Bird song (17) – Blackcap

There was a Blackcap in our garden through December and into early-March – in fact, my last record was of one singing on Tuesday 10 March (just as I was was packing the car to go to the races). I’d never previously heard a Blackcap sing in our garden in March (or through the winter)…

NEWS: No Bird Fair 2020

It was nice of Tim Appleton to ‘phone me with the news that the Bird Fair has bowed to the inevitable – the next Bird Fair will be 2021. I’ll miss it, more for the friends I won’t see, than for the event itself (although it is a very fine event). Maybe we’ll be out…

Guest blog – Phylloscopus collybita by Dave Clark

Dave Clark is an ornithologist with an MSc in Ornithology from the University of Birmingham and environmental campaigner with a particular interest in the interactions between birds and humans. Dave is keen to spread the word about the importance of urban areas for wildlife and improving our engagement with nature. He can be reached at [email protected]. In…