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This is not a mouse-brown sunbird, not sure but could be a Variable Sunbird.

They will be easier to see over the next fortnight, after that there will be fewer of them and they will be more skittish.

Hen Harrier Day seems to be an elephant in the room for birders, I posted the following in a couple of Yorkshire Birding groups. With ten days to go before the Sheffield event and seventeen or eighteen for the rest of the country I thought I'd post it here as the sentiment still applies...

Here's your chance to make your voice heard a bit louder, 4th August Sheffield. Get it on the diary. https://twitter.com/ShefEnvironment/status/992363555348459522

Damage caused by rain run-off

Behind me were three olive trees that had obviously been part of a grove. Behind them was a walled enclosure so the grove should have been in front of me.

Scrub behind the fly tipping. Top habbo.

The river bed

One of the better areas owing to the fly tipping making it inaccessible

This is the area that has been replanted, still pretty much devoid of any life

As above

Most of these empty areas still have some kind of footprint of what was there before.

There's still water present, just no plants or wildlife to make the most of it.

This will hopefully give you an idea of the area I covered. The scale is in the bottom left corner

This shows the extent to which trees and bushes are removed, a whole line trees had been removed leaving just the holes. This scene was repeated over a large area.

I did a lot of searching around the interweb before this holiday and found very few references to birding in Marrakech other than a few sightings whilst people were on their way elsewhere so I feel compelled to make it quite clear what it can be like. This is not a review of birding in Morocco...

It's all happeing in New Zealand. Or not. http://metro.co.uk/2018/02/08/blind-bisexual-goose-stuck-love-triangle-two-swans-dies-aged-40-7296814/

I'm going to Marrakech in February, I won't be going far afield but I can ask when I'm there if that's any use. £800 plus fuel isn't much different to hiring a guide.

http://www.slideshare.net/warbler/large-gulls-of-israel-id

I have my bag on most of the time, I might store camera and scope in the bag and and a tripod on the outside if I am walking the dog (just in case) or I might want to carry scope and camera with an empty bag acting as a belt and harness. The bag has Molle loops so I have a couple of small...

Thanks, will look at that.

I currently have a Lowepro 400AW, fantastic in some ways and not so in others. Fantastic- Light, rugged and I really like the access via the back. After sales service is fantastic as one of the buckles is too small and prone to breaking. Not so - It's billed as an outdoors bag so where is the...

You could always give a nod to the film the Mouse on the Moon and make it a Bobolink.

If you don't drop on them, Bolton Abbey is a reliable site.

Lowepro do an excellent range and wonderful after sales service. You can probably get this one cheaper elsewhere but it's the one I use. https://www.lowepro.co.uk/brands/lowepro/flipside/flipside-400-aw/pd203/