CATEGORIES

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

time-read
3 mins  |
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… 

time-read
3 mins  |
October 2017
Bird Watching

Grumpy Old Birder

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

time-read
2 mins  |
October 2017
Bird Watching

#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 

time-read
2 mins  |
November 2017
HOLME
Bird Watching

HOLME

Varied habitats and one of the UK’s top observatories

time-read
2 mins  |
March 2018
Backbury Hill
Bird Watching

Backbury Hill

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

time-read
1 min  |
March 2018
Castlemartin Corse
Bird Watching

Castlemartin Corse

A relic of a once-great wetland 

time-read
2 mins  |
March 2018
Lend A Helping Hand
Bird Watching

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.

time-read
5 mins  |
March 2017
Bringing Back The Tree Sparrow
Bird Watching

Bringing Back The Tree Sparrow

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

time-read
6 mins  |
March 2017
The Urban Birder Visits Ushuaia, Argentina
Bird Watching

The Urban Birder Visits Ushuaia, Argentina

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

time-read
3 mins  |
March 2017
Mike Weedon's - Weedon's World
Bird Watching

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...

time-read
3 mins  |
February 2018
Eu-rica!
Bird Watching

Eu-rica!

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

time-read
4 mins  |
February 2018
The Bone Cave
Bird Watching

The Bone Cave

Prehistoric remains, along with some very much alive birds!

time-read
2 mins  |
February 2018
Welwick YWT
Bird Watching

Welwick YWT

Waders, wildfowl and owls along the bird-rich Humber

time-read
2 mins  |
February 2018
Blakeney Point
Bird Watching

Blakeney Point

A unique site with a superb record of rarities

time-read
2 mins  |
February 2018
Frampton On Severn
Bird Watching

Frampton On Severn

Plenty of varied habitat on offer at any time of year

time-read
2 mins  |
February 2018
Hammer Time
Bird Watching

Hammer Time

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

time-read
3 mins  |
April 2017
Jargon Buster
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’…

time-read
5 mins  |
April 2017
Weird & Wonderful Woodcock
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.

time-read
10+ mins  |
April 2017
Dominic Couzens On Coal Tits
Bird Watching

Dominic Couzens On Coal Tits

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

time-read
6 mins  |
April 2017
Weedon's World
Bird Watching

Weedon's World

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

time-read
3 mins  |
January 2018
Grumpy Old Birder
Bird Watching

Grumpy Old Birder

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

time-read
3 mins  |
January 2018
Winter Wildlife Spectacular
Bird Watching

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

time-read
4 mins  |
January 2018
Birding Oasis
Bird Watching

Birding Oasis

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

time-read
5 mins  |
January 2018
a delightful visitor
bird watching

a delightful visitor

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

time-read
5 mins  |
february 2017
dominic couzens on fieldfare
bird watching

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

time-read
5 mins  |
february 2017
feather tips
bird watching

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

time-read
10+ mins  |
february 2017
Inland Sea
Bird Watching

Inland Sea

A spectacular expanse of sheltered water 

time-read
2 mins  |
February 2018
Apley Wood
Bird Watching

Apley Wood

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

time-read
1 min  |
February 2018
Ferry Meadows CP
Bird Watching

Ferry Meadows CP

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

time-read
1 min  |
February 2018

Side 1 of 2

12 Neste