***It's official - Sep's London Glossy Ibis battle is well underway***. Brilliantly exotic, likely dispersing from breeding sites in W France & Spain & arriving in the Brit Isles in large nos., incl at some of my fave London sites #urbanbirds #30MinuteBirder #LondonBirds @lnhs.bsky.social
In the August issue of Bird Watching Mag, I investigate the impact of us feeding wild birds in urban woodland... and it's not looking good for species like this gorgeous Marsh Tit in S London #30MinuteBirder #WildPavements. A 🧵...
Last week, I was delighted to see my first Goshawk in an urban park at the heart of a European capital. In fact we saw 5 different Goshawks that day, busily establishing territories. But was I in a) London? b) Paris? c) Berlin? or d) Madrid? #birds #urbannature #30MinuteBirder #WildPavements
So, we've gained a strange appendage on the outside of our house. It's not pretty, but will it do the job? For my Feb column in Bird Watching Mag, I try out some nocturnal recording. #birds #urbannature #30MinuteBirder #WildPavements
Very happy to have contributed a small corner to @amandatuke.bsky.social’s lovely article about a family of hobbies in her London neighbourhood in this months’s Bird Watching magazine #urbannature #30MinuteBirder #londonwildlife
A picture of a Hobby bird perched in a tree.
So there l was last summer, having a quiet coffee in the back garden, when some new neighbours moved in. & oh boy were they noisy... See the Feb issue of Bird Watching Magazine to read out about my wonderful summer of Hobby-watching. #birds #Hobby #urbannature #30MinuteBirder #WildPavements
Okay, controversial maybe, but Aberdeen is currently top of my list for best cities in the British Isles for birding. Why? Well, have a read of my #30MinuteBirder column in the Dec issue of Bird Watching Mag, & then tell me what you think... www.birdwatching.co.uk/features/art...
