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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.

Collaborative List – March 2017

Lists from nine countries have been shared this month with Cuba appearing for the first time. With Corey’s February jollies…

White’s Thrush or Scaly?

On a recent visit to Tokyo, Japan, I came across a beautiful bird that I took to be a White’s…

Pin-tailed Sandgrouse

A Pin-tailed Sandgrouse flew across the front of the hide and landed on the other side of a freshwater sluice,…

Collaborative List 2017 – February

The beats have been mostly sedentary during February with only Corey venturing beyond his normal range. Tom has made an…

Western Reef-Heron

The Western Reef-Heron, Egretta gularis, sits neatly between Little Egret and Snowy Egret in Clements taxanomic checklist. The slim, elegant,…

Water Rail at midday

Each time I see a rail, it confounds the conventional wisdom that these are secretive, crepuscular birds. During a recent…

The Collaborative List 2017 – January.

Protests were organised, banners were waved, petitions were signed and 6 of the beats have been banned from entering their…

Counting birds that count on us.

The World’s biggest citizen science wildlife count takes place this weekend. It is a very simple and accessible event which requires…

Tokyo Port Wild Bird Park.

A quick search of the 10,000 Birds archives turned over very little in the way of Japanese birding and since…

Combined Beats’ List – 2016 – The Total

As the title suggests, we asked the beats to share their sightings into a joint account to see how many…

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