Which birds excite you the most? For many people rarity is a key factor in which birds they enjoy seeing. Of course we all like seeing rare birds but are they really the ones that mean the most to you? Are they the birds that you enjoy watching again and again or are their other [...]
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Eurasian Oystercatchers | Bird Behaviour
May 11th, 2020 
Nick 
Posted in Bird Behaviour, Birdwatching in UK, Conservation Issues, Nature, Shorebirds 
Tags: bird ecology, bird watching, bird watching in britain, british bird watching, british birding, british birds, oystercatcher, shorebirds, waders birds, what do birds eat 
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Birding Asia 31 Free Download
May 1st, 2020 Nick I have been a member of the Oriental Bird Club (OBC) for well over ten years now. This British-based charity furthers ornithology in the oriental region as well as engaging in conservation projects. As a birder based in this region I was keen to support conservation in Asia in this small way as well as [...]
Posted in Best Bird Books, Books, Conservation Issues, Nature Tags: bird ecology, bird watching, birding asia, conservation, oriental bird club Comments Off
Destruction and Fragmentation of Wildlife Habitats | British Birding
July 17th, 2019 Nick A few days ago I saw an appeal to sign a petition to save a small area of wildlife habitat in my hometown of Dartford in England which has been described as a “wildlife gem” where birds such as Sedge Warbler, Reed Bunting, Cetti’s Warbler and Nightingale have occurred. There is precious little habitat for [...]
Posted in Birding in Kent, Birding in Southeast England, Birdwatching in UK, Conservation Issues, Nature Tags: bird watching in britain, britain, british bird watching, british birding, british birds, conservation Comments Off
Predatory Gulls | Bird Behaviour
August 11th, 2018 Nick It might look fluffy and cute but this young Lesser Black-backed Gull was already enjoying the fruits of a predatory lifestyle when I photographed it at the end of July growing fat on a diet of freshly fledged Pufflings! While sitting, watching Puffins go in and out of their burrows to go out and catch [...]
Colour Ringed Great Black-backed Gull | British Birding
August 9th, 2018 Nick In July I took a boat trip from Amble, in Northumbria, UK, out to Coquet Island to see the Roseate Terns that nest there. It was a nice, one hour, boat trip that gave me good views of lots of Roseate Terns feeding their chicks as well as plenty of Puffins, Kittiwakes, Razorbills, Guillemots, Sandwich [...]
Posted in Bird Ringing, Birding in Northeast England, Birding in Northumberland, Birdwatching in UK, Conservation Issues, Gulls, Nature Tags: bird watching, bird watching in britain, britain, british bird watching, british birding, british birds, conservation, gulls Comments Off
Puffins in Northeast England | British Birding
August 4th, 2018 Nick Early in the last week of July I made a trip to the north east of England to take advantage of the end of the seabird nesting season before the majority of birds left the nesting areas and headed out to sea. My main destination was the Farne Islands off the coast of Northumbria, which [...]
Reporting a Ringed Mediterranean Gull | British Birding
July 3rd, 2018 Nick Most bird watchers have an opinion on ringing/banding regimes and not everyone views this practice positively. Whether or not you think that ringing should be done to the degree that it is, the only way that there can be any meaningful things to be learned from it is if birders report sightings of ringed birds. [...]
Posted in Bird Ringing, Birding in Kent, Birding in Southeast England, Birdwatching in UK, Conservation Issues, Gulls, Migration, Nature Tags: bird watching, bird watching in britain, britain, british bird watching, british birding, british birds, conservation, France, gulls Comments Off
