(1) Birders the world over know that the best birds are often found in the most unlikely places, with sewage farms, rubbish tips and yes, cemeteries, all more promising than you might imagine.
(2) Following the trails through the campsite’s huge garden is a fascinating wander in itself, especially for birders.
(3) With the harrier comes what they call ‘the pig circus’ – us lot, the RSPB, the birders, the wildlife-crime copper.
(4) "He had no education but was a very intelligent man, a great walker and birder, a curmudgeonly leftwing atheist who even back then wasn't homophobic or racist.
(5) The estuary is a magnet for birders who delight in spotting both resident and migrant species.
(6) It really identified what a valuable resource Malta could be for birds and birders,” he said.
(7) The song-filled northward migration in mid-May has evolved into a famous birder festival.
(8) This autumn they have been recorded the length of the islands, from the north of Lewis, where a chimney swift was seen for several days, to Barra, where a scarlet tanager – a first for Scotland – brought birders flocking to the island at the beginning of the month.
(9) Birders Against Wildlife Crime was made for you, Sandy, so you can agitate for more legislative powers against wildlife criminals and crimes.
(10) Malta, a hotspot for illegal bird hunting, became the focus of a campaign by birders including BBC broadcaster Chris Packham in May , and the recent nomination of a member of the Maltese government as the EU’s new environment commissioner sparked fresh controversy over the country’s wildlife crime record .
(11) The park also offers regular guided bird walks for beginner birders of all ages.
(12) The researchers drew on more than a century of observations from birders as well as a 40-year historical record from the US Geological Survey, combining the data with 17 climate models.
(13) And as my old friend David Lindo – aka The Urban Birder – always says, to see birds in any city, you just need to look up!
(14) Barra came up with a grey-cheeked thrush, while a hermit thrush spotted on North Uist provided splendid photo opportunities both for local birders and for those who braved the weather to fly to the islands for a chance to see it.
(15) But while the arrival of unexpected rarities is a matter of excitement for many birders, with truly dedicated twitchers occasionally going so far as to charter planes in the hope of adding a particular species to their lists, there is a sadness about these sightings, for the outlook for the majority of birds when driven so far off course by storms is not bright.
Birdwatcher
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(1) Roadford Lake with over 730 acres for watersports, fishing and birdwatching plus paths and bridleways.
(2) A great bolthole for a birdwatching (01496 850010, islaybirding.co.uk ), hiking or whisky-tasting break.
(3) They also organise tours galore: caving, salmon fishing, hiking, birdwatching.
(4) The memoir also tells how Franzen took up birdwatching in 1999, after his mother's death, and how in 2005, after hearing Al Gore speak about global warming, he began to worry about the thousands of avian species facing extinction worldwide: "I couldn't find a way not to care .
(5) They climbed mountains, learned how to fly fish, went birdwatching.
(6) While discussion of Croatia as a travel destination usually focuses on the beachy delights of the Dalmatian coast, the country is also home to some of the most spectacular – and, crucially, well-protected – natural environments in Europe, with seemingly limitless opportunities for hiking, camping, climbing, caving, animal-spotting, birdwatching and generally "doing nature" without doing it in.
(7) The remote setting is great for simple pleasures such as beachcombing, walking and birdwatching.
(8) How to be a Bad Birdwatcher - Simon Barnes Scissor Sisters
(9) Point Pelee, a marshy spit jutting into Lake Erie, is an international mecca for birdwatchers.
(10) The festival is a draw for birdwatchers and wildlife photographers, with workshops, lectures and guided tours of the 57,000-acre reserve.
(11) There are hardly any facilities here, but surfers, birdwatchers, fishermen and horseriders love it, as do gemstone hunters.
(12) However, it affords good views from the deck (the novelist is an avid birdwatcher) and the low overheads that permit Franzen to let five years go by without delivering a novel.
(13) The birdwatching is fantastic: on my way down south this time, I saw storks, vultures, eagles and the odd falcon sitting on a pole.
(14) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Like other birdwatchers, Packham hopes that if the spring hunting is halted, Malta could benefit from a surge in ecotourism and become a birdwatching destination – rather than a black hole for rare species.
(15) I really like Point Pleasant park close to Halifax’s harbour – an amazing park great for cycling, walking, birdwatching and running.
(16) The park reports the greatest numbers of endangered, threatened and rare species in Pennsylvania, with Gull Point natural area usually the best place to birdwatch.
(17) Eric Illsley, 55, the former Labour MP for Barnsley Central, who pleaded guilty to dishonestly claiming £14,000 relating to insurance, repairs, utility bills and council tax at his second home, was jailed for a year in February Morley's guilty plea marks an inauspicious end to a political career that saw the avid birdwatcher elevated to a ministerial post at the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when Labour came to power in 1997.
(18) Birds of deep woodland, not gardens, they’re the birdwatchers’ dark grail.
(19) Dunnet Bay , on the other side of Thurso, is one of the best: a super-clean and stunning sweep of beach, popular with surfers and birdwatchers.
(20) More than 370 species of birds have been spotted since the refuge was established in 1939, making this one of the most diverse birdwatching spots in North America.