Autumn arrivals
As autumn starts in the Northern hemisphere, we begin to see migrating birds flying South from Scandinavia, the UK and Northern Europe,...
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Aug 25 min read
Summer 2024
This summer has been a quiet time for birds, especially as the temperatures are hotter than ever before. July has felt like August last...
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Mar 265 min read
Spring 2024 arrivals
Spring is that time of the year when we welcome back those birds who went south for the winter and conversely, say goodbye to those going...
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Dec 28, 20232 min read
Ground Effect on birds
There is a science about why birds fly close to the surface of the water. It is called the Ground Effect and applies to the land as well...
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Dec 28, 20233 min read
Before New Year
There is that period between Christmas and New Year, a time of leftovers, clearing up, taking down the tree and general musings about...
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Dec 14, 20233 min read
Winter wanderings
The colder weather has certainly arrived in the northern hemisphere and with it the last missing species of the fantastic winter...
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Nov 17, 20233 min read
Autumn visitors
With the days and nights getting cooler and drawing in, our winter migrants are back. For me personally, it is the waders that I look...
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Oct 6, 20232 min read
October Global Bird Weekend
There are two international days in the year, when many birders go out and count birds. The first one in May is Global Big Day, chosen at...
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Sep 27, 20232 min read
Winter migrants arriving
Weeks ago, we said goodbye to the House Martins and in the last few days of September, the Swifts and Swallows have followed them. The...
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Sep 20, 20231 min read
Prints and shop
As so many people have asked if I sell my work, I have been thinking about setting up a shop on the website. Question is, what do you...
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Apr 5, 20232 min read
Bee-eaters arrive!
Finally, after looking in all the usual places for over two weeks, I managed to find the returning European Bee-eaters up in the...
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Mar 10, 20232 min read
The end of the winter migrants
Around this time every year, we start to notice the disappearance of our winter migrants, as they take off for more northern climes....
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