Recent Blog Posts
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Tony, Mark & Steve wrote a new post, Iceland Route 1 birding: Breeding Greater Scaup and Arctic Tern at Reykjavik, on the site Three Amigos Birding 17 hours, 25 minutes ago
On Sunday 28 Jul 19 I flew out to Iceland, the eighteenth largest island on the planet, with Mrs T to drive around the island on Route 1. Iceland has remained towards the top of my ‘bucket list’ of destinations […]
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Steve Nuttall wrote a new post, Belvide 16.8.19 Rain SSW 4, on the site BELVIDE BIRDING 18 hours, 31 minutes ago
The 3 Garganey remain on the north shore. 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin, 8 Common Sandpiper and 4 Snipe were the only waders present. 50 Swift flew thru this morning.
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surfbirds wrote a new post, Rathlin could be a ‘Love Island’ for corncrakes as two pairs recorded for first time since the ‘80s, on the site surfbirds 1 day, 3 hours ago
Two pairs of the rare ground-nesting birds recorded on island for first time in 30 years, with one of the males potentially ‘coupled up’ with two female birds.
For the first time in 30 years it’s been confirmed […]
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Jeff Goodridge wrote a new post, Bad news for a Common Tern., on the site The Financial Birder 1 day, 14 hours ago
Thursday 15th August 2019.
My daughter Hannah found this injured Common Tern at her work place.
It has been a very quiet week for me personally, though busy looking after one of my Employers shops and […]
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Steve Nuttall wrote a new post, Belvide 15.8.19, on the site BELVIDE BIRDING 1 day, 19 hours ago
News received today included a 6 Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, 7 Common Sandpiper and a Little Egret. This mornings ringing session produced 36 Sedge Warbler, 14 Reed Warbler, 9 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 2 Blackcap […]
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surfbirds wrote a new post, Twenty-two hen harrier chicks fledged in Bowland, on the site surfbirds 2 days, 3 hours ago
The RSPB is delighted to announce that 22 hen harrier chicks have fledged from five nests on the United Utilities Estate in Bowland. This is the second year in a row that hen harriers have nested successfully at […]
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Steve Nuttall wrote a new post, Belvide 14.8.19 Rain SE 1-2, on the site BELVIDE BIRDING 2 days, 18 hours ago
A Red Kite was over the north wood at 4.15pm. The 3 Garganey remain on the north shore, also 14 Teal, 1 Wigeon were present. 4 Ringed Plover, 2 LRP, 3 Dunlin and 7 Common Sandpiper were disappointingly the only […]
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surfbirds wrote a new post, Major campaign launched to encourage the nation to ‘Love Water’, on the site surfbirds 3 days, 3 hours ago
The British public are being asked to help the country protect water resources for future generations as part of a major campaign launched today by more than 40 environmental groups, charities, water companies and […]
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surfbirds wrote a new post, WWT urges French Government to end the hunting of curlews, on the site surfbirds 3 days, 17 hours ago
WWT has written to the French Government urging them to reconsider plans to allow the hunting of curlews, which are declining rapidly across the UK and Europe.
Under new proposals, the French Government are […]
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Tony, Mark & Steve wrote a new post, Madeira Birding: Rock Sparrow near Porto Santo Airport and disappointment at Tanque Pond, on the site Three Amigos Birding 3 days, 23 hours ago
We jumped back in a taxi and took a relatively short drive from the golf course to Tanque Pond. We had read good things about this pond on the web, so again, even though we knew July would not be great, we were […]
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