Patch Birding

White-tailed Eagles normally take flight silently, yet, while checking some Common Starlings and hoping for Rosy Starlings, I heard a…

I bird, therefore I am. Birding defines me, that much is clear. Yet, for the last month and a half…

Cover photo: Brian Stoneman was a living proof that some good birders do wear white. I do not know how…

Are you stubborn enough to go out on Sunday morning even if it’s raining? Some of us are. In May,…

Even before I turn the engine off, I hear the frog-like song of the Great Reed-Warblers. In a cold morning…

Since I have started to bird by kayak, it took me a lot of time to realise that paddling is…

The patch. All birders know what a patch is, and I’m going to do all of us a favor and…

A birder’s patch is an extension of themselves. It says something about who they want to be, what they want…

For a birder, having a great local patch is a real luxury. We all have those days when we want…

When times are hard getting out amongst the natural world and birding can come as a great relief. If you’re…