Nick's Birding Blog

Bird-watching notes and bird-related thoughts from the suburbs of North London (and sometimes beyond)…

Saturday, 31 January 2026

Crawter’s Brook

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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...
Saturday, 24 January 2026

Wild London

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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...
Thursday, 1 January 2026

2025 highlights; it’s been quite the year!

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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...
Tuesday, 30 December 2025

The Blackbird Diaries

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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...
Wednesday, 17 December 2025

The Feral Pigeon (birds of East Finchley, part 6)

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A very regular sight, this one — and not just in East Finchley! Seriously, the Feral Pigeon ( Columba livia ) is quite literally everywhere ...
Sunday, 22 June 2025

Red Kites

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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...
Thursday, 29 May 2025

Kentish Choughs…?

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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 ...
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