by Dominic | Sep 3, 2021 | News
If you have tried to contact me using the form on this website in the last couple of months, please try again! There has been an internal malfunction, which means your email address hasn’t been passed on. Please accept my apologies. The problem has been fixed,...
by Dominic | Jun 22, 2020 | Longham Lakes, News
30th July A relatively good ringing session, with 17 new birds and 1 re-trap. 10 of the new ones were Reed Warblers (1 adult, 9 juveniles) and the others were singles of Blackcap, Garden Warbler, Willow Warbler, Robin, Wren, Blackbird and Song Thrush. All were...
by Dominic | Apr 7, 2020 | Nature Writing, News
This is an extract from my book “The Secret Lives of Garden Birds”. It’s the introduction to April. The whole book is available from the usual retailers. Order now from...
by Dominic | Apr 7, 2020 | News, Trip Reports
This March I was fortunate to visit the Republic of Honduras as a guest of the government Tourist Board, sampling the amazing birdlife. Whatever you might have heard of the country, it is certainly a diversity hotspot. We saw just under 250 species of birds,...
by Dominic | Mar 23, 2020 | Longham Lakes, News
27th May This morning I had my first visit to check the 11 Longham boxes. As I hadn’t been there since early March the vegetation, especially nettles and brambles, has grown up considerably and it took a lot of time and effort to fight my way through to most of the...
by Dominic | Jan 24, 2020 | News, Trip Reports
Winter Birding along the “Diamond Route”, Honshu, Japan This was no ordinary trip to Japan. Normally, ecotourists visiting in winter go to Hokkaido, the northernmost island in the archipelago, for Cranes and Sea Eagles, or to Arasaki in Kyushu (the...
