Chirping

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April 24, 2009

This morning was a bit of a cock-up probably due to language…

Dipping at the Fish Ponds

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April 23, 2009

Penduline Tit - photo from the Polish Birders Forum.Photographer…

Heaven in a fish pond

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April 22, 2009

Black-necked Grebes - Dean EadesI was up again at the crack of…

Epic city stroll

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April 21, 2009

Przemyslav - my guideNo sooner had my head hit the pillow the…

Krakow tonight

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April 20, 2009

I often wondered about the logic behind passengers cheering and…

Krakow tomorrow

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April 19, 2009

I'm now getting slightly desperate in my search for Ring Ouzel…

An ignorant twat

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April 18, 2009

Dawn over the Isle of Grain, North KentThis morning was gorgeous!I…

Anybody lose this?

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April 17, 2009

I've been feeling a bit pressurized of late. Much too much to…

Talk

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April 16, 2009

I've been under the cosh with the various things that I'm up…

Hurdles crossed

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April 14, 2009

European Starling - Andy CookI hope that those of you who celebrate…

I found a White Wagtail today!

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April 9, 2009

The Devonshire sun rose behind a blanket thick cloud that had…

Clotted cream

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April 8, 2009

The Urban Birder at Dawlish Warren, DevonIt chucked it down with…

Stockpile

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April 7, 2009

Today was a fairly good day in The Urban Birder Towers. I had…

A happy ending?

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April 6, 2009

Short-eared Owl - Andy CookThis morning at 7am I held a vigil…

A heavy heart

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April 5, 2009

I feel very protective towards the Meadow Pipits and the Skylark…

Not model behavior

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April 4, 2009

From a footballing point of view, this Saturday was a far better…

Invisible Girl

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April 3, 2009

Lancaster Gate skies, west London - Kim DixonThe last couple…

Twittering twit

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March 31, 2009

An Hudsonian Whimbrel's napeI'm getting a bit more used to this…

Northern Wheatear

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March 30, 2009

A male Northern Wheatear at The ScrubsA trip to The Scrubs this…

Silence of the lamb

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March 29, 2009

The Urban Birder in the country with Larry the lambSaturday started…

Moth Man

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March 28, 2009

Here's one I took earlier - last year to be preciseI forgot to…

Scream and shout

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March 27, 2009

I'm not an angry person, although like most people I do get my…

A very nice day

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March 25, 2009

I had an amazing email from the late Eric Simm's daughter today.…

Black Red

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March 25, 2009

A speedy Black Redstart!I made my near daily pilgrimage to The…

Stealing

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March 23, 2009

It was a slightly blustery, grey and generally chilly morning…

Don't mention the football!

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March 22, 2009

I arose at a very early hour and found myself at The Scrubs at…

Making hay

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March 21, 2009

Okay, there has been better Skylark pictures taken!This morning…

Impatience....

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March 19, 2009

Why do things take so long to materialise? Take the above featured…

I'm tired...

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March 18, 2009

Today's filming went very well. I started the day by meeting…

Eric Simms

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March 17, 2009

I'm am writing this as I sit in a hotel bar - the only place…

The sky's the limit

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March 16, 2009

Today was a gorgeous gorgeous day!I awoke at 5.30am and got myself…

Twitter

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March 15, 2009

A female Mallard, South Norwood Country Park, south London or…

The BBC

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March 14, 2009

My first ever The One Show Shoot: Parakeets - Valeria Fabbri-KennedyYesterday,…

Thetford visit

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March 10, 2009

Graham Appleton with The Urban Birder at the BTO HQ in ThetfordAfter…

Larks ascending....

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March 9, 2009

I discovered 3 Skylarks in the pipit breeding area on The Scrubs…

Plans and stuff

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March 7, 2009

Black-legged Kittiwake - Dawn BalmerWith my brush with the law…

Police and Thieves

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March 6, 2009

Think of ducks....Last night I visited an good friend of mine…

Spooks

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March 5, 2009

Black-headed GullMy alarm went off at 5.50am this morning. I…

A date with the rain

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March 3, 2009

Tonight, I'm sitting on my bed listening to the Rolling Stones…

Wembley

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March 1, 2009

A Peregrine at the Tate ModernAt last I'm getting into some semblance…

Eclipse plumage

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February 28, 2009

God bless its electrical soulThe postman's supposed to ring twice,…

The postman better knock

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February 26, 2009

Yesterday's mystery photo raised a lot of comment not only on…

Chiffchaff or a first for the Western Palearctic?

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February 25, 2009

Is this a Chiffchaff?I woke up to another grey day in London.Before…

Urban birding

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February 24, 2009

A handsome RedwingA failed internet connection, a late night…

Final score

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February 21, 2009

6-2 was the final score this morning and I was voted man of the…

Croydon

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February 19, 2009

The view above CroydonThe next city to fall under my urban birding…

Days like this

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February 17, 2009

The morning I missed at The ScrubsA quiet day today. I tried…

Pussy cats

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February 16, 2009

I had a call from the producer of the Jeremy Vine Show on BBC…

Does whatever a spider can

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February 15, 2009

An early morning trip to The Scrubs resulted in my first Bullfinch…

Crushed by the wheels of industry