My chances of getting just 5 more species to hit a ‘ton’ at The Scrubs are diminishing by the day. I guess it would help if I went to my patch in the mornings! This morning I spent at home working and tomorrow morning I have a voiceover. Hopefully, Friday will see me stalking the […]
It’s been a hectic few days punctuated by the hours I spent deliberating over my Readers Digest piece and the article on urban birding in Prague that I was crafting for Bird Watching Magazine. Both took a lot longer to complete than what I originally imagined. Also, I’ve been doing a lot of plotting and […]
My late night radio show with Tessa Dunlop went very well. Along with a Texan lady who made diamond jewellery, we chatted about the jewellery heist in Paris, child abduction, voice projection, race and perhaps 30 seconds on birds! I left there at 1am and drove home to bed only to be up again at […]
Not such a great day today. Went to The Scrubs in the morning and saw zilch. The bushes were empty, not even a Blue Tit. The best bird was a pair of Canada Geese that flew low north towards the Grand Union Canal as I was leaving. At home things didn’t get any better. I […]
This morning was dismal. Rain, grey and drab. I journeyed to east Acton, west London to meet with Fiona Barclay at the Birdguides offices to do a voiceover. I’m working on an interesting project with them that will be launched in the New Year. I’m very excited about it. On the way back to the […]
European Starling John Charman Another lovely morning, though this time I spent it in bed with my laptop tapping away, missing God knows what at the Scrubs. It looks like I’ll be heading off to Scotland next Thursday to chase Waxwings. I only hope that there will be sizable flocks to see. I also have […]
I finally made it to The Scrubs this morning! I actually woke up on time! Apart from a wintering male Reed Bunting, a Stonechat and 7 overflying Fieldfares there was nothing of note to be seen. Even the numbers of gulls loafing on the football pitches was low with just about 100 Black-headed’s, around 10 […]
I woke up to a gorgeous morning today. I also woke up late. Too late to go to The Scrubs to discover one or more of the five species that I need to hit the magical hundred. I suppose there’s always tomorrow. Today was a good day in The Urban Birder office. BBC’s The One […]
The alarm went off at 6am this morning. That’s typical for me because I like to build in a bit of ‘injury’ time or snooze time as most people call it. Even though I can get up instantly, I like to wake up in 10 minute increments. Anyway, this morning I stared out of my […]
Hi. After much badgering from many quarters I have taken the plunge and have joined the millions of bloggers that have been revealing elements of their lives for years. In this blog, I would like to invite you on my daily ornithological journey – through city and wilderness. Let me know what you think.