Austin's Birding Blog

Long-tailed Duck: Between the busy shops and fast food outlets of South Road in Waterloo and the Antony Gormley cast iron men that stand lik...

Greater Scaup: With Lockdown 2 looming I was keen to capitalise on any small opportunity I can get to go out birding. So when dawn asked me ...

Snow Bunting:   The coast and the Dee estuary have always attracted the snow bunting and they are now a fairly regular winter visitor to the...

Rufus Bush Robin:   This awesome Autumn keeps on delivering, this time a bird that hasn't been seen in the UK for over 40 years!  This b...

Taiga Flycatcher: Formerly considered a subspecies of the red-breasted flycatcher, very similar in appearance. There are a few subtle differ...

Swainson's Thrush:  A Swainson’s thrush, classed as “mega rare” in the UK, landed on St mary's last week, having taken a wrong turn....

Hoopoe: I've maybe seen around 4 or 5 hoopoe in the UK during my birding years, but I've never seen one like this before. Thi...

Dotterel: I think I have a new favorite place, Llandudno that is home to the Great Orme with its whitewashed coastal apartments and hotels...