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A useful guide for making the most of winter birding this year. Winter is a fantastic time for UK birders, as the most interesting species flock together in spectacular numbers. … Continue reading The Best UK Locations for Winter Bird Spotting
I don’t know about you, but whenever I talk to a birder with decades of experience I leave the conversation with two feelings. First: admiration, for their ability to confidently … Continue reading Advice from a not so Expert Birder, a guest post by Liam Thompson
I dislike our tendency to name storms and weather fronts almost as much as I dislike our habit of blowing such things entirely out of proportion in this country. Often … Continue reading Newcastle Diaries: the eye of the beast
Given the state of the wider countryside and the impact of habitat loss, development and changes in land-use upon bird communities never has it been more important to take proper … Continue reading Catering for Garden Birds: A how-to guide
There is still time this weekend to take part in the RSPB’s annual Big Garden Birdwatch – a fabulous (and fun) scheme which contributes greatly to the knowledge surrounding our … Continue reading RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch – My Results
Another year and another early start for yet another fine Northumberland Bird Race. Our team total of 106 species observed during the event, despite being very much down from the … Continue reading Northumberland Winter Birdrace 2018
Unless you have been living under a rock, or are simply disinterested in this sort of thing, you will surely have heard by now that this Autumn has seen an unprecedented … Continue reading Enjoying this Autumn’s must see spectacle
