Animals-and-Pets
Bird Watching
Weedon's World
Recent trips to a couple of his favourite local birding sites have resulted in encounters Mike would rather do without
3 min |
October 2017
Bird Watching
Bee-Eater Breeding
There was much speculation online about why a Bee-eater breeding effort in Nottingham had failed. Here, we attempt to get to the truth by speaking to those in the know…
3 min |
October 2017
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Grumpy Old Birder
Bo reveals the pleasure he gets watching birds and wildlife enjoy an ‘all-you-can-eat buffet’ in his garden…
2 min |
October 2017
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#My 200 Bird Year 2018
If you’ve enjoyed trying to complete our #My200BirdYear challenge in 2017, or if you’ve been watching with interest but biding your time, or if you’re a complete newcomer to Bird Watching magazine, then now’s the time to sign up for #My200BirdYear 2018 at birdwatching.co.uk/my200
2 min |
November 2017
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HOLME
Varied habitats and one of the UK’s top observatories
2 min |
March 2018
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Backbury Hill
A walk to a multi-vallate hillfort with birds on the way
1 min |
March 2018
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Castlemartin Corse
A relic of a once-great wetland
2 min |
March 2018
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Lend A Helping Hand
Wildlife centres can often be the only venues for many to see birds close up. Here, one volunteer explains the important work they carry out.
5 min |
March 2017
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Bringing Back The Tree Sparrow
The story of how one man helped establish a Tree Sparrow colony around his Suffolk home.
6 min |
March 2017
Bird Watching
The Urban Birder Visits Ushuaia, Argentina
A wide variety of interesting birds can be seen in the world’s most southernmost city.
3 min |
March 2017
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Mike Weedon's - Weedon's World
So begins another My200BirdYear, and what better way to kick things off than with a Big Day? At least, that’s what Mike thinks...
3 min |
February 2018
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Eu-rica!
Resplendent birding await those who visit the Central American country of Costa Rica, as columnist Ruth Miller found to her delight
4 min |
February 2018
Bird Watching
The Bone Cave
Prehistoric remains, along with some very much alive birds!
2 min |
February 2018
Bird Watching
Welwick YWT
Waders, wildfowl and owls along the bird-rich Humber
2 min |
February 2018
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Blakeney Point
A unique site with a superb record of rarities
2 min |
February 2018
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Frampton On Severn
Plenty of varied habitat on offer at any time of year
2 min |
February 2018
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Hammer Time
The Yellowhammer is a delightful bird with a famous song – but falling population numbers make it increasingly difficult to find.
3 min |
April 2017
Bird Watching
Jargon Buster
If you’ve ever been bamboozled by the nicknames fellow birdwatchers have given to birds, then read on so you too can identify a ‘Gropper’ or ‘Grotfinch’…
5 min |
April 2017
Bird Watching
Weird & Wonderful Woodcock
They fly like bats, squeak like pigs, and behave like nothing else alive. But we may be about to lose them forever.
10+ min |
April 2017
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Dominic Couzens On Coal Tits
There are some surprising differences between the black-capped Coal Tit and its more colourful relatives.
6 min |
April 2017
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Weedon's World
In November, Mike found a colour-ringed Mediterranean Gull in Peterborough, and questions whether metal rings could be easier to read
3 min |
January 2018
Bird Watching
Grumpy Old Birder
Local authority attitudes towards trees in our towns and cities need to change, says Bo Beolens
3 min |
January 2018
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Winter Wildlife Spectacular
In the first of her monthly articles, Ruth Miller declares her love of watching geese on the move on the north Norfolk coast
4 min |
January 2018
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Birding Oasis
A site of significant international conservation importance – and London’s biggest open space – is a wonderful habitat for some great birding
5 min |
January 2018
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a delightful visitor
if it hasn’t already, the colourful siskin could soon be making an appearance in a garden near you
5 min |
february 2017
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dominic couzens on fieldfare
it can be a case of ‘now you see them, now you don’t’ with regards to fieldfare at this time of year
5 min |
february 2017
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feather tips
the identification of a bird from an individual feather is the least developed area of applied ornithology, yet can offer birders some significant advantages
10+ min |
february 2017
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rare discovery
long-pursued by polar expeditions, few birds fascinate like ross’s gull. discover this “rare and mysterious inhabitant of the unknown north”
9 min |
february 2017
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Inland Sea
A spectacular expanse of sheltered water
2 min |
February 2018
Bird Watching
Apley Wood
A lovely small woodland, pool and castle on the edge of town
1 min |