An early morning stroll around the Marshes (05:15 to 08:15) produced 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Ringed Plover, 4+ Redshank, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Goosander and 1 Barn...
Today's star bird was a European Bee-Eater, which was seen at 8.30 pm. The bird flew off over Boundary Flash, towards Tillington Flash, but had not been...
On Tuesday 3 June 2008 South Staffordshire Water will be hosting a special event at the Education Centre at Blithfield Reservoir. The event will be confined to...
Had a walk round this morning,went in the hide and thought of a song,"where has all the water gone". A couple walking their dogs said they had never seen it so...
The RSPB is offering a reward of up to £1,000 for information leading to the conviction of people who have been setting traps for Peregrines in Staffordshire...
Hi I live in the street next to the quarry where these birds were nesting. I feel sad that I saw the pair of falcons about two minths ago and did nothing to...
Would be willing to help finance help with this project,both personally and from my company and business contacts. Les Turner, ... From: williamsonclive To:...
Each year the BOU awards a series of small grants (up to £1000) to support ornithological research projects around the world. These projects range from pure...
what might the motive be for trapping them? is there someone locally who keeps pigeons who is losing them to the peregrines? a neighbour of mine keeps pigeons...
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Racing Pigeons can be worth several Thousand Pounds if Succesful,the trouble is with Pigeon Fanciers they are like Man in General,they forget These Creatures...
Hello, I am a newbie so I have just caught up with this story. I am in tears. I certainly would be up for being an observer for these beautiful birds. I don't...
SORRY TO READ THAT ,YOUNG KERRY IS UPSET ABOUT THIS, PEREGRINES HAVE BEEN TARGETED IN DERBYSHIRE,HEN HARRIERS IN NORTHERN ENGLAND,AND GOLDEN EAGLES IN SOME...
There were 4 Godwits at Drayton Bassett Pit this morning, possibly the 4 Black-tailed reported later at Belvide. Also at DBP were a Hobby and a drake Pochard....
Hooded Merganser admitted to Category A of the British List. Full details can be found at http://newsbou.blogspot.com/ ... Steve P. Dudley Senior Administrator...
All, I've finally decided to take the plunge and buy DSLR and lens for bird photos etc. I'm fairly sure that I'll go for the Canon D450 but not too sure which...
All, I've finally decided to take the plunge and buy DSLR and lens for bird photos etc. I'm fairly sure that I'll go for the Canon D450 but not too sure which...
hi the 70-300 mm lens on your list is a bit on the short side and even with the sigma 150-500 , most of the time you`ll be at the 500mm end. Another lens to...
Just driven along the A513 Wolsley Bridges to Seven Springs entrance and there are 3 Little Egerts on the water meadows showing well from the roadside....
The proceedings of the BOU's 2007 annual conference, Birds as predators and as prey, are now available as a free to view supplement of the BOU's journal, Ibis....
I've tried to look at this page (http://www.bouproc.net./), but there's just a 'holding page' message. Any ideas when the site will be available? To:...
A pair of spectacles have been found in the Stansley Wood hide at Blithfield Reservoir. They had been there for over a week. If they belong to you, or if you...
Has anybody started getting spam? I have using my current email address for several years now and had no spam; until today when I got 6 spams. I typed into...
Wilson's Snipe admitted to Category A of the British List. Full details can be found at http://newsbou.blogspot.com/. ... Steve P. Dudley Senior Administrator ...
The winter indoor meetings series for the Staffordshire Branch of WMBC is now in place and will be starting on October the 7th 2008. Firstly . . . we’ve a...
Just a quick reminder that Staffs Branch of WMBC is meeting tonight at Perkin's Sports and Social Club, Tixall Road, Stafford, 7.30. The talk's on bird and...
One seen today and calling well Drayton Bassett pits by the river half way down in uprooted sallows also present Chiffchaff. Ring Tailed Hen Harrier seen...
Late spring I stopped topping up my garden feeder (after 20 + years of feeding). My supplier CJ had become too expensive to justify. Garden was lifeless...