Advice from a not so Expert Birder, a guest post by Liam Thompson
I don’t know about you, but whenever I talk to a birder with decades of experience I leave the conversation […]
Nature Notes #2
Spring has sprung, at long last. And all about my local area, the sapphire blooms of English bluebell mingle […]
Top 10 Facts: Willow Tit
Late discovery. The Willow Tit and the much more abundant Marsh tit are incredibly difficult to tell apart, even by […]
Lilac-breasted Roller – Sabrina Salome
“Meet what might be Kruger National Park’s most photogenic bird: The Lilac-breasted Roller. These birds are more than just a […]
RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch – My Results
There is still time this weekend to take part in the RSPB’s annual Big Garden Birdwatch – a fabulous (and […]
Birding in Northumberland 2017: the highlights
Now, this is a post for the avian-inclined individuals out there… For those of you who didn’t know, I set […]
Report reveals the impact of climate change on UK birds
The distribution, numbers and behaviour of birds in the UK are changing because of a changing climate according to a new […]
Birders Behaving Badly
By large, birders are a nice bunch and bad behaviour and poor etiquette among devotees is, thankfully, rather scarce – […]
Farewell university, once again
Well, that’s that then. Today, after four months of fieldwork, data analysis, frustration, sublime locations and sensational wildlife, I submitted my […]
North of England Curlew Festival: Some Thoughts
This Saturday past, myself, Sacha and Matt had the pleasure to attend the first and hopefully, annual, North of England […]
Here’s why I, personally, watch birds
My attention was recently drawn to an interesting article authored for The Conversation by the esteemed and eloquent Dr Robert Lambert. Centred […]
Top 10 Facts: The Tawny Owl
I heard a Tawny Owl last night. A nocturnal foray to my local store interrupted by an eerie, frightfully abrupt, […]
The Decline of the Yellowhammer in the UK
Last week I posted an article regarding the woeful decline of one of my favourite garden birds: the Willow Tit. […]
