You may recall my recent review looking at Wunderbird’s new range of clothing tailored specifically for birders (if not it’s well worth a read). The feedback I’ve received since has been incredibly positive, none more so than from my partner herself. She loved the Gyrfalcon hoodie in particular and being Read more…
Every hobby has its stereotypes and bird watching is no exception. Asked to conjure up an image of your typical birder for instance and I’m sure a lot of us would include someone dressed head to toe in camo gear. In fact I can go one better and confirm numerous Read more…
Now that autumn has officially started I thought it a good time to give our garden bird feeders a bit of TLC. They’ve all been cleaned and topped up as well as having a few minor repairs carried out pending the inevitable onslaught of winter. It won’t be long now Read more…
I’ve never read a memoir before but Chris Packham’s “Fingers in the Sparkle Jar” seemed as good a place to start as any. After all I’ve been watching Chris on television since I was a child, have met him numerous times in the wild and even attended one of his Read more…
Like many other birders I seem to be acquiring an increasingly vast array of books on the subject of bird identification, bird behaviour and birds in general (in case this blog wasn’t evidence enough, I quite like our feathered friends). It is a collection spawned from my very earliest days Read more…
Ray Kimber has spent over 40 years patrolling RSPB Titchwell Marsh nature reserve, watching and recording its birds, wildlife and fauna. Over this time he has amassed a wealth of knowledge and has recorded and logged all manner of events, some of which are not printable in this publication, As Read more…
The Moths of Glamorgan is the first comprehensive assessment of the moth fauna of the county for nearly two hundred years. It is the culmination of 14 years of research and concerted recording effort in a county that hosts many scarce species. The status, distribution and flight period is given Read more…
September 1st, 2014 marked the centenary of one of the best-documented extinctions in history – the demise of the Passenger Pigeon. From being the commonest bird on the planet 50 years earlier, the species became extinct on that fateful day, with the death in Cincinnati Zoo of Martha – the Read more…