http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk Birding from around the world Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:41:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/queen-sirikit-park-autumn-birding-thailand-birding/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/queen-sirikit-park-autumn-birding-thailand-birding/#comments Sun, 23 Oct 2022 14:51:34 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=63121 When it comes to spring and autumn Bangkok-based birders head to the city’s parks in search of a wide variety of passage migrants. For migrating birds heading over this large area of urbanization these green areas provide much-needed rest areas as well as the opportunity to feed and gain the energy required to continue migration. [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/queen-sirikit-park-autumn-birding-thailand-birding/feed/ 0 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/brent-geese-arrive-british-birding/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/brent-geese-arrive-british-birding/#comments Sat, 16 Oct 2021 17:17:10 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=23191 One of my personal key indicators of the onset of autumn is the mass arrival of Brent Geese to the North Kent coast. As early as September small numbers of these migratory geese arrive in dribs and drabs, seemingly disappearing as soon as they arrive and then suddenly large numbers of Brent Geese can be [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/brent-geese-arrive-british-birding/feed/ 0 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/finding-common-grasshopper-warbler-british-birding/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/finding-common-grasshopper-warbler-british-birding/#comments Fri, 21 May 2021 13:52:24 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=23052 Common Grasshopper Warbler, Locusteall naevia, is the bird that is usually simply known as “Grasshopper Warbler” throughout Europe. This bird is just one of a group of similar species in the family Locustellidae that are found in many parts of the world and generally these birds are skulking and hard to see. However, when they arrive [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/finding-common-grasshopper-warbler-british-birding/feed/ 0 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/spring-birding-at-dungeness/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/spring-birding-at-dungeness/#comments Tue, 04 May 2021 21:19:46 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=22982 Early May and Spring migration is in full flow with large numbers of common migrants arriving, passage migrants passing through and resident species in full song with many of them well into their breeding cycle. What better day to head to one of Kent’s bird migration hotspots: Dungeness. This mass of shingle extends into the [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/spring-birding-at-dungeness/feed/ 0 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/higham-marshes-in-early-spring-british-birding/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/higham-marshes-in-early-spring-british-birding/#comments Sun, 25 Apr 2021 22:18:46 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=22939 Winter birding brings its own set of treats and surprises but after months of weather typical for the season it has been nice to have some sunshine over recent days, albeit often with a chilling breeze. Yesterday morning was a bright start to the day and promised to deliver some new arrivals of migrant birds, [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/higham-marshes-in-early-spring-british-birding/feed/ 0 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/blackcap-warblers-in-spring/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/blackcap-warblers-in-spring/#comments Wed, 07 Apr 2021 20:03:37 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=22893 Most birders in southern England will have become used to the fact that this species has changed its status from being exclusively a summer visitor to a bird that winters in UK in small numbers. It has been discovered that these Blackcaps that winter in Britain migrate to UK from Central Europe and Scandinavia (check [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/blackcap-warblers-in-spring/feed/ 0 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/spring-bird-song-british-birding/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/spring-bird-song-british-birding/#comments Mon, 05 Apr 2021 13:58:21 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=22875 Spring is my favourite time of the year in Britain. While winter has brought some interesting birds I always enjoy the lengthening days and the improving weather as the countryside begins to turn green again and summer migrant birds begin to arrive in small numbers at first and then in a flood of bird song. [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/spring-bird-song-british-birding/feed/ 0 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/colour-ringed-great-cormorant-british-birding/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/colour-ringed-great-cormorant-british-birding/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2021 17:51:58 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=22786 I always encourage birders to report colour ringed birds to those who run the ringing programs involved. It is only by receiving reports that ringers can build up a bank of knowledge which can then potentially be used for bird conservation strategy formation. That is not to say that every report of a ringed bird [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/colour-ringed-great-cormorant-british-birding/feed/ 0 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/ringed-gulls-at-beddington-farmlands-british-birding/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/ringed-gulls-at-beddington-farmlands-british-birding/#comments Mon, 21 Dec 2020 14:50:59 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=22678 Although birding is a relaxing hobby that takes birders to lots of interesting and often beautiful places I also find it rewarding to be able to contribute towards a greater understanding of birds which can provide information useful in their conservation. One of the easiest ways I have found of doing this is by reporting [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/ringed-gulls-at-beddington-farmlands-british-birding/feed/ 0 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/brent-geese-autumn-flocks-british-birding/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/brent-geese-autumn-flocks-british-birding/#comments Sat, 14 Nov 2020 15:47:36 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=22545 Although birding in autumn brings expectation in terms of seeing scarce and rare birds as they migrate it is also a time to enjoy watching large flocks of commoner species as they gather in migratory flocks or as their numbers build up as they arrive on their wintering grounds. When I am in UK one [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/brent-geese-autumn-flocks-british-birding/feed/ 0