Chirping

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April 14, 2010

A single Swallow... (Russell F Spencer)A busy few days have been…

Leaving on a jet plane

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April 8, 2010

It was an interesting day today. Whilst watching a Northern Wheatear…

Leicester not forget!

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April 7, 2010

TUB and John HagueAs usual, the photographs documenting my adventures…

Tomorrow's the day

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April 6, 2010

On Sunday I journeyed north to Leicester in my mum's car that…

Eternal dreamer

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April 2, 2010

Desert Wheatear - why not? (John Charman)The last couple of mornings…

Follow the Tower 42 Bird Study Group blog

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April 1, 2010

I don't often blatantly plug other blogs, but you have to check…

Can I have some more hours in the day please?

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March 30, 2010

European Serin (Russell F Spencer)Another day in the office was…

Rubbing shoulders at The Palace

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March 29, 2010

Lord knows how I managed to get into the Palace with no tie and…

First The Tower next The Palace!

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March 28, 2010

This morning at The Scrubs I scored another Woodcock having unintentionally…

Tower of Power!

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March 27, 2010

White Stork - a possible sight from T42? (Russell F Spencer)The…

All set

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March 26, 2010

Black-headed Gull (Jakub Puskas)It's the eve before the launch…

Cocky!

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March 23, 2010

Woodcock (Michael Flowers - http://eybirdwatching.blogspot.com/)This…

Wheatear bonanza

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March 23, 2010

Northern Wheatear (Dean Eades)The harbingers of spring finally…

Extremadura extras

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March 17, 2010

The Tower looms. Well the Tower 42 Bird Study Group launch that…

A Scrub's Chat

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March 16, 2010

A winter male Common Stonechat (Dean Eades)This morning's visit…

Jamaican vagrant

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March 15, 2010

Tree Swallows (K. Hirabayashi)Life's been pretty busy recently,…

The tall day is coming....

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March 10, 2010

Visible migration watching over Tower 42 (Russell F Spencer)I…

Charmed life

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March 9, 2010

TUB looking for Great Spotted Cuckoo in Extremadura (Russell…

Extremadura? Extremagood!

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March 8, 2010

It's been a little while since I last wrote an entry on my blog.…

Great weather for ducks.....and gulls

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February 26, 2010

A heavily moulting 3rd winter (?) Yellow-legged Gull (photographed…

Extremadura here I come

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February 24, 2010

Blue Rock Thrush (Stephen Daly)This time next week I will be…

Back to work

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February 22, 2010

After yesterday's extreme laziness, I awoke early and ready for…

An utterly lazy Sunday

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February 22, 2010

Where all great dreams beginI had a right royal day off today.…

Essex birds

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February 19, 2010

Did anyone see Natural World on BBC2 at couple weeks ago about…

Still frickin' cold

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February 17, 2010

Black-headed Gull with blurred Herring Gull (Russell F Spencer)The…

Be brave

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February 16, 2010

The big news today was the confirmation of the identity of yesterday's…

The only way is up

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February 14, 2010

Starlings (Russell F Spencer)Last week ended quite negatively…

Where are the Brighton birders?

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February 11, 2010

Just give me the sunshineA busy day was had at The Urban Birder…

The Urban Birder goes to Potters Bar!

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February 11, 2010

I was supposed to arise at 4.30am this morning to take my mum…

A great flocking day!

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February 7, 2010

Perhaps 5,000 Starlings in a swirling massSunset from Palace…

Brighton Bound

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February 6, 2010

Brighton's StarlingsNothing too crazy to report today as nothing…

Unpleasant Pheasant

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February 5, 2010

Cock Pheasant (David Darrell Lambert)Today was a great day!Primarily…

Another day in the office

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February 3, 2010

TUB on the Oban to Mull ferry (Russell F Spencer)I tried to get…

Up and down

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February 2, 2010

Short-eared Owl on Cape Clear, Eire (Andy Cook)Bit of a mixed…

Busy

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February 2, 2010

A deceased immature Black-headed Gull - an unusual Big Garden…

Buckingham Palace

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January 29, 2010

A Highland cow - absolutely nothing to do with anything royalty!I've…

Out of the loop

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January 27, 2010

Drake Tufted Ducks (Des McKenzie)At last the copy I wrote for…

Crow Planet

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January 26, 2010

I'm quite getting into this book reviewing lark as they slowly…

Mull reprise

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January 24, 2010

TUB and some Mull locals (Russell F Spencer)Snow flurry (Russell…

The new Bible has arrived!

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January 22, 2010

My long awaited copy of the Bible arrived today courtesy of publishers…

Back at The Urban Birder Towers

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January 21, 2010

Great Kiskadee (Yvette Spencer)After yesterday's excitement,…

Adverts?? Whatever next?

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January 20, 2010

Today was quite weird. This afternoon I was pretending to be…

Where's my new Collin's Guide?

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January 19, 2010

Great Egret (Stephen Daly)Had a busy day today with a few tasks…

More of Mull

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January 18, 2010

TUB writing in Oban (Russell F Spencer)Somewhere beautiful on…

Images of Glasgow

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January 18, 2010

TUB at Hogganfield Park Local Nature Reserve (Russell F Spencer)First-winter…

What I've been missing

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January 16, 2010

All images courtesy of the London Wetland CentreWell, I'm back…

I'm an honorary member of the Mull Bird Club

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January 14, 2010

The RSPB's Dave Sexton & Debby Thorne with TUBYou've gotta…

SoliMull

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January 13, 2010

Mull has surprised me in a couple of ways. The first is the number…

Mulling things over

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January 12, 2010

A Woodcock casualty on MullHere I am, lying in bed after spending…

That's Bullfinch!