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Black Audi Birding: August 2018
Birding into Infinity
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https://blackaudibirding.blogspot.com/2013/01/sexycola-stonechats.html
Black Audi Birding: Sexycola Stonechats 27th January 2013
Watching European Stonechats a few weekends ago on Otmoor RSPB reserve I reflected on how birding has changed during my lifetime and beco...
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https://blackaudibirding.blogspot.com/2013/08/in-memoriam.html
Black Audi Birding: In memoriam 3rd August 2013
This summer we have at last been blessed with fine weather and extended spells of sunshine, heat and humidity. The joys of sitting in ...
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Black Audi Birding: Back to the Forest 21st February 2015
I travelled to the neighbouring county of Gloucestershire this morning to see a Green winged Teal at a place called Ashleworth Ham. A...
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https://blackaudibirding.blogspot.com/2017/12/its-getting-bit-late-30th-november-2017.html
Black Audi Birding: It's Getting a Bit Late 30th November 2017
I was working on my recent blog about Parrot Crossbills early yesterday afternoon when the phone rang. My wife answered and told me the ...
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Black Audi Birding: Rare Australasian bird sighted at Farmoor 9th April 2013
On a grey, cold and windy Wednesday antipodean actress and all round beauty Nicole Kidman was seen in full summer plumage and occasionally ...
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https://blackaudibirding.blogspot.com/2021/05/its-my-hobby-16th-may-2021.html
Black Audi Birding: It's my Hobby! 16th May 2021
With little on the twitching front to get me excited I have spent most of my time in Oxfordshire these last two months, mainly visiting Farm...
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https://blackaudibirding.blogspot.com/2019/03/more-on-med-gulls-25th-march-2019.html
Black Audi Birding: More on the Med Gulls at Hayling Island 25th March 2019
Two weeks ago I went to the defunct Hayling Oyster Beds, which are now part of the North Hayling Local Nature Reserve owned by Havant ...
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https://blackaudibirding.blogspot.com/2019/01/going-dutch-for-nutcracker-4th-january.html
Black Audi Birding: Going Dutch for a Nutcracker 4th January 2019
Since December 2018 a Slender billed Nutcracker has taken up residence in a small university town called Wageningen in The Nethe...
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https://blackaudibirding.blogspot.com/2017/09/birds-of-feather-27th-september-2017.html
Black Audi Birding: Birds of a Feather 27th September 2017
Birds of a Feather was a popular sitcom on television, running from 1989 onwards and was based on two fictional sisters living in Chigw...
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https://blackaudibirding.blogspot.com/2014/11/crowning-glory-1st-november-2014.html
Black Audi Birding: Crowning Glory 1st November 2014
I was in the doldrums. I always am after returning from birding in exotic parts of the world. I just cannot seem to raise the enthusias...
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https://blackaudibirding.blogspot.com/2022/10/the-devils-fingers-26th-october-2022.html
Black Audi Birding: The Devils Fingers 26th October 2022
I have always been fascinated by certain fungi, those that are colourful and unusual tend to get my attention while the many brown ones not ...
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https://blackaudibirding.blogspot.com/2020/07/seabirds-at-bempton-3rd-july-2020.html
Black Audi Birding: Seabirds at Bempton 3rd July 2020
Today found me driving to the RSPB's Bempton Cliffs reserve in Yorkshire in another attempt to see a Black browed Albatross. This time...
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Black Audi Birding: April 2025
Birding into Infinity
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https://blackaudibirding.blogspot.com/2019/05/of-sanderlings-25th-may-2019.html
Black Audi Birding: Of Sanderlings 25th May 2019
I confess to having a bit of a liking for Sanderlings. They are diminutive waders, phenomenal travellers that normally make their home o...
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https://blackaudibirding.blogspot.com/2014/03/parrot-fashion-8th-march-2014.html
Black Audi Birding: Parrot Fashion 8th March 2014
Male and female Parrot Crossbills With my wife not due back from Boston USA until Sunday I had another Saturday free to go birding. So...
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https://blackaudibirding.blogspot.com/2012/08/moth-olympics-0405-august-2012.html
Black Audi Birding: Moth Olympics 04/05 August 2012
Poplar Hawkmoths note how the one on ...
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https://blackaudibirding.blogspot.com/2025/06/his-imperial-majesty-18th-june-2025.html
Black Audi Birding: His Imperial Majesty 18th June 2025
Today was going to be sunny and hot and after faffing around with various work related issues I deserted my desk and headed for the great ou...
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https://blackaudibirding.blogspot.com/2014/03/upset-on-otmoor.html
Black Audi Birding: Upset on Otmoor 22nd March 2014
A sunny but cold start at Otmoor at around 7am. A little bleary I met Badger and Pete in the Car Park and we set off down the approach...
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https://blackaudibirding.blogspot.com/2020/11/my-best-birds-of-2020-31st-october-2020.html
Black Audi Birding: My Best Birds of 2020 31st October 2020
Normally I would post this at the end of the year but it looks like birding may have to go on hold or be very restricted for a month or long...
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https://blackaudibirding.blogspot.com/2022/09/the-choughs-of-south-stack-anglesey.html
Black Audi Birding: The Choughs of South Stack, Anglesey 22nd September 2022
For the last two weeks I have been a resident volunteer at the RSPB's South Stack Reserve which is situated at the northern tip of Holy Isla...
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https://blackaudibirding.blogspot.com/2020/05/farmoor-re-opens-today-13th-may-2020.html
Black Audi Birding: Farmoor Reservoir re-opens Today 13th May 2020
Farmoor Reservoir has been off limits to the public for three weeks now because of the lurking menace of the Corona virus. Regular birde...
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https://blackaudibirding.blogspot.com/2023/01/sabs-revisited-19th-january-2023.html
Black Audi Birding: Sabs Revisited 19th January 2023
Today I returned, in the company of Peter a fellow Oxonbirder, to Havant and the Sabine's Gull. The day was a classic mid winter combination...
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https://blackaudibirding.blogspot.com/2019/07/spot-fly-29th-july-2019.html
Black Audi Birding: Spot the Fly 29th July 2019
I know of a place in northwest Oxfordshire that currently defies the general situation concerning Spotted Flycatchers. For those who ar...
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https://blackaudibirding.blogspot.com/2019/07/valezina-victorious-20th-july-2019.html
Black Audi Birding: Valezina Victorious 20th July 2019
Today I returned to Bernwood Forest, again in search of Silver washed Fritillarys but not for the 'normal' ones but seeking the much less...
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https://blackaudibirding.blogspot.com/2022/01/7-eleven-hawfinches-21st-january-2022.html
Black Audi Birding: 7- Eleven Hawfinches 21st January 2022
On visits to the USA in what now seems, pre-covid, another life, I encountered a widespread chain of convenience stores called 7-Eleven, the...
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https://blackaudibirding.blogspot.com/2019/10/moments-from-shetland-part-six.html
Black Audi Birding: Moments from Shetland Part Six September/October 2019
Hermaness National Nature Reserve 5th October Unst In July, with my wife and daughter, I visited this huge reserve situated right at ...
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https://blackaudibirding.blogspot.com/2016/12/thrush-double-take-30th-december-2016.html
Black Audi Birding: Thrush Double Take 30th December 2016
Another day of freezing fog, ice slicked roads and yet another serious though thankfully non fatal road accident in Oxfordshire meant t...
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https://blackaudibirding.blogspot.com/2012/08/cannot-get-enough-of-this-rain-27.html
Black Audi Birding: Cannot get enough of this rain 27 August 2012
After my soaking at Pendeen I know no fear of foul weather. My birding clothes have finally dried out although retaining a slight ...
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https://blackaudibirding.blogspot.com/2020/06/an-asian-desert-warbler-on-holy-island.html
Black Audi Birding: An Asian Desert Warbler on Holy Island 17th June 2020
It had been a hectic weekend for me, first going to see a Blyth's Reed Warbler near Hull on Saturday and then catching up with Large B...
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https://blackaudibirding.blogspot.com/2021/10/shetland-sketches-norwick-beach-unst.html
Black Audi Birding: Shetland Sketches - Norwick Beach, Unst - 2nd October 2021
During the last Covid lockdown Mark and myself decided we needed something to look forward to in order to keep the dark times at bay and so ...
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https://blackaudibirding.blogspot.com/2018/12/out-and-about-review-of-this-past-year.html
Black Audi Birding: Out and About. A Review of this past Year 2018
Pallas's Leaf Warbler Here is the now customary, annual but by no means comprehensive, review of my birding and other natural history e...
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https://blackaudibirding.blogspot.com/2018/06/a-black-hairstreak-bonanza-11th-june.html
Black Audi Birding: A Black Hairstreak Bonanza 11th June 2018
Black Hairstreaks are a very rare butterfly and easily the rarest of the five species of hairstreaks that inhabit Britain. They are rest...
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https://blackaudibirding.blogspot.com/2019/05/otmoor-warblers-16th-may-2019.html
Black Audi Birding: Otmoor Warblers 16th May 2019
Reed Warbler May is the month when the numbers of breeding warblers on the RSPB's Otmoor reserve reach their zenith. Being a reserve ...
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https://blackaudibirding.blogspot.com/2012/11/a-trip-to-caspian-11-november-2012.html
Black Audi Birding: A Trip to the Caspian 11th November 2012
Adult Caspian Gull c Gnome Late afternoon on Sunday, sunny but cold, found me venturing out onto Port Meadow in the company of many o...
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https://blackaudibirding.blogspot.com/2023/06/a-poignant-visit-to-cemlyn-bay-6th-june.html
Black Audi Birding: A Poignant Visit to Cemlyn Bay 6th June 2023
Whilst doing a week of volunteering for the RSPB at South Stack in Anglesey, on two successive evenings after my duties were over for the da...
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Black Audi Birding: May 2021
Birding into Infinity
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https://blackaudibirding.blogspot.com/2018/10/an-isabelline-shrike-in-devon-14th.html
Black Audi Birding: An Isabelline Shrike in Devon 14th October 2018
Having seen my wife off on the train to Glasgow on Friday I had the weekend to myself and was looking forward to getting out and abo...
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https://blackaudibirding.blogspot.com/2022/06/the-great-reed-warbler-in.html
Black Audi Birding: The Great Reed Warbler in Nottinghamshire 22nd June 2022
Unable to sleep, a millon things churning in my head and with reading a book not doing the trick, I rose at 5am, reasoning that some sort of...
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https://blackaudibirding.blogspot.com/2015/01/happy-days-2014-13th-january-2015.html
Black Audi Birding: Happy Days 2014 13th January 2015
The year 2014 was, for me, a fulfilling year for birding, incorporating visits to many locations around Great Britain and achieving two m...
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https://blackaudibirding.blogspot.com/2026/04/whats-not-to-like-about-bluethroat-18th.html
Black Audi Birding: What's not to like about a Bluethroat? - 18th April 2026
On April the 8th a male Bluethroat was found along a narrow path called the Poole Harbour Trail at Swineham in Wareham Town Country Park, Do...
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Black Audi Birding: Sussex by the Sea 17th September 2015
Today, at last, was the longed for autumn day of steady sunshine and almost cloudless sky that could not fail but invigorate me as I ro...
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https://blackaudibirding.blogspot.com/2014/06/staying-local-29th-june.html
Black Audi Birding: Staying Local 29th June 2014
Sunday morning and the rain and cloud of yesterday had been replaced by milder and sunnier weather this morning. I wake early th...
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Black Audi Birding: September 2022
Birding into Infinity
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Black Audi Birding: Back to Kilwinning 13th April 2024
Mark (P) lives in the next village to my home in Oxfordshire and freely admits to be a novice birder. He expressed a desire to spend a few d...
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https://blackaudibirding.blogspot.com/2014/10/gracias-ecuador-part-2.html
Black Audi Birding: Gracias Ecuador Part 2
30th September 2014 Rio Canande Camp Today, as we would every other day we rose at 5am. Still in the dark when we began our breakfast i...
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Black Audi Birding: A Spring day in West Sussex 23rd April 2013
Well a beautiful day dawned and reports of a Long eared Owl, highly visible and close to the path behind Pagham Harbour Visiting Centre in ...
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https://blackaudibirding.blogspot.com/2023/05/a-nightingale-15th-may-2023.html
Black Audi Birding: A Nightingale Sang in ............ 15th May 2023
Each year I try to find the time to go and see Nightingales in the neighbouring county of Berkshire as they are now virtually non existent i...
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https://blackaudibirding.blogspot.com/2019/09/ringed-plovers-on-arran-8th-september.html
Black Audi Birding: Ringed Plovers on Arran 8th September 2019
I t was our first morning on the island. The early light of dawn crept through a gap in bedroom curtains that had been carelessly drawn ...
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