This is short post as it is designed for you to listen to. So I made an appearance on BBC radio London taking about birds and this is how it went down

So I am back in the motherland of North London, Coldfall Wood by Muswell Hill. Another accent wood, here to carry out a breeding bird survey. Its a misty m...

After four work trips into the desert I have returned back to the UK. It was always going to be an experience, from physically (the heat and the wind!) to m...

Afer an intensive winter visiting and re-visiting loads of sites around London, it is now out on the shelves. Birdwatching London. After many visits to var...

I’ve just spent two weeks in Florida the last half of August, this included on week on the coast on Treasure Island! An amazing time and a few hours spent ea...

So Sunday morning I get up early and head down to Southend seafront for some gull action. I haven’t been out the field much so I am keen to get out. Amateur ...

Ok so here are two sites I visited over the last few months in North London. These two are both great sites and one completely transformed into a nature rese...

So I am now at my half way point of my research into breeding birds and their territorial behaviour. The early start will start to get later and later, I hav...

So I thought I’d visit two sites in East London to see what I can see on quick visit. Perhaps you can see more but at least it will give you flavour of what ...

So I am four months into my research and the morning are getting earlier but it is great fun, even a little scary being out in the middle of a wood in the mi...

We may think that it is still winter but as our days get longer birds are springing into action (pardon the pun). Territorial birds are bursting in to song a...

So, a few years ago I was drinking with a group of birders, we used to always meet up on Christmas Eve in the Westend of London for drink and talk mostly bir...

So, a few years ago I was drinking with a group of birders, we used to always meet up on Christmas Eve in the Westend of London for drink and talk mostly bir...

Today again I am at Thorpe Park. As I walk along beside the footpath I hear the very distinct call of TristIs Chiffchaff. Unlike the Common Chiffchaff these ...

During the winter months it is a good time to start to learn bird song. What! I hear you say, well during the winter fewer birds are singing and therefore th...

Birds are migrating all the time and autumn migration starts in June and continues through to November. There are two main peaks, August/September when lots ...

Today on the Vis Mig email group there was some talk about Comic Tern ID. So I thought I’d post something on the subject, something which I have spent years ...