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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.

Hoping you have a really special Christmas and a hope-filled New Year. If you are interested in joining me in 2012, here’s a list of some forthcoming events. Details are still being worked out for the stuff later in the year, and no doubt new plans will … Continue reading →

North Wales Day Tour Thursday 12th January 2012 I am teaming up with Alan and Ruth Davies of the Biggest Twitch and taking a journey I made every January for several years as a young(er) birder. This coastline inspired lots of discoveries. Come and find … Continue reading →

Come along! I will be just up the road from home on Tuesday 13th December (next Tuesday) speaking at Huddersfield Town Hall. Meeting starts 7:30 pm The meeting is organised by the Huddersfield Birdwatchers Club. I will be speaking about stuff like ‘outside the … Continue reading →