Nick's Birding Blog

The other day, work took me beyond the M25 for the first time this year. Specifically, it took me to an industrial estate just south of Gatw...

The other day, I finally got around to watching Wild London , the new David Attenborough documentary, on the BBC iPlayer. I’d been looking f...

In 2025 (birding-wise), I logged over a hundred species on my travels, which took me to Canada and Spain as well as various places around Br...

My local Tube station has a book exchange shelf. I think that’s great, as it means I can leave recently-read books there for another commute...

A very regular sight, this one — and not just in East Finchley! Seriously, the Feral Pigeon ( Columba livia ) is quite literally everywhere ...

It’s more or less impossible not to see Red Kites flying overhead while driving on the motorways to the west of London these days. These dis...

I first saw a Chough a few years ago, in Cornwall. These elegant members of the crow family, recognisable by their glossy black plumage and ...