10,000 Birds

MARCH 29, 2024

Here in the Brecks – an area of poor, sandy soils on the borders of Norfolk and Suffolk – we have a small but important breeding population. They favour the old heaths, but a number of pairs also breed on farmland. Brettenham Heath National Nature Reserve holds the highest density of nesting Curlews in the Brecks.

Fox 186

Fox Finland Badgers Eggs 186

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2013

Which is the story of how I ended up using Britain’s Dragonflies: A field guide to the damselflies and dragonflies of Britain and Ireland, 2 nd edition, by David Smallshire & Andy Swash to successfully identify my French dragonflies and damselflies. I’m going to look at Britain’s Dragonflies first.

Ireland 168

Ireland France Breeding Eggs 168

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2018

Three members of the family Ramphastidae : a versatile mascot for everything from Irish dry stout to fruit-flavored breakfast cereals. Not wishing to disturb the bird, Kevin resigned to hold his reverent stance until the eggs she laid hatched and the young blackbirds fledged, which he did with stoic perseverance for weeks.

Blackbirds 104

Blackbirds Wounded Stray 2013 104

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

This is how, I think, the “Crossley technique” works best—coverage of specific bird families that pose identification challenges to birders at all levels of skill. And Hybrids: Waterfowl tend to hybridize to a greater degree than most other bird families, and the guide does an excellent job of covering hybrids. Sullivan, 2013, PUP).

Ducks 114

Ducks North America Geese Hunters 114