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Birding Never Sleeps
02.01.2025
I found December hard going, lack of motivation having returned from Argentina and a combination of miserable weather and it being fairly un...
23.12.2024
Southern Argentina part 5: La Angostura to El Calafate and home (25-30 November) The final part of my blog giving my take on a very enjoya...
20.12.2024
Southern Argentina part 4: Puerto San Julian to La Angostura (23-24 November) A continuation of my blog giving my take on a very enjoyab...
18.12.2024
Southern Argentina part 3: Valdez Peninsular to Puerto San Julian (20-22 November) A continuation of my blog giving my take on a very enjoya...
14.12.2024
Southern Argentina part 2: Bahia Blanca to Puerto Madryn (17-19 November) This is the second or five blogs covering an Ornis tour to Sou...
08.12.2024
This is the first of several blogs covering a trip to Southern Argentina with Ornis. Photographs are mostly mine taken with a Sony RX10iv ...
15.11.2024
Saturday 09 November . I was preparing to visit Mill Hill when I rather belatedly noticed an earlier WhatsApp message about a female Pied Wh...
13.11.2024
UNST Autumn 2024: part 3 (11-16 October) Friday 11 October . Overcast with a moderate north-west wind. We walked down to Valyie seeing what...
UNST Autumn 2024: part 4 the long journey home (17-19 October) Thursday 17 October . In mist and heavy rain Dave took me to the bus stop fo...
12.11.2024
UNST Autumn 2024: part 2 (06 to 10 October) Sunday 06 October . Cloudy with very light southerly winds. We walked to Valyie Skaw seeing a ...
11.11.2024
Saturday 02 November . Megan and I drove down to Weymouth with Otis, stopping for a walk around Maiden Castle on the way and arriving when a...
02.11.2024
Sunday 20 October . Back to the reality of birding in Sussex: 2 Jays in Buckingham Park with Megan and Otis. Monday 21 October . Adur Rec ...
27.10.2024
UNST Autumn 2024: part 1 - 30 September to 05 October Monday 30 September . Megan dropped me by the bus stop in Shoreham-by-Sea and I caught...
30.09.2024
I've found it hard to stay motivated this autumn and as a result have stayed very local and as a result seen very little of note. Mostly wit...
15.09.2024
Saturday 31 August . Megan and I flew with Vueling from Gatwick to Bilbao. We hired a car and drove west along the coast for an hour or so t...
31.08.2024
Friday 16 August . Beeding Hill triangle with Otis, 08:45-12:45: 6 Buzzards , Great Spotted Woodpecker , 2 Kestrels , 2 Ravens , 20 Swall...
22.08.2024
ALASKA 2024 part 6: Bethel and Homer (28 June-01 July) Friday 28 June . We grabbed breakfast as it was being put out, left gear in store and...
16.08.2024
Birding is still taking a bit of a back seat with Otis is settling in. He is not used to being left on his own even for short periods so it ...
31.07.2024
ALASKA 2024 part 5: Nome (24-27 June) Monday 24 June . We were taken from American's Best motel to the airport at 05:30, grabbing some bre...
26.07.2024
ALASKA 2024 part 4: Denali circuit (20-23 June) Thursday 20 June . We had breakfast just before 06:00 and left at 06:30 to drive to Hatcher ...
20.07.2024
ALASKA 2024 part 3: Seward/Kenai Fjord (17-19 June) Monday 17 June . Nick and I went to Spenard Lake from 05:30-6:15 and the cycle track opp...
16.07.2024
ALASKA 2024 part 2: Barrow (14-16 June) Friday 14 June . It remained light all night. I looked out a few times but our room's view was not i...
15.07.2024
Dogs . With Cookie no longer with us we were keen to have another dog but it was proving difficult to find one although we saw one we hoped...
11.07.2024
Introduction . I joined the Cardiff Naturalists Society soon after arriving at U niversity in 1972 (it had been going over 100 years by then...
12.06.2024
Saturday 01 June . Megan and I drove to Budleigh Salterton where we'd booked a cottage. We saw 5 adult Mediteranean Gulls over the A27 at Ta...
01.06.2024
Thursday 23 May . A walk around the Adur with Megan produced 2 Oystercatchers , 5 Tundra Ringed Plovers , Kestrel and Skylark . Sightings du...
23.05.2024
Monday 20 May . After a night in the car I was up at 05:00 and wandering around Heyshott and Ambersham Commons. A nice morning with lots of...
22.05.2024
Wednesday 01 May . Thick mist around the Adur so I tried Shoreham Fort where visibility was a bit better. 06:30-07:30: Eider 1 (on the sea),...
17.05.2024
PANAMA 2024 part 5: Pirre Ridge to Rancho Frio and Nusagandi (20-24 February) Tuesday 20 February . We had breakfast at 06:45, packed and ...
14.05.2024
PANAMA 2024 part 4: Darien National Park - Rancho Frio to Pirre Ridge (15-19 February) Thursday 15 February . After the hottest, sweatiest...
10.05.2024
PANAMA February 2024 part 3: Rio Torti, Chucanti and Metiti (10-14 February) Saturday 10 February . Breakfast at 06:15 followed by a short ...
07.05.2024
PANAMA 2024 part 2: Coiba, El Cope and Nusagandi (05-09 February) Monday 05 February . Breakfast at 05:15, we then drove a short distance to...
04.05.2024
Introduction . One of the birds that really stood out for me in Costa Rica and Panama Field Guides in the 1980s was the Black-crowned Antpit...
01.05.2024
Tuesday 16 April . Beeding Hill Triangle: Stock Dove 2, Red Kite 3, Buzzard 5, Kestrel 1, Rook 150+ (~98 nests), Raven 2, Skylark 21, Sw...
29.04.2024
Thursday 21 December . We arrived at Bluff overnight, saw 4 Fouveaux Shags in the harbour and disembarked soon after breakfast. I’d enjoyed...
25.04.2024
Tuesday 19 December . I was on deck from 05:55-19:00 with breaks for breakfast and lunch but didn’t return after dinner – the bright light m...
21.04.2024
Sunday 17 December . I was on deck from 05:25. Visibility was poor with sea mist more on than off. We sailed towards Pyramid Rock with the b...
18.04.2024
Saturday 16 December . We cruised north during the night timing our arrival at the Bounty Islands for soon after dawn. I was on deck at 05:2...
16.04.2024
Saturday 06 April . Widewater 06:30-08:30, moderate SE: Brent Goose 14E, Shelduck 2E, Shoveler 10E, Common Scoter 14E, Turnstone 4 on b...
14.04.2024
Thursday 14 December . A day at sea, I was on deck from 05:30-21:00 with breaks for breakfast, shower, Antipodes briefing and dinner. Talks ...