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/birding-at-higham-marshes-british-birding/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/birding-at-higham-marshes-british-birding/#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2021 16:22:46 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=23087 Birding locally has been imposed upon us for long periods in 2020 and 2021 and although this limits our possibilities it has also provided an opportunity to really look closely at what birds can be seen close to home. Although I enjoyed travelling further afield as soon as I was able to I also enjoyed [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/birding-at-higham-marshes-british-birding/feed/ 0 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/winter-birding-darent-valley/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/winter-birding-darent-valley/#comments Sun, 14 Feb 2021 15:01:34 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=22761 Winter birding on the local patch I have in Kent has been a little frustrating over much of January and February with lots of rain turning all the local footpaths into an absolute mudbath and birds being thin on the ground apart from large numbers of Redwing which although numerous were extremely shy. The suddenly, [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/winter-birding-darent-valley/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 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/birding-by-the-beach-at-pranburi-thailand-birding/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/birding-by-the-beach-at-pranburi-thailand-birding/#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2020 13:51:31 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=22279 Thailand is an excellent country for a bird watching trip with a wide variety and number of impressive species. However, many birders come to Thailand for a more touristic trip with their non-birding partners and most of these will spend at least some time at one of Thailand’s famous beaches. I recently spent a few [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/birding-by-the-beach-at-pranburi-thailand-birding/feed/ 0 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/visiting-bang-khaem-fishponds-thailand-birding/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/visiting-bang-khaem-fishponds-thailand-birding/#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2020 14:39:41 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=22203 Recently I have been visiting birdwatching sites that I have either never been to before or visit very seldom. While it is always nice to go to well-known birding locations where certain key species are know to be found, I also enjoy going to relatively unknown sites and seeing what can be found. In this [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/visiting-bang-khaem-fishponds-thailand-birding/feed/ 0 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/a-morning-at-lat-krabang-rice-fields-thailand-birding/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/a-morning-at-lat-krabang-rice-fields-thailand-birding/#comments Mon, 25 May 2020 15:15:08 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=22184 What do you do when you have been stuck at home for ages due to covid-19 restrictions when some inter-provincial travel is still restricted? Go birding close to home of course, and although Lat Krabang Rice Fields in on the opposite side of Bangkok to where I live, it is a fairly large area of [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/a-morning-at-lat-krabang-rice-fields-thailand-birding/feed/ 2