibition of his work in the Purfleet Hide from today through to the 28th May. Magnificent portraits and wildlife scenes. It costs nothing...