Thursday, 31 January 2013

Additional Scottish Weekender and other forthcoming BBA trips

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Due to demand, I have put on another SCOTTISH WEEKENDER tour - this one running from 3-6 May 2013. There are 3 places left at the moment - p...

South Coast AUK disaster

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Large numbers of COMMON GUILLEMOTS and RAZORBILLS are being washed ashore along the South Coast between Hampshire and South Devon, all conge...
Monday, 28 January 2013

Round Britain Tour of January 2013 - Really hard going due to the extreme weather conditions

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This year's trip was particularly testing, mainly due to the extreme weather conditions. We literally got snowed in in Norfolk for four ...
Friday, 18 January 2013

GOSHAWK SPECIALS this early spring

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GOSHAWK SPECIALS I shall be running a series of Goshawk Watching trips from late February to 12 March. At least four trips per week will ...
Tuesday, 15 January 2013

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The cracking PALLAS'S LEAF WARBLER at Moor Green (Paul Rowe) Thetford's very popular BLACK-BELLIED DIPPER (Jim Lawrence)...
Monday, 14 January 2013

WHITE-TAILED TROPICBIRD found dead on Cumbrian tideline - First record for Britain

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Peter Scott of Workington found a WHITE-TAILED TROPICBIRD on the tideline at Mawbray Bank on 6th January. We collected the body and it is...
Sunday, 13 January 2013

Berkshire's sprite draws in big crowds

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SUNDAY 13 JANUARY Winter is back with temperatures today really struggling to climb much above 3 degrees C and the wind from the Northeas...
Saturday, 12 January 2013

PALLAS'S LEAF WARBLER - a first record for BERKSHIRE

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See finder David Rime's account and images here - http://www.lookatthebirds.co.uk/blog/archive/2013/01/12/pallass_warbler_-_a_berkshire_...

Berkshire really hitting the big time

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The BUFF-BELLIED PIPITS at Queen Mother superbly photographed by Graham Jepson Quite incredibly, there is both a PALLAS'S LEAF...
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...