Something different today. To record my bird sightings around my patch (and elsewhere) I use an app called eBird. This provides a quick convenient way of logging species and numbers of birds whilst on your walk. Basically, when I get to a site I can select it using the app (or it automatically selects aContinue reading “eBird app Overview”
Tag Archives: birding
34. Tufted Duck
This two posts a week thing is going well isn’t it?! My focus definitely lapses when it’s not an every day commitment, I knew this would happen! Anyway, I’m writing one now and in fairness the weather since my last post in the UK has been pretty awful, Storm Ciara hit followed by a coupleContinue reading “34. Tufted Duck”
Day 31 – Sparrowhawk
So this is it. My final blog of my species a day challenge for January! I think what I will do from now on is do twice weekly posts with maybe some non-sightings posts about wildlife recording in general. I may go back to one a day in another month. I really wanted to doContinue reading “Day 31 – Sparrowhawk”
Day 28 – Tufted Titmouse
Something a little different today as it’s a species I’ve never seen in the flesh and wasn’t aware of its existence until today! I’ve been watching a few YouTube webcams of bird feeders in America and had no idea what birds were frequenting them which hadn’t bothered me as I quite like the idea ofContinue reading “Day 28 – Tufted Titmouse”
Day 27 – Great Crested Grebe
Another ‘great’ bird. I think this last week will be mostly about the birds; they’re my specialist area and gives a nice run up to until Friday, my last post of the month. This one is from my local patch again. There wasn’t too many birds around today, nothing unusual or great in number; probablyContinue reading “Day 27 – Great Crested Grebe”
Day 21 – Collared Dove
Definite writer’s block today. Barely thought about writing today and when I did I had no idea what to write about. I have some backups to write about but I’m going to save them I think. So I’ve looked out of my window for a subject and the first bird I saw (which I haven’tContinue reading “Day 21 – Collared Dove”
Day 20 – Wigeon
I have a local birding patch; i.e an area local to where I live that I go on a regular basis to bird-watch. I recommend we all have one. After a period of time you gradually know what lives locally and what doesn’t and at what time of year, it also provides a great excuseContinue reading “Day 20 – Wigeon”
A Species a Day 