An avian world through my eyes
Fair Isle; it’s a small isolated island no more than three miles long and a mile wide situated in the North Sea just 24 miles south of mainland Shetland. For those reading this who are Birders then this isle of legend needs no introduction, but for those who aren’t here’s a brief description. The isle …
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Whilst attending the NGB Week at the Bardsey Bird & Field Observatory last week, news came through as I was leaving the island with L. Anderson that a Bonaparte's Gull had just been located at Hoylake, Cheshire. At first I thought Steve was just joking as he does to get us off the island...but he …
For the past 2 years now The Cameron Bespolka Trust has awarded a scholarship for one young British ornithologist to attend a young birders event at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in Ithaca, New York state. For the first time in 2016, Hampshire's very own Amy Hall jetted off on this once in a life …
Following my journey to the US of A to attend the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Young Birder Camp in Ithaca, New York state (post to follow..). I took the opportunity to hit a reserve that's been on my bucket list for a few years now with Sam Levy, RSPB Rainham Marshes. Hitting the reserve early …
Whilst on route with Luke for a weekend break in Wales, news came through via R. Sandham that a Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus), had just been spotted near the town of Amlwch on Angelsey; thankfully just a small detour from the route. Following our arrival at the towns port, the pair of us legged it …
So, 44 days on since its discovery the 1st summer/2cy Iberian Chiffchaff was still strong as ever at Thurstaston Common this afternoon. It's been one of the most education birds I've had the good fortune of encountering and today, as seen below, I've collected two sonograms. Reason for this being that one of the one …
The European Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) and Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus), are arguably the most familiar ‘seagulls’ we encounter on a daily in Britain. The misconception is that to the general public these iconic creatures are everywhere, they’re a pest that need to be controlled as the population is increasing; but that isn’t the …
