Monday, 31 December 2012

Second highest annual total ever

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So that was it - 2012 over and done With the unexpected late addition of the ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK on Scilly, the total number of species...
Sunday, 30 December 2012

BEAN GOOSE conundrum

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This is a fairly typical TUNDRA BEAN GOOSE - one of a party of 7 recently photographed by John Richardson........ ......But what...

Still ONE place available on ISRAEL tour in March 2013

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I have one place remaining on a tour to ISRAEL from 15-25 March 2013. This will be the full tour, from North to South, with target birds inc...

Action taken in INDIA against AMUR FALCON slayings and massacre

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Dear All We have exchanged lots of emails on this issue, and I have also replied to some of you. Yesterday I had a meeting with Ramki Sre...
Saturday, 29 December 2012

Pete Naylor's Funeral Arrangements

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Peter's funeral has been arranged for FRIDAY 4 JANUARY at the West Chapel at Breakspear Crematorium at 1415 hours. The family have reque...
Thursday, 27 December 2012

Birding Tour Availability in 2013

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I still have a number of places available on birding tours in 2013, please email me on LGREUK400@aol.com if you would like to reserve a pla...
Monday, 24 December 2012

One of London's finest leaves us for ever - RIP PETER NAYLOR 1950-2012

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It is with very deep regret that I have to announce the extremely sad news that PETE NAYLOR has died this evening, after battling with a deh...

Birds of the Year

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With 2012 coming to an end, personal prizes for Birds of the Year go to -: 1) In first place, Suffolk's wonderfully confiding a...

A Whole Lotta TEAL.....

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David Rodrigues kindly sent me this card representing part of the 8,000 strong flock of COMMON TEAL currently wintering on the lagoon o...
Saturday, 22 December 2012

Rain, rain, rain - and severe flooding in the Southwest

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The Southwest in particular is suffering from severe flooding together, with all rail links west of Taunton being suspended. Helston is part...
Friday, 21 December 2012

The Friday Review (21 December 2012)

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Well I wasn't expecting to be writing this summary, more expecting some sort of catastrophic incident.... Anyway, the World ending ap...
Wednesday, 19 December 2012

AMUR FALCON disgrace: Raising the profile and keeping the pressure on Indian Government

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BNHS India is keeping the pressure on the central and State Government and initiated a story for Rajya Sabha TV on the amur falcon killings....

Festive wishes from MOROCCO and the GO-SOUTH team

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The catastrophic killing of AMUR FALCONS in India and its effect in Africa

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Following the earlier correspondence relating to the disgraceful and illegal massacre of AMUR FALCONS on migration in India, the following l...

TURTLE DOVE UK population little more than 600 birds

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The EUROPEAN TURTLE DOVE needs all of your help and is in stark decline across most of its European distribution. This summer, the UK p...
Saturday, 15 December 2012

Record-breaker

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No less than 367 visiting birders were attracted to Queen Mother Reservoir today - the biggest twitch in BERKSHIRE birding history; the bird...
Friday, 14 December 2012

What a cracking Xmas Card - Memories....

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Gary Thoburn is an outstanding rare bird photographer; just look at his portfolio for 2012 - highlighting some of the avian events of t...

Local Mega: AMERICAN BUFF-BELLIED PIPIT in Berkshire

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There is an AMERICAN BUFF-BELLIED PIPIT present for its third day at QUEEN MOTHER RESERVOIR (Berkshire). Special visiting arrangements have ...

PINE GROSBEAKS in FINLAND - video

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Here´s Birdvisions new video on You Tube. It highlights PINE GROSBEAK migration to Southern Finland during winter 2012. http://www.youtub...
Thursday, 13 December 2012

AMERICAN BUFF-BELLIED PIPIT in BERKSHIRE

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American Buff-bellied Pipit (Mike McKee) Mike McKee photographed a very odd pipit at Queen Mother Reservoir (Berkshire) late yest...