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About Redgannet

Redgannet has been working for over 33 years as a crew member/flight attendant and enjoys the well-ventilated air of the outdoors. The nom de blog, Redgannet, was adopted to add an air of mystery and to make himself more attractive to women. His father first whetted Redguga's appetite for all things natural by buying him his first pair of 7x35s and a copy of Thorburn's Birds. Having no mentor beyond an indulgent parent, he spent the first season hoping for an Egyptian Vulture at the bird table in his English garden. His most memorable birding moment is seeing an Egyptian Vulture with those same binoculars 26 years later. Redgannet is married to Canon, but his heart and half of his house belongs to Helen and their son Joseph. He is looking forward to communicating with people who don't ask if he is searching for the "feathered variety" of bird.

A very British desert.

The UK’s only official desert is dotted with shipping containers and paraphenalia discarded by the crab fishermen who call these…

Collaborative list – August 2019

eBird have applied their new taxonomy as of July/August 2019. What a boon for listers. Desk-top birders have been anxiously…

Birding the silly season – part 2

“GREBE sp!!” “What?” “GREBE sp!! Get a picture!” This time of year makes great demands on Lady Helen’s patience. “A…

Painted Ladies

Perhaps just once in a decade, the UK experiences an invasion of Painted Ladies, Vanessa (Cynthia) cardui. Painted Ladies are…

Collaborative List – July 2019

During July, 11 beats birded 12 countries (USA, UK, Ireland, Australia, Spain, New Zealand, Costa Rica, Japan, UAE, Mexico, China…

Tweet of the Day – Birdwatching on the Wireless.

“It will never catch on” said the producers of the proposed radio programme. “Birdwatching..? On the wireless..? Everyday..? Are you…

The cuckoo tree

On a recent trip to India, a non-descript tree caught my attention. It was overlooking the butterfly garden in Sanjeevaiah…

Collaborative list – June 2019

Here comes summer. The beats have been embracing the benign weather and cruising gently into the crazy, hazy, lazy days…

Blue, Gray, or Grey?

Does anybody know which part of the Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias is referred to that entitles it to use the…

Potato envy

When you open up your world to wildlife, the rewards can be rich and fulfilling. When you open up your…

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