Weedon's World

Recent trips to a couple of his favourite local birding sites have resulted in encounters Mike would rather do without

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… 

Grumpy Old Birder

Bo reveals the pleasure he gets watching birds and wildlife enjoy an ‘all-you-can-eat buffet’ in his garden…

#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 

HOLME

Varied habitats and one of the UK’s top observatories

Backbury Hill

A walk to a multi-vallate hillfort with birds on the way

Castlemartin Corse

A relic of a once-great wetland 

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.

Bringing Back The Tree Sparrow

The story of how one man helped establish a Tree Sparrow colony around his Suffolk home.

The Urban Birder Visits Ushuaia, Argentina

A wide variety of interesting birds can be seen in the world’s most southernmost city.

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...

Eu-rica!

Resplendent birding await those who visit the Central American country of Costa Rica, as columnist Ruth Miller found to her delight

The Bone Cave

Prehistoric remains, along with some very much alive birds!

Welwick YWT

Waders, wildfowl and owls along the bird-rich Humber

Blakeney Point

A unique site with a superb record of rarities

Frampton On Severn

Plenty of varied habitat on offer at any time of year

Hammer Time

The Yellowhammer is a delightful bird with a famous song – but falling population numbers make it increasingly difficult to find.

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’…

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.

Dominic Couzens On Coal Tits

There are some surprising differences between the black-capped Coal Tit and its more colourful relatives.

Weedon's World

In November, Mike found a colour-ringed Mediterranean Gull in Peterborough, and questions whether metal rings could be easier to read

Grumpy Old Birder

Local authority attitudes towards trees in our towns and cities need to change, says Bo Beolens

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

Birding Oasis

A site of significant international conservation importance – and London’s biggest open space – is a wonderful habitat for some great birding

a delightful visitor

if it hasn’t already, the colourful siskin could soon be making an appearance in a garden near you

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

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

Inland Sea

A spectacular expanse of sheltered water 

Apley Wood

A lovely small woodland, pool and castle on the edge of town

Ferry Meadows CP

A diverse range of bird-rich habitats in a bend of the Nene