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Squacco Heron, Blagdon

Perched openly in a tree with its long black-bordered plumes, the heron put me in mind of Rod Stewart. [...]

Mystery Santa Cruz Migration, 2001

Large straggly flocks flying north close to the water were Brent geese. [...]

Grasshopper Warbler, Portbury Wharf

Today’s bird was more strident than I’d expected. A whopper of a grasshopper would be needed for that volume. [...]

Iceland Gull, Cheddar

My first English occurrence of this white gull. Five years have elapsed since my last sighting at Fraserburgh. [...]

An Early Spring

My earliest singing blackcap on February 28; blackbirds yesterday; bees and red admirals in abundance. [...]

Yellow-Browed Warbler, Chew Valley

This little gem behind the Stratford Hide was perfect for spotting its striking supercilium. [...]

Flinders Birds, 2008

I turned back pre-breakfast to see what birds were up and about early to scrape a living from the desolation. [...]

2009: New Zealand Plovers, Miranda

So it was that tuturiwhatu became my next lifer but not before tuturiwhatu had joined the trip list. You read that right. [...]