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I will be speaking at a meeting of the Derbyshire Ornithological Society on “Frontiers in Birding” at the Society’s meeting on Friday 24 February 2012 (7.30pm) at The Evergreen Club, Cornhill, Allestree, Derby, DE22 2FT Meeting begins at 7.30pm, doors open from 7:00pm. More information here … Continue reading →

Coming Very Soon… North Wales,  Saturday 3rd March Saltholme, Teesside,  Wednesday 7th March Moore N.R./ Richmond Bank, Cheshire, Saturday 17th March Places very limited (N. Wales already fully booked) £35 per person.  Join me  for a day from 9am to 5 pm. See your confidence … Continue reading →

in partnership with Walsall Countryside Services Have a look for this natty wee poster in the Stubber’s Green area, elsewhere in the West Midlands or maybe in your in box. With grateful thanks to Kevin Clements and Walsall Countryside Services. Poster:  Gull Masterclass and for a review of recent Gull Masterclasses see … Continue reading →

over a few visits: 5 Caspian Gulls, Iceland Gull, candidate American Herring Gull, 1st winter Yellow-legged Gulls, 100′s of northern argentatus Herring Gulls in all plumages- not a bad spot!  What I really like about it are the fantastic views. A great learning environment. If you would like to … Continue reading →

Do you live in… London, Kent or elsewhere in the South-east of England?  Would you like to join me and Marcus Lawson for a day of ‘frontier birding’? Thursday 9th February 2012, mainly focusing around Dungeness and surrounding area.  Gulls, … Continue reading →

Blast from the Past I will be speaking this coming Wednesday evening 11th January to the  Bangor Bird Group (N. Wales). 7:30pm. Looking forward to revisiting an area which was a critical part of my early birding experience and seminal to many things I have discovered since. More here Followed by a … Continue reading →

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The Louvre Museum has 8.5 million visitors per year. This blog was viewed about 230,000 times in 2011. If it were an exhibit at … Continue reading →

Mystery Bird Call Happy New Year! Just for Fun, over the New Year period, here is a bird which I recorded calling on Linosa in early November 2011. Listen to Mystery Bird Call >>here<< First person* to correctly identify it … Continue reading →

To blast off into 2012! Coming Soon. There are a few places left. All levels of experience catered for. North Wales Day Tour 12th January (Thursday).  Join me and Alan and Ruth of The Biggest Twitch! North Wales Day Tour. 2 places left.  More here Gull Masterclass Days 18th January (Wednesday) Gull … Continue reading →

Just a wee request Am looking into getting Canon D7 body and 400mm lens (f5.6). I am interested in really good 2nd hand gear. If you have suggestions/ recommendations please send an email. Thanks.