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26/1/12, Hartlebury Common, Worcestershire: Lesser Redpoll*. 27/1/12, Holmes Chapel: Female Blackcap in our garden. Redes Mere: A pair of Mandarin Ducks*. c115 Greylag Geese. 6…
16/1/12, Brereton Hall: 9 Teals and 2 Little Grebes on the River Croco. Church Lawton: A Tawny Owl was calling outside the British Waterways offices at Red Bull. It was also heard on the…
9/1/12, Astbury Mere: 7 Great Crested Grebes. 10/1/12, Holmes Chapel: A female Blackcap was in our garden eating Claire’s bird cake. It was also present on 14th and 15th. Sandbach Flashes: I…
8/1/12, Sandbach Flashes: I arrived at Pump House Flash at dawn to join Andy Goodwin. As I was setting up my telescope he picked up the Glossy Ibis* flying in with some gulls. Luckily it landed on…
1/1/12, Holmes Chapel (fields to the south): c110 Redwings* included a couple of large flocks to check through feeding in the fields. 4 Siskins* at Croco Park. 13 Yellowhammers* included 10…
29/12/11, Budworth Mere: An adult Black-throated Diver* was a great bird to see although the winds were horrendous and I had to hold onto my scope so it didn’t blow away. News of this bird broke as…
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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: 30 Jan 2012
Dear Friends, Here is a new destination to find good species of rare birds from the Amazon in Ecuador Shiripuno Lodge is the new birding destination for hardcore biders; Shiripuno is located in the...
Last Post: 01 Jul 2010
I have only been birdwatching properly for the past 18 months.Now I'm hooked. I've always had a nesting box on the wall and it has often been used successfully by blue tits. I get many...
I have only been birdwatching properly for the past 18 months.Now I'm hooked. I've always had a nesting box on the wall and it has often been used successfully by blue tits. I get many...
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
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A year in the life of a New Zealand blackbird called Crumb
Last Post: 18 Aug 2010

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
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 readers, my name is Jamie Croft, I am twelve years old and I live in Hornchurch. My blog is about bird stores I have encountered, such as raritys or funny behaviour. ...
Last Post: 15 Dec 2010
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
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...
Nowadays, girls watches are up to date with new fashions and types. Numerous instances the styles will alter yearly, producing it challenging for ladies to wear the easy timepieces of the previous or...
Last Post: 05 Jan 2011
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: 03 Nov 2011
I love this stuff <a href="http://www.superiorpapers.com">research papers</a>
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...
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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