by Dominic | Apr 17, 2017 | News, Trip Reports
This year I was fortunate enough to take part in the annual Champions of the Flyway international Bird Race in Israel. 34 teams from around the world assembled to compete in a 24-hour Bird Race on Tuesday 28th March, seeing who could see and hear the most species in a...
by Dominic | Apr 7, 2017 | News
Three years in the making, my new field guide to Britain and Ireland’s mammals is finally out! Fully comprehensive, there are stunning photographs of every mammal recently recorded in Britain, including all 26 bats and 30 cetaceans (whales/dolphins etc). There...
by Dominic | Apr 4, 2017 | Longham Lakes
29th May I didn’t wander far this morning but a visiting birder went round and didn’t mention anything out of the ordinary. Young Reed...
by Dominic | Mar 8, 2017 | Longham Lakes
30th March A ringing session this morning produced 3 new birds (2 Blackcaps, 1 Great Tit) and a re-trap Reed Bunting. The latter was ringed in May 2011 so coming up to 6 years – and it was an adult female when ringed, so actually at least (almost) 7 years. The oldest...
by Dominic | Jan 24, 2017 | News
A narrative book, it combines some of my birding experiences with lots of science about how birds live and survive.