Chirping

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September 30, 2012

I spent two lovely days in the Netherlands last Thursday and…

The Wanderer Returns!

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September 5, 2012

Our 1st Whinchat of the autumn As the rest of…

The morning after the Nightingale before

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September 4, 2012

A migrant Sedge Warbler A female Four-spot…

Southenders

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September 3, 2012

I took a trip out to Southend, Essex on Sunday to check out…

Scrubbing for migrants

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August 29, 2012

A male Common Redstart is in there somewhere - honest! I…

Birding for mermaids (and mermen!)

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August 24, 2012

Recently, I have managed to squeeze in reading a few books…

Goose stepping

5 Comments

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August 16, 2012

A funny thing happened on my patch this morning. I watched…

Who said that there were only foxes in British cities?

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August 14, 2012

A series of bad shots of the Wormwood Scrubs Weasel Yesterday,…

Gunnersbury Triangle LNR

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August 13, 2012

The canopy in Gunnersbury Triangle LNR The…

Love at first light

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August 11, 2012

The Scrubs looking east a couple of mornings ago.…

Rumble in the urban jungle

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August 8, 2012

A Willow Warbler pauses for thought It's has been all about…

Don't call it a comeback

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August 7, 2012

The pipit sign at the 'migration watchpoint' at The Scrubs It…

Cockney Sparrows

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July 9, 2012

A melanistic male House Sparrow (all images by Paul…

I want my summer back!!

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July 4, 2012

Black-crowned Night Heron (David Fettes) Brown…

Mixed Bag

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June 27, 2012

Been totally busy recently giving talks and leading walks for…

Mystery son of a seedeater

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June 13, 2012

All images by Paul Davis Urban birder Paul Davis…

Hidden photo

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June 8, 2012

Nordmann's Greenshank (David Fettes) Have you ever had a…

It was nippy up north!

3 Comments

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June 4, 2012

Atlantic Puffin (David Fettes) It has taken me two days…

Shetland days

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May 29, 2012

My little Shetland Pony Life can be a beach Views…

In transit....

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May 26, 2012

A male Northern Wheatear (Russell F Spencer) I'm sitting…

Avistar 2012

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May 23, 2012

I've recently had a fabulous few days in Sao Paulo, Brazil.…

A quiet day in Sao Paulo

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May 19, 2012

Pale-breasted Thrush (Rick & Elis Simpson) Rufous…

Avistar 2012

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May 18, 2012

Burrowing Owl (D. Fettes) Just got back to my hotel room…

Prolonged winter

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May 15, 2012

I read the depressing news yesterday that Britain is going…

Oh SH1T!!!

7 Comments

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May 15, 2012

All images courtesy of Susan Sammons We've…

West by southeast

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May 12, 2012

Asian Glossy Starling (D. Fettes) I've been back in the UK…

This is the end

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May 7, 2012

Taiwan Blue Magpie (D. Fettes) Taiwan Barbet…

The lifers keep coming!

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May 6, 2012

Oriental Skylark on a brownfield site (D. Fettes) A…

Slowly heading north back to Taipei

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May 5, 2012

Straited Swallows (D. Fettes) Brown Shrike…

The ticks keep coming!

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May 4, 2012

A male Swinhoe's Pheasant (D. Fettes) Pacific Swallow…

More from Taipei and environs

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May 2, 2012

Chinese Bulbul Oriental Turtle Dove Yellow-bellied…

Taipei, Taiwan

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May 1, 2012

The world tour continues and this time I have found myself…

More from Serbia

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May 1, 2012

TUB on a rocky outcrop in northern Serbia (Philly 'The Kid'…

Serbian amphibian adventure

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April 23, 2012

Apologies for not posting anything for nigh on a thousand years…

Sparring Sparrowhawks

3 Comments

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March 31, 2012

A pugnacious female Sparrowhawk (Ian Alexander)Uh-oh, she spotted…

Last day in an urban paradise

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March 29, 2012

Black-shouldered Kite (Stephen Daly)Our final day in Portugal…

Tagus Estuary

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March 27, 2012

Azure-winged Magpie (Stephen Daly)A fantastic day was had spent…

Sado Estuary, Portugal

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March 26, 2012

Great White Egret (Stephen Daly)It's been a long day as I wearily…

Rainham RSPB Reserve walk

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March 25, 2012

Rainham this morningOriginally billed as kids bird walk, my excursion…

I love my patch!

4 Comments

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March 23, 2012

Wormwood Scrubs (Paul Thomas)Spring is coming and every spare…

Jealous guys

8 Comments

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March 20, 2012

Can anyone tell me why a small minority of birders insist on…

Play misty for me

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March 15, 2012

The Scrubs at 6.30amThe Scrubs at 7.30pmAnd that was all I saw…

Kingfisher surprise

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March 14, 2012

Kingfisher (Peter Hewitt)This morning I traipsed down to The…

The Cock of the Rock, King of the Hill, Muscle in Brussels

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March 12, 2012

Egyptian Goose in Brussels (Stephen Boddington)Last weekend I…

Gosforth Park Nature Reserve - saved!

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March 7, 2012

Eurasian Bittern (Russell F Spencer)In November last year I visited…

We needed a Chat

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March 6, 2012

First winter? Male Stonechat (Neville Smith)A fine male Stonechat…

I can smell the spring!

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February 29, 2012

Tagus Estuary, Lisbon, PortugalCattle EgretYellow-legged GullThe…

Pipits in the meadow

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February 24, 2012

Meadow Pipit (Mandy West)Nipped over to Wormwood Scrubs, my patch,…

Glasgow