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15/5/13, Redes Mere: c250 Swallows. 15 Common Swifts. c100 House Martins. 20 Sand Martins. Astbury Mere (evening visit): Female Pochard. Andy Goodwin told me it was still present on the…

9/5/13, Astbury Mere: Having worked from home while having some solar panels installed I paid an evening visit after work and the highlight was large numbers of Swifts and hirundines whizzing low…
Hating cliches, apologies for the title of this post, but there is no other way of discribing it. Last week (Thursday evening I think) my attention was drawn to the water's edge by some squabbling…
From Birds of Banff Bay

2/5/13, Bent Farm Sand Quarry: Singing Lesser Whitethroat in the same small hedge as a singing Common Whitethroat at Sandy Lane. Male Orange Tip. Green-veined White. 5 Blackcaps (4 singing) 9…
24/4/13, Astbury Mere: First winter drake Scaup still. I am not aware of any more recent sightings thereby ending a 39 day stay. This bird and another appeared on four different occasions since…

17/4/13, Astbury Mere: ‘White’ Wagtail briefly feeding along the bank at around 13.00. 35 Sand Martins, 2 Swallows and a House Martin. 60 Tufted Ducks. 5 singing Willow Warblers. First winter…
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My birding exploits mainly in Holmes Chapel but also nearby bits of Cheshire and elsewhere and probably sometimes bits of other wildlife, gardening, music, landscape history and stuff like that.
Last Post: 21 May 2013
I'm not the worlds greatest birder but you really cannot beat the thrill of the sea bird colony. Suicidal kittiwakes,rows and rows of dumb founded looking guillemots,clownish puffins and artic terns...
My eyes have only recently been opened to the wonderful world of birds in this country. A recent career move has benefitted my appreciation and an ample garden at home has only encouraged my desire...
Last Post: 11 Mar 2011
In the past I have worked as a safari guide and managed a lodge in South Africa and whilst there were many of the big creatures that most people come to see around, it has always been the birds that...
Last Post: 21 Dec 2010
Hi all, Sorry but I`m new to all this blogging !!! I am off on holiday very near to Milford Haven, Penbrookshire in a couple of week and wondered if there was any good, local places for bird...
Last Post: 15 Jun 2012
Hi my name is Denise and I built a guest house in the atlas mountains in a place called Ouzoud, and I had a guest come and stay from London who like my-self is interested in watching birds, the Atlas...
My local patch is in rural mid suffolk. I am fairly close to woodland and open farmland, so we get a good variety of birds in the garden.Over 25 species recorded in our garden over the years. recent...
Last Post: 27 Dec 2012
I have been birdwatching for the total of 3hrs and decided I would like to take it up as a hobby, have yet to invest in some binochols yet but will do soon! is there a good way to keep a good...
Living a stone's throw from Banff Bay and the mouth of the River Deveron it is difficult to avoid noticing the increase in diversity of bird populations over the past 5 years. The trigger to start...
Last Post: 13 May 2013
Hi Ive just been out in the garden and seen a white black bird. White as snow, with a yellow beak is this common.
Last Post: 27 Apr 2012
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A year in the life of a New Zealand blackbird called Crumb
Last Post: 18 Aug 2010
Myself,love bird watching,a member of the R.S.P.B try to be out there spotting them,never no what to expect, But my main interest is to photograph them,using a Nikon d3100 and a Nikon d40,but i...
Last Post: 17 Apr 2012

My wife is constantly complaining about me putting my bird photographs on her facebook page so I decided to bite the bullet and join the Internet age and set up my own blog.
Last Post: 14 Sep 2010
I enjoy watching birds from the comfort of my garden and on the road birding. I look forward to sharing my garden birding experiences with you all!
Casual amateur ornithology enthusiast with outdoor obsession
Last Post: 22 Mar 2012
Hello to anybody taking the time to read this! I’ve been birding for about 8 years, mostly in the interior of Norfolk with varying degrees of success. I would love to class my self as a 'patch...
Last Post: 16 Jun 2010
hello i am new to this site and i am in love with wildlife and ador all my pets i have 3 cats 4 fish and 11 frogs and every time Im eating my breakfast i always see the family of pigeons outside the...
Hi, My name is Matthew Foakes and I come from Essex. I am a young birder at the age of 12 year of age. I hope to intrest you with my birding stories and what I have resently been up to. Hope...
Last Post: 27 Feb 2011
I am an amateur birder and I do bird photography and birdwatching in and around the place I reside. I live in Mysore, India. my Profession is Agriculture & Plantations. I study the behavior of birds...
Hi, I have just signed up to Birdwatch, so I dont really know how to do anything on here yet. But a couple of months ago I went to RSPB Elmley Marshes, and took some photos. There is one photo I took...
i'm a sometimes birder in the north west, but keen nevertheless !!
Last Post: 04 Nov 2010
Greetings, all. New blogger, here. I'm Paddy, from Surrey, now sharing my life between my house on the Costa Blanca and my lodge near Chichester. I run a Palm tree business over here in Spain which...
Last Post: 08 Feb 2013
im new to this hobby, but i have found how benefical this hobby is mentally.It brings peace of mind to sit and listen to birdsong and see so many different animals. This is all new to me however, so...
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HELLO FELLOW PIC TAKERS HOPE YOU ARE ALL WELL .... I USED TO DO A LOT OF BIRDWATCHING AND I ENJOYED IT LOADS... BUT THERE WAS SOME THING MISSING I HAD NO PHOTOS TO LOOK AT SO I GOT A CAMERA AND MY...
costal of persian gulf is a paradis for many of birds
Last Post: 10 Oct 2011

A few years ago i started to list the sightings of ring-necked parakeets in my local patch, which is Romford in Essex from just a few sightings to little communal groups , Are now common from 6 birds...
Join me at Songbirds Slaughter (http://songbirds-slaughter.org.uk/) and help me raise awareness of the plummet in numbers of songbirds. I know it's not an easy issue to correct but something must...
Last Post: 20 Sep 2012
Find out what the staff at Birdwatch magazine have been up to. From patch watching to rarity hunting, year listing to lifers, we take it in turns to update you with all our birding goings on.
Last Post: 18 Apr 2013
I've been birding since 1972 in my home county of (West) Sussex and generally work the coastal area around Selsey Bill, Pagham Harbour and Climping Gap. I keep a birding diary and update my records...
Last Post: 24 May 2010
Our garden looks over farmland and for the second year running we have barn owls in our nest box. Last year four chicks hatched and two survived. Two eggs laid to date with hen sitting and waiting...
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I am a wildlife artist and recently bought a disc from a wildlife photographer to paint from. I loved this bird and have painted it. Can anyone help by telling me what bird this is? All I know is...
Hello, My name is Peter Fisher and welcome to my blog. I have been birding since February 2010 so I still have a lot to Learn.



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