July is a month when waders begin their migration south, from their breeding grounds and it is a good time to see some scarce species as well as some commoner ones in near breeding plumage. Many of the earliest migrating waders are adults that have failed in their breeding attempts as well as some successful [...]
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Shellness; Gulls & Waders – British Birding
July 27th, 2015 
Nick Shellness, on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent, is a location where large numbers of birds can be seen at more or less all times of the year. Today I made a late morning/early afternoon visit to see if there were any interesting passage waders at the high tide roost in the hope of getting some [...]
Yellowhammer: British Birding
July 27th, 2015 Nick Yellowhammer is a bird that should be common in the farmland close to where I come from in Northwest Kent. There is a mixture of arable land, growing wheat and onions on rotation as well as some pasture with plenty of old hedgerows which should supply this species with a suitable habitat, but I can [...]
The Brecon Beacons NP; A Short Birding Trip
July 20th, 2015 Nick 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 [...]
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 [...]
Petchaburi Wetlands in June – Thailand Birding
July 3rd, 2015 Nick The wetlands of Petchaburi include freshwater rice fields and fish ponds, salt farms and mudflats all of which attract huge numbers of migratory birds in the months October to April. With large numbers of birds, including the critically endangered Spoon-billed Sandpiper, come large numbers of bird watchers but very few people visit the area in [...]
Rainy Season Birding; Kaeng Krachan – Thailand Birding
July 2nd, 2015 Nick Pittas are perhaps the most sought-after group of birds in Thailand by visiting and resident birders alike. Their combination of intricate plumage and difficulty to see make them very desirable but they are at their easiest to see in the wet season, when they are breeding, and at a time when few birders visit Thailand. [...]
