Back to the Future #migfest
What will 2015 Bring? In some households… or at least inside the heads of some birders, autumn has already begun. It really is the best season of the year. Why? Migration! Waders (aka shorebirds) have...
View ArticleSwallows and Enigmas
Where Migration is Defined I am always drawn back to my first birding love. The Swallow. I have written about this before, but the (Barn) Swallow is, above all others, THE species which hooked me as a...
View Articleeilata Sand Martins
The Little, Rare Ones by Martin G. There are… two themes running through some present posts. The glorious Spurn Migration Festival (YES – I really want you to be there– (there is such high praise for...
View ArticleDusky House Martins
another hirundine tale “Terry Townshend: So, in summary, the combination of a smallish white rump (sometimes flecked), dark underwing coverts, ‘dirty’ underparts contrasting with a clean white...
View ArticleHave Your Say! Part one.
What the people say… one month to go. .. as we approach the official launch of the autumn 😉 at the Spurn Migration Festival. There are spectacular numbers of Dunlin currently on the Humber (mostly...
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