If you are wanting to experience Mediterranean birdwatching then you need look no further than the island of Mallorca. Set in the northern Mediterranean off the coast of Spain, Mallorca is a great place to ‘cut your teeth’ with species associated with the Mediterranean area. We normally go in the last week of April or […]
The weather wasn’t great for our day tour today with showers and drizzle most of the morning followed by wind and fog in the afternoon! However, we still managed 73 species including 16 types of wader! The tide was still high at Hayle first thing so we started at Lelant Saltings where the waderfest began. […]
The most thorough, current, useful, and user-friendly book of its kind, Britain’s Birds has become a best-seller since it was originally released and has swiftly become the standard photographic identification guide for the birds of Great Britain and Ireland. The handbook, which has received praise from all levels of birdwatchers, from novices to experts, has […]
“This book covers difficult identification issues by looking at tricky species pairs or groups of birds, and comparing and contrasting their respective features. Designed as a field companion, it supplements the standard field guides and provides much additional information. As well as detailed texts, the books include extensive illustrations of all relevant ages and plumages […]
“Whilst this book was published back in 2005, it’s still one of the best Wader guides in my opinion. Easy to use, fantastic artwork showing all birds in all plumage’s and very helpful flight pages. Definitely one of my ‘go to’ books when I need help with an unusual wader”. (Paul Freestone) “This new field […]
This field guide to the rare birds of Britain and Ireland is the result of an innovative new partnership between Collins and the esteemed British Trust for Ornithology. It brings together the most authoritative and current information. The Collins BTO Guide to British Birds is accompanied by this book. As of February 2015, it includes […]
This time of year has me up early, in the garden or local patch on sunny autumn mornings, eyes to the skies, looking for visibly migrating birds. This is known in the birding world as ‘Viz Migging’ and this book is the Viz Migging Bible! Often the birds are high up and obviously seen from […]
With the internet so accessible these days, sadly a good ID book is often overlooked for, in my opinion, an easier option to identifying birds. It’s all too easy to grab a photo and ask on a Facebook Group, “can anyone help with this?” and whilst I understand this is probably the changing face of […]
A last minute booking a few days ago meant we got a full morning with Sennen and Mike in Cornwall. We headed for an early sea-watch at Pendeen as Sennen was keen to see Shearwaters. We didn’t bother with Porthgwarra as there were already a large crowd there and as a novice birder, this could […]
April 24th 2022 Seven guests joined Paul on a tour in search of spring migrants and summer visitors this morning. Meeting at 8am, we started the day with a flyover Sparrowhawk before we even got in the minibus! Our day started proper at Nanquidno Valley in the far west of Cornwall. This beautiful valley is […]
