Chirping

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February 12, 2009

I must apologise for my lack of communication over the last few…

Debate

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February 8, 2009

Rock Pipit - Andy CookThis morning I lay in bed debating. Should…

The sun is coming

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February 7, 2009

The past couple of days have been particularly busy for me and…

Money and Woodcocks

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February 6, 2009

A Mourning Dove - no relevance to anything at all really!The…

Tundra

6 Comments

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February 4, 2009

I woke up to a nippy morning. The lure of my bed although strong,…

Nada

5 Comments

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February 3, 2009

The snow in Croydon today - Kim DixonThankfully, the forecasted…

Happy Christmas - again!

4 Comments

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February 3, 2009

The view from my front windowLondon and the south east received…

Spring Oddity

6 Comments

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January 31, 2009

As per usual on a Saturday, I donned my 'The Cat' goalkeeping…

Posts yesterday - Poles today

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January 30, 2009

I can't believe it!!For two mornings in a row, I've dragged my…

Hitting the post

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January 29, 2009

Mute Swan - Petria WhelanAt last I made it out to a rather waterlogged…

Jet!

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January 28, 2009

Planning migrations..After Monday night's mega jabbering I took…

Orator? Move over Barack!

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January 27, 2009

Mike Dilger & I in our Clacton dressing roomThe day has come.…

The Bird Loving Cat

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January 25, 2009

Football on Saturday morning was a bit of a triumph as we won…

Pornithology?

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January 23, 2009

Haviside's Dolphins - their relevance to this blog will become…

Blackbird. Black night.

4 Comments

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January 22, 2009

Rain, rain, rain. It was that kind of day; dull, dingy and the…

The Dilge & I

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January 21, 2009

So much for getting up early today.Well I did, but I slunk back…

President Obama and House Sparrows

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January 20, 2009

A chirpy male House Sparrow (actually photographed in Los Angeles!)As…

Urban ramblings

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January 18, 2009

Pec Sand in Buenos Aires (James Lowen)To be honest, I've been…

They smelt of pubs.....

4 Comments

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January 15, 2009

I didn't have an appropriate photo.Last night I had my first…

Transvestites

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January 13, 2009

Quite a constructive day today.Spent the morning writing and…

Blue and Grey Finches?

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January 12, 2009

I like blue skiesIt was a wet and dismal for most of the day.…

Joy.......and pain!

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January 11, 2009

Hedge Accentor (Dunnock) Andy CookI arose bright and fairly early…

Cold comfort

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January 10, 2009

The past few days were cold but when I trotted onto the astra-turf…

Sick pigeons

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January 9, 2009

Ahh! Is there some sick over there?It was bloody freezing today!Which…

Reflections

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January 8, 2009

Me a little while agoI've been a near hermit for the last few…

Business as usual

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January 6, 2009

Black-headed Gull (Petria Whelan)I barely ventured out the front…

One down - ten to go!

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January 5, 2009

Brrrrrr! It was brass monkeys here in Notting Hill today. Okay,…

Norfolk 'n' good

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January 4, 2009

Bohemian Waxwing (Sacha Barbato)After football on Saturday morning…

Ghost writers wanted!

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January 3, 2009

Stonechat (David Fettes)A trip down to The Scrubs this morning…

Happy New Year folks!

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January 1, 2009

I hope that everyone had a safe New Year's celebrations.I was…

Great Bittern!

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December 30, 2008

Great Bittern (Simon Osbourne)Imagine the scene: it's a freezing,…

I'm running out of days!

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December 29, 2008

My quest continues to achieve the magical 100 species mark. The…

A Great Black-back

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December 26, 2008

Great Black-backed Gull at The ScrubsThis morning I managed to…

Happy Christmas - One and All!

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December 25, 2008

Tessa Dunlop and The Urban Birder at BBC Radio LondonFirst thing…

I'm back on it!

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December 21, 2008

For once I managed to get out of bed and head down to the hallowed…

I must start birding....

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December 20, 2008

I've just realised that I haven't so much as looked at a bird…

Give me some slack!

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December 19, 2008

Geez, I've been totally slack when it comes to this blogging…

Bristol

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December 16, 2008

The Dilge and The Urban BirderJumped on a train from Paddington…

Starling City

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December 14, 2008

A tiny fraction of the Starlings on Brighton PierI went on a…

Get out!

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December 10, 2008

My chances of getting just 5 more species to hit a 'ton' at The…

Let's make movies!

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December 9, 2008

It's been a hectic few days punctuated by the hours I spent deliberating…

Football

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December 6, 2008

My late night radio show with Tessa Dunlop went very well. Along…

Not so good.....

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December 5, 2008

Not such a great day today.Went to The Scrubs in the morning…

Trouble at mill

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December 4, 2008

This morning was dismal. Rain, grey and drab. I journeyed to…

Starlings

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December 3, 2008

European Starling John CharmanAnother lovely morning, though…

Mixed blessings

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December 2, 2008

I finally made it to The Scrubs this morning! I actually woke…

Planning a Waxwing invasion

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December 1, 2008

I woke up to a gorgeous morning today. I also woke up late. Too…

Rained off

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November 30, 2008

The alarm went off at 6am this morning. That's typical for me…

The Urban Birder