Austin's Birding Blog

Long-toed Stint: WOW, the last time an accepted record of this bird in the UK (excluding Ireland) was way back in 1982.  Since then this the...

Wilson's Phalarope: The day I was told that my beloved golfs head gasket had gone, I thought I'd be stuck in for a few days. Well th...

Squacco Heron: Finally caught up with a bird who in the past has given me the run around, after dipping one in Lincolnshire and Cleveland I...

Green Warbler: This year just keeps on giving!  Another bird makes it onto my list taking me another step closer to 400. And with shetland b...

Arctic Tern:  Take a look at this stunner, lacking pigment within its feathers making it pure white this leucistic Arctic tern was a sight! ...

White-tailed plover: A long awaited bird, living in the North West and knocking about with some Liverpool birders I have heard  many storie...

Whooper Swan:  These elegant and well travelled swans come to the UK in their thousands to spend the winter here; they arrive from Iceland i...