Bempton Above and Below
Photos of our Glorious Gannet boat trip and visit to RSPB Bempton Cliffs, towering chalk cliffs home to 250,000 birds.
Continue readingI only ever get pigeons!
People are always coming to tell me that they put out food to attract birds but they only ever get pigeons. If this sounds like you then you’ll be pleased to hear that you can change that. Here’s what could be happening.,,,,,,,, I’m guessing that you’re trying to cut costs. Bird
Continue readingTop tips for choosing bird feeders
Hello birdwatchers It’s been a wonderful few days and I’ve been catching up with jobs around the home. There’s nothing like pottering around in your own space and putting your own little world to rights. One of my not so little jobs was to take down and wash all of
Continue readingWhere have all our birds gone?
Hello birdwatchers You may have noticed that the RSPB has announced the results of the Big Garden Birdwatch survey that took place in January this year. Over half a million households took part in the survey and over 8.5 million birds were counted in total. The blackbird was the most
Continue readingWinter collection from D&G 2015
Wild goose chasing in Scotland has always been one of my favourite winter activities and last weekend I took 6 birdwatchers on a 3 day tour of Dumfries and Galloway. As usual we stayed with Linda and David Birdsall at the fabulous Millbrae House B&B and Self Catering Accommodation. Thanks
Continue readingBest birding moments of 2014
It’s that time of year again when I look back at 12 months of birdwatching classes and trips with the aim of listing my top 5 birding moments. I think that this year has been easier than most of the others, mainly because so much has happened locally (which gives
Continue readingTorrential rain? Not at Staveley!
It just goes to show that you can’t believe everything you read on the Internet. That was certainly true on Saturday for Start Birding’s trip to the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Staveley Nature Reserve near Ripon. We set off in pouring rain with a forecast of an unrelenting downpour for the
Continue readingWaiting for the wader and wildfowl spectacular
When everyone starts to mourn the loss of the summer and dreads the thought of the dark nights, that is when I start to get excited about the months to come. Am I mad? Well some might say that I am, but I get this feeling because I know what
Continue readingFledglings, festivals and the Tour de France
Hello birdwatchers I’m feeling slightly embarrassed at not keeping up to my blog as often as I used to although I have been spending a lot of time posting news on my Facebook page. I hope you’ve had a chance to see it. If not then please click on the
Continue readingTommy Noddys and Cuddy Ducks
As business grows there is always more to do and I’ve realised, now that I have Facebook and @StartBirding on Twitter, that I’ve not been updating my blog as often as I used to. I’ve just got back from leading my annual trip to Northumberland, land of Tommy Noddys and
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