Nick's Birding Blog

Continuing with my bird-by-bird look at the avian life of East Finchley (and yes, we will get to the finches at some point!), I’m looking at...

A quiet month, mostly seeing what I could see in East Finchley. A few good sightings — a Coal Tit and a male Blackcap came to the garden fee...

 I always make sure that I take part in this annual RSPB event, and I never usually have much to report as a result. Back when we lived in a...

Looking back on the year, as you do at this time, several birding highlights stand out for me. First, by some distance, was a trip to Wales ...

Not a bad month, birding-wise. Only one excursion, to the East India Dock Basin  early in the month. Other than that, I’ve kept it local! Lo...

I continue with the Black-headed Gull, or  Chroicocephalus ridibundus  to use its Latin name. No reason, it was just the next one that came ...

One thing I’ve noticed about birdwatching is how it’s the rarities that get all of the attention, which leads the birds you see every day to...