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/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/dartford-marshes-in-july-british-birding/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/dartford-marshes-in-july-british-birding/#comments Sat, 07 Jul 2018 21:55:04 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=21125 Virtually every area of bird habitat in North Kent is under threat, from unsympathetically placed proposals for a solar farm at Graveney, repeated proposals for airports, a proposed new Thames crossing to the ludicrous theme park proposal at Swanscombe, the dwindling wildlife of the area is being squeezed further and further towards oblivion. For an [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/dartford-marshes-in-july-british-birding/feed/ 0 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/heathland-birds-at-frensham-common-british-birding/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/heathland-birds-at-frensham-common-british-birding/#comments Mon, 02 Jul 2018 22:48:16 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=18037 Last week I made one of my annual pilgrimages to see Dartford Warbler. Last year I had a very successful day twitching at Frensham Common in Surrey so I decided to make the short trip there again to look for the bird that got me into birding as well as other heathland specialists. Arriving at [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/heathland-birds-at-frensham-common-british-birding/feed/ 0 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/farmland-birds-british-birding/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/farmland-birds-british-birding/#comments Wed, 27 Jun 2018 00:03:07 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=14489 Farmland birds are in decline across Britain and indeed pretty much everywhere in the world I have been. When I am back in the UK I am able to take a lot of walks through arable farmland which still has a decent population of some farmland species that are in decline across their ranges so [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/farmland-birds-british-birding/feed/ 0 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/survey-of-calling-male-corn-buntings-british-birding/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/survey-of-calling-male-corn-buntings-british-birding/#comments Mon, 03 Jul 2017 15:15:55 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=11512 More Corn Buntings! Many people may be wondering what is my obsession with what is a rather dull-coloured, sparrow-like bird regarding the fact that I have posted quite frequently about this species here, on my Facebook timeline and on my Twitter account. Well, apart from the fact that in UK this is a red list [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/survey-of-calling-male-corn-buntings-british-birding/feed/ 0 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/twitching-at-frensham-common-british-birding/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/twitching-at-frensham-common-british-birding/#comments Tue, 13 Jun 2017 21:46:13 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=11498 I very rarely go twitching but today was an exception. Having dipped on Red-footed Falcon last week at Minsmere a second chance presented itself with another bird present at Frensham Common, in Surrey, over the last few days. The plan was to get there early, which was somewhat spoiled by traffic on the M25 but [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/twitching-at-frensham-common-british-birding/feed/ 0 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/early-summer-walk-british-birding/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/early-summer-walk-british-birding/#comments Mon, 12 Jun 2017 13:54:17 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=11485 One of the pleasures of being back in UK in late Spring/early Summer is the abundance of wildlife, wildflowers and fresh foliage all around and walking in the area I grew up in brings back a lot of memories of when I used to go on Sunday morning strolls with my father. A few days [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/early-summer-walk-british-birding/feed/ 0 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/old-lodge-nature-reserve-ashdown-forest-british-birding/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/old-lodge-nature-reserve-ashdown-forest-british-birding/#comments Wed, 17 May 2017 23:46:21 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=11394 Just 45 minutes away by car from my mother’s home I can get to Ashdown Forest. This is a great place to find a number of woodland and heathland birds that are not easily seen in Southern England outside of the best habitat and today I made a visit to this very scenic area. In [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/old-lodge-nature-reserve-ashdown-forest-british-birding/feed/ 0 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/spring-birding-in-uk-british-birding/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/spring-birding-in-uk-british-birding/#comments Thu, 11 May 2017 18:00:59 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=11375 Having recently spent 2 weeks in China, then just 1 day back in Thailand, I find myself back in UK with the opportunity to walk out of the front door and see a whole load of breeding farmland birds within seconds. Spring is in full flow with lots of birds singing and even a few [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/spring-birding-in-uk-british-birding/feed/ 0 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/shorelark-twitch-at-reculver-british-birding/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/shorelark-twitch-at-reculver-british-birding/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2016 22:42:53 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=10701 Today I decided to make a trip along the North Kent coast to Reculver where Shorelark had been reported for about a week or so. As I have written on previous occasions I am not much into twitching. It is not because I don’t like to see new birds or that I am not prone [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/shorelark-twitch-at-reculver-british-birding/feed/ 0