Austin's Birding Blog

Stilt Sandpiper: I finally managed to drag my behind over to see the silt sand which as been frequenting Alkborough for a few weeks now. Th...

Southern Hawker:  Despite its name, the Southern hawker is not as common a sighting around Wigan and Leigh. So when one turns up flying arou...

Black Tern : Work has been mental recently with tons of breeding bird and barn owl surveys keeping me busy. Thankfully I no longer do any mo...

Turkistan Shrike (Red-tailed Shrike): So, I could resist a second visit to Wandale Farm to see this Turkish delight once more. Fantasticall...

Black-wined Stilt: Working close to Doncaster I shout it would be rude not to stop off at Potteric Carr to see their breeding black-winged s...

Turkistan Shrike (Red-tailed Shrike): This Turkish delight otherwise known as a red-tailed shrike was relocated just down the main track to ...

White Stork: These iconic birds have been extinct in Britain as breeding birds since 1416. But very recently they have  finally been reintr...

Egyptian Goose:  Egyptian goose were introduced to England nearly 3 hundred years ago and became a favourite waterfowl during the Victorian ...

Short-toed Snake Eagle: Wow, just wow!  OK the picture is rubbish, a burry mess of pixels and heat haze, but this represents another of my ...

White-tailed Plover: WOW....I never thought I'd see a white-tailed plover in Greater Manchester, or in Wigan no less, and definitely no...

Eleonora's Falcon : It seems like every year when the hoby returns there are unconfirmed sightings of Eleonora's, almost to a point ...