Feeding niche and bill evolution specific to prey was shown by Charles Darwin to be an extemely important factor in speciation in birds and this is seldom so obvious than in shorebirds. The wide range of bill sizes and shapes in shorebirds is an obvious indicator to the different feeding techniques they employ and the [...]
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Dunlin Rhynchokinesis | British Birding
May 14th, 2021 
Nick 
Posted in Bird Behaviour, Birding in Kent, Birding in Southeast England, Birdwatching in UK, Nature 
Tags: bird ecology, bird watching, bird watching in britain, birds of kent, britain, british bird watching, british birding, british birds, shorebirds, waders birds 
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Spring Birding at Dungeness | British Birding
May 5th, 2021 Nick 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 [...]
Nesting White Storks | British Birding
May 1st, 2021 Nick Anyone in Britain who has an interest in bird conservation and wildlife is likely to have heard of the White Stork Project which aims to reintroduce White Storks to the UK. Equally the successful nesting at the Knepp Estate Rewildling Project is likely to be on the radar of most nature-lovers in UK and as [...]
Higham Marshes in Early Spring | British Birding
April 26th, 2021 Nick 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, [...]
Bird Photography at Shellness | British Birding
April 10th, 2021 Nick I have frequently visited Shellness, on the Isle of Sheppey, both to watch birds, including scarce migrants at the right times of the year,but also to photograph birds as good numbers of shorebirds frequently come close enough to get some nice shots. Today I paid another visit, this time with photographer Michael Wong who had [...]
Blackcap Warblers in Spring | British Birding
April 8th, 2021 Nick 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 [...]
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Spring Bird Song | British Birding
April 5th, 2021 Nick 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. [...]
