Last week Shuki Raviv and I spent a couple of days birding in the Brecon Beacons National Park in South Wales with Red Kite, Dipper, European Nightjar and Tawny Owl our main target species. Although the weather was poor on our arrival over the course of the time we spent in the area we enjoyed [...]
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The Brecon Beacons NP; A Short Birding Trip
July 20th, 2015 
Nick 
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Oare Marshes: British Birding
July 17th, 2015 Nick A few days ago I made an afternoon, followed by a morning, visit to Oare Marshes, near Faversham, Kent with Shuki Raviv from Israel.In mid July Oare is usually a good place to see a variety of the first migrating waders in breeding plumage as they head south from their breeding grounds and we were [...]
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Six Months Back Home: British Birding
November 15th, 2014 Nick After spending 6 months back home in UK, I recently returned to Thailand. While I was home I got out as much as I could to go birding, mostly within an hour’s drive of my mother’s home in Kent, although I did have a few short trips into Suffolk, Norfolk, East Sussex, East Yorkshire, The [...]
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September 16th, 2014 Nick Today I spent a day in Suffolk, visiting Thorpeness, Sizewell, Minsmere and Dunwich Heath. All four locations provided me with views of some nice birds on a lovely sunny day, including one which was a lifer and another which is my all-time favourite bird! On top of this a wide variety of birds throughout the [...]
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Thailand Birding: 2012 Year List
January 2nd, 2013 Nick Every year I like to keep a record of the number of bird species I see; I don’t go chasing birds for my year list but it is interesting to record what I see from year to year and provides me with a way to keep enjoying seeing birds that I have seen many times [...]
Masses of Migrants at Swinemoor
April 14th, 2007 Nick Having arrived back in Beverley at 6pm the good weather drew me towards Swinemoor for a quick look for spring migrants. A quick look turned into a long look as there were plenty of birds to see. On the wet grass 20-30 Lapwings were still hanging around as well as about 100 Golden Plovers and [...]
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Sunny Spring Birdwatching Walk – British Birding
April 5th, 2007 Nick After a nice lunch in the pub, my wife and I decided to make the most of the warm, sunny weather by going for a walk to the lake at Eske/Pulfin Fen, in the East Riding of Yorkshire. The warmth had made most of the birds rather lazy at this time of day, but a [...]
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