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Bullfinch

Posted on 19 January 202420 January 2024 by birder

Who can fail to be enchanted by the sight of a Bullfinch? I vividly remember once seeing a party of four, one male, three females, in my garden some 30 years ago. On that occasion I stumbled downstairs, bleary eyed from slumber, to be greeted by this colourful quartet gorging themselves on the seeds of…

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Barn Owl

Posted on 22 December 202329 July 2024 by birder

A half seen ghostly white form illuminated by your car headlights as you drive past at dead of night. A brief glimpse of a gliding pale bird buoyantly drifting across your line of vision whilst out for a walk at dusk. The eerie, hair raising screech from that silent spectral churchyard. These are the usual…

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Africa – October 2023

Posted on 10 November 202310 November 2023 by birder

Welcome to a fuller account of our trip to Africa – October 2023. I thought you might be interested in hearing a little more about our recent trip to Uganda and Zambia. After all it wasn’t all about Bee-eaters, Rollers and Kingfishers, indeed there was much more than birds to fascinate and entertain. We arranged…

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Bee-eaters, Rollers and Kingfishers

Posted on 4 November 20236 December 2023 by birder

Let’s talk about Bee-eaters, Rollers and Kingfishers (again). Anyone who has followed my previous blog (Eastern Bushchat) and/or has purchased my book (see panel to the right), will know of my quest to see all the world’s species of the aforementioned bird families. Not an easy task, mainly because these birds are scattered throughout Africa…

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Champions of the Flyways

Posted on 20 February 202320 February 2023 by birder

Champions of the Flyways (COTF), is an annual bird racing event held in the southern part of Israel centered around Eilat. It is an event operating on a global scale, involving teams of birders from every part of the world regardless of nationality, ethnicity, or religious and cultural background. All participants are united as part…

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220 for 2022 – End of Year Summary

Posted on 13 January 202313 January 2023 by birder

Welcome to my 220 for 2022 – End of Year Summary. The final episode of a frantic year. I must admit it’s been a real blast. As I write this in early January 2023, I’m actually missing the thought of seeing new things, but am not missing the self-imposed pressure to meet some meaningless target….

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220 for 2022 – November Update

Posted on 4 December 20221 January 2023 by birder

Welcome to my 220 for 2022 – November Update. The title of this venture is a little mute now since we’re looking at 220 in our rear view mirror. The challenge has morphed into one of how many species can we actually cram onto our lists before 31st December. From a personal perspective this goes…

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220 for 2022 – October Update

Posted on 9 November 202211 January 2023 by birder

Welcome to my 220 for 2022 – October Update. A month of southerlies, westerlies, and yet more southerlies, not what us east coast birders want during autumn. We needed a spell of sustained easterly airflow bringing drift migrants from the continent and even Asia, but it wasn’t to be. There were a couple of days…

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Great Bustards

Posted on 11 October 202211 October 2022 by birder

In Norwich Castle Museum there is a room full of mounted bird skins. In this room there is a large glass case, and in this case are contained the skins of a drove of 7 Great Bustards. The last of the species to have ever walked on the sandy soils of the Norfolk Brecks. As schoolboys,…

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Ivy

Posted on 9 October 202221 November 2022 by birder

There is often great concern expressed about the damage ivy can do to trees, but contrary to popular belief, the plant is not parasitic. Ivy has its own root system which obtains nutrients directly from the soil; the tiny, root-like structures on its stems merely enable it to cling to its support without causing damage…

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