An avian world through my eyes
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 …
Continue reading The Census: Gulls & Terns
As just about every avid Birder does, I have a patch which is my beloved little known urban misconception, Birkenhead Docks. It's a destination I love for it's utterly story from being biological dead, to a few decades latter being home to Common Kingfisher, Peregrine Falcon, a colony of Larus Gulls along with Cheshire & …
A few weeks ago I was delighted to hear from The Cameron Bespolka Trust that I'd be this years recipient of the Cameron Bespolka Scholarship to attend the Cornell Lab of Ornithology Young Birders Event in Ithaca, New York state! It was down to my attitude and enthusiasm being second to none as well as …
Following its discovery just over two weeks ago, the male Iberian Chiffchaff was still holding it's territory at Thurstaston Common just down the road from my college this afternoon; would have been rude not to make plenty of visits to see this epic & educational bird during its stay given its location. During my visits …
The Wirral peninsula has been on fire this Spring: Black Redstart, Wood Warblers, Eurasian Spoonbill, Red-necked Grebe, Green-winged Teal, Iberian Chiffchaff, Atlantic Puffin, Snow Goose and now the latest addition to the list was a stonking Ring-necked Duck found at RSPB Burton Mere Wetlands. After hearing news when I got back from college, mum and …
It was a team effort today with Luke Anderson & Adam Canning joining me to complete a full census of the Common Terns in Birkenhead Docks, along with the newly discovered Heronry I found two weeks ago. When arriving to meet Adam at Hamilton Square Station, an unexpected patch tick for Birkenhead Docks came in …
Best shot of today's Iberian Chiffchaff candidate from Thurstaston Hill, Cheshire this PM; Ring Ouzel (fem) and a pair of Yellowhammer also in the area. If this were to be accepted it would represent the 3rd record for the county.
