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I grew up on the North East coast of England and feel endlessly drawn to the sea although I live, here in Cambridge, almost as far away from any coast as you can get in England. Oh well. It… Read More

I grew up on the North East coast of England and feel endlessly drawn to the sea although I live, here in Cambridge, almost as far away from any coast as you can get in England. Oh well. It… Read More

Piping Plovers / Photo by Craig Watson/USFWSBirds and birding newsMigrating birds travel faster in the spring to beat competitors to the best breeding grounds. This study was built on data p… Read More

There are a number of ways to select a bird food and one of the least helpful (but most obvious) ways is the retail price, but that’s only a small part of a much bigger story. Understa… Read More

Whilst the garden may not be in full bloom, January once again gets us enjoying a quiet moment in the company of our feathered friends. Each year, the RSPB hold their annual Big Garden Bird… Read More

After working all over Christmas and New Year, including Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, we are ready for a break. Destination Brighton Caravan Club site. Only a couple of hours from… Read More

One of the most exciting annual birdwatching dates is the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch and the results are in…Back in January this year, more than 500,000 people counted over 8 m… Read More

A pair of hobbies (Falco subbuteo) took up residence in an abandoned rook’s nest at “The Lodge” RSPB reserve some time ago. They hatched three chicks which are thriving and… Read More

Living things have three basic needs to survive; - shelter, water, and food.Our gardens, if we are lucky enough to have one, can provide homes for an enchanting variety of wildlife like bees… Read More

The UK seems to have been hit by a wave of Hawfinch, a usually scarce, large finch, thousands have streamed through the country, and for once Buckinghamshire hasn't missed out, we have neari… Read More

If you’re out and about this weekend bird watching we have these delightful birds for you to try and look out for:The Brambling is a small passerine bird in the finch family (Fringilla… Read More

This winter the Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes), the UK’s biggest finch, with its hefty beak and mouthful of a scientific name has hit even the tabloid headlines as large numb… Read More

  The Hawfinch, a strikingly large and charismatic bird but shy and elusive spending much of its time high in the treetops of broad-leafed woodland and avoiding the open groun… Read More

The Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) is similar in size and shape to the Chaffinch. It is recognised by its russet-coloured upper-breast and white rump, the male having a black head with… Read More

Going to a pond and throwing pieces of bread to the ducks and geese is very enjoyable for many people and children, but it is not such a good idea for the birds themselves. Too much bread is… Read More

Amwaj IslandFive things to do in Amwaj Islands A manmade set of six themed islands Tala, Najmah, Asdaf, Murjan, Jood and Lulu in the north eastern part of Bahrain, Amwaj Islands is a destina… Read More

Now that Yellowhammer has been snapped in the wild, it's time to separate the corn buntings from the chaffinches. Appropriately, the countryside slang name for Yellowhammer is sometimes the… Read More

Now that the temperature is starting to drop, many of have retreated indoors, however this needn’t have to be the case. Here are just a few ways to make use of your garden in the winte… Read More

We've taken part in the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch for some years now and I've kept records of our results since 2012. It's interesting to see how the bird population in our garden compares o… Read More

The Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) is a common and widespread small bird in the finch family. The male is brightly coloured with a blue-grey cap and reddish underparts.The female is a bit dul… Read More

March usually brings the start of the naturalist’s year. There can be days when the skies are still heavy and dull but other days when the sun comes out and birds burst into song. It&r… Read More

Red-winged Blackbird / Photo by Tom Koerner/USFWSBirds and birding newsThe Trump administration revoking protections for sage grouse that were put in place during the Obama administration to… Read More

We headed to Lakenheath, had a quick stop off to watch a load of F15, Strike Eagles, take off from the RAF base before bypassing RSPB Lakenheath and heading further out to a reserve we had n… Read More

We’ve really been enjoying the array of birds that come to feed in our garden. Regular, daily visitors include a pair of robins, a pair of chaffinches, a couple of pairs of black birds… Read More

Welcome to our next post in our garden bird series. Today we will be taking a peek into the lives of chaffinches, one of the most common finches seen in British gardens. Their colourful plum… Read More

Landmark British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) research suggests the array of bird diets presented to the Nation's garden birds - including sunflower hearts, suet, and insectivorous bird foods… Read More

It's beginning to look a lot like autumn out there. Birds are looking a little more purposeful in their search for food. The sudden drop in temperatures and dwindling daylight hours promotes… Read More

Those of you who regularly read my Wildlife Adventures with an iPhone series will have seen the video I took while testing our new no mess bird seed mix, “One for All.”This morni… Read More

I want to help you get your garden in great shape for wild birds this new year and thought the best way I could do this is to let you know more about our Top 10 bird foods. I’m going t… Read More

Gardman Wild bird No Grow Seed Mix is ideal for attracting Blue Tits, Great Tits, Chaffinches, Greenfinches, Gold Finches, Long-tailed Tits, Robin and other species. A Blend of sunflower he… Read More

Gardman Wild Bird Nyjer Seed is ideal for attracting Goldfinches, Greenfinches, Chaffinches, Coal Tits and other species. A highly nutritious seed that is widely known to entice colourful s… Read More

Gardman Wild Bird Nyjer Seed is ideal for attracting Goldfinches, Greenfiches, Chaffinches, Coal Tits and other species. A highly nutritious seed that is widely known to entice colourful sp… Read More

Gardman Sunflower Hearts are a real favourite of many species, attracting a range of beautiful birds to your garden, including Coal Tits, Blue Tits, Greenfinches, chaffinches, Robins, Blackb… Read More

Gardman Sunflower Hearts are a real favourite of many species, attracting a range of beautiful birds to your garden, including Coal Tits, Blue Tits, Greenfinches, chaffinches, Robins, Blackb… Read More

I live in a suburban garden, 90 feet long by 45 feet at the rear, narrower at the side of the house and with trees and hedging at the front. It is a mixed garden with 2 lawns, herbaceous shr… Read More

Walk over small bridges, through tunnels and under trees, keeping along the water around a huge volcano. November is not necessarily a good month to visit the Azores; we had already lear… Read More

Bird watching is easier than we may think while we are staying safely at home. And - let's face it - we can’t get much closer to home and nature than sitting in the comfort of an armch… Read More

This is part 2 of an examination of the words that were very country-specific in Brysbaert et al. (2019)'s study of vocabulary prevalence. For more detail on the study, please see part 1, on… Read More

Over the past week it has been nice to see several visits of a woodpecker to the garden and although I can’t be sure that it’s the same one, it follows the same routine and arriv… Read More

We all know what pleasure we get from playgrounds. Children find them a wonderful place in which to relax and to enjoy themselves, especially when school has ended for the day.Children of di… Read More

The extra suet log that I have been hanging in my cobnut tree has certainly been put to good use by a variety of birds in the past week.My photograph shows some starlings sitting beneath the… Read More

There are so many so-called waste-free, no-mess bird food mixes available in the UK we thought we’d take a closer look at the one that started it all – Huskfree Advance. Specific… Read More

It has been a few weeks since I wrote my blog about attracting wildlife to Haith's bird food centre in Grimsby, Lincolnshire.Where we've been handing over commercial space for nature to work… Read More

During the Coronavirus pandemic, one of our most important concerns was to keep our staff and customers safe and keep them connected to nature. We wanted to continue to offer our customers… Read More

The past week has brought very hot weather to much of the country and Kent has been no exception.I have still seen plenty of birds in the garden, but they have modified their behaviour on th… Read More

  The Hawfinch, a strikingly large and charismatic bird but shy and elusive spending much of its time high in the treetops of broad-leafed woodland and avoiding the open groun… Read More

One positive regarding staying risk-free indoors throughout the Covid-19 lockdown is the opportunity to take time for the little points, such as viewing the return of migrant birds in summer… Read More

One favourable about remaining risk-free indoors during the Covid-19 lockdown is the possibility to require time for the little things, such as enjoying the return of migrant birds in summer… Read More

In recent years people have increasingly heard of rewilding, but may not have seen the scale of the transformation it can have on a landscape. But new before-and-after pictures of a glen… Read More

After publishing my Songbirds last year, I now lovingly revised all birds to make them even more distinctive! The new version is now available as a poster in German and English from Posterl… Read More

The many green leaves on the apple trees shouldn’t be like this, not just before the end of the year. They also do not belong directly to the apple tree. Mistletoe spreads out here… Read More

“Hour of the Winter Birds”: Nature conservation organizations call for a counting campaign again Show caption Show caption A jay (Garrulus glandarius) gets a hazelnut at… Read More

 Around the world, different species of birds  across the globe in various seasons. Variety of bird species differ from place to place it depends on factors. It includes climatic c… Read More

We ambled along the dyke path, through the Ken-Dee marshland, on a reasonably clement afternoon. I’d brought the big camera along so I could get close enough to the various trees lini… Read More

The fourth-generation Hyundai Santa Fe that was unveiled in June 2020, has now been launched in Indonesia. Now a pure snore disturbed sum dust. He enjoys, in order that somewon, also with a… Read More

The much-awaited KIA Cerato facelift has been officially revealed in South Korea where the car is marketed as KIA K3. The vehicle is also sold as KIA Forte in various markets across the glob… Read More

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Author: Francis BlaisDate: April 28th, 2023Category: Non-technical Growing up in Quebec, Canada, as a 90’s kid hooked on 8-bit video games, had its share of unique moments. For sta… Read More

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