Diary

More mountain specialistsAnother day birding in the spectacular mountains with great views of Lammergeiers, Goshawk, Hobby, Booted & Short-toed Eagles. Also hundreds of Alpine Chough, Ortolan Buntings, W Bonelli`s Warblers[i]Created 19/04/2012 21:14:58[/i]

Birding in the MountainsWhat a day! We started in the plains with Montagu`s Harrier, Little Bustard, Stone Curlew, Pin-tailed Sandgrouse & Calandra Lark. And ended it in the mountains with Lammergeier, Citril Finch, Rock Bunting & Wryneck[i]Created 18/04/2012...

Birding the Spanish PlainsFabulous day birding the plains today. We enjoyed incredible views of over a dozen Little Bustards, Stone Curlews, Great Spotted Cuckoo, Bonelli`s Eagle, Orphean Warbler, Pendulune Tit and Calandra Lark amongst many other wonderful birds...

First day guiding in SpainGreat first day birding in the Ebro delta. We all enjoyed stonking views of a male Little Crake which shared a ditch with a Water Rail & Purple Swamphens. We also saw 6 species of tern, loads of Audouin & Slender-billed Gulls. Our total was...

Birding at MinsmereWe`ve been enjoying some great birding around RSPB Minsmere today. Highlights include: 4 Caspian Gulls, Yellow-legged Gull, Med Gull, Firecrest, Snow Bunting, Wood Lark, Dartford Warbler, Bittern, Marsh Harriers, Smew, Whooper Swan, Ruff, Velvet...

Guided birdwatching around the best of North WalesYesterday we guided two visitors from America, Helen and Gary, around some of the best North Wales birdwatching sites on their first trip to the UK. The day started in fine style with a Firecrest on the Great Orme,...

Great new appThose fantastic guys at blah have just created an app so that we can update our blog on the iPhone on the move. Stand by for even more birding blogs![i]Created 22/09/2011 15:41:18[/i]

The postman was almost mugged this morning as we waiting for him to arrive with the long-awaited advance copy of The Biggest Twitch, the first time we’ve had a sight of our new book.  We tore open the envelope and pulled out not one but two copies. ...

Our new book all about The Biggest Twitch 2008 suddenly seems more real now that we’ve got our hands on an advance copy.  Even we’re enjoying re-living our adventures as we’re reading about the wonderful places and incredible birds we were...

Alan will be in Cardiff this Saturday, 31 July, at the Jacob's Digital Photo and Video store at 18 - 19 High Street, CF10 1AX if your in the Welsh capital do pop in and say hello. Have a chat about optics, birds, birding and The Biggest Twitch and reserve your signed...