https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2012/12/barking-outfall.html
Dave Mo Birding: Barking Outfall
December 21st High tide on arrival at dawn and just starting to drop, in the very dim light I could just about see the Redshank roost, cra...
dave mo birdingbarking
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2018/01/
Dave Mo Birding: January 2018
Peregrines,local birding and beyond
dave mo birdingjanuary
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2025/12/
Dave Mo Birding: December 2025
Peregrines,local birding and beyond
dave mo birdingdecember
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2011/04/out-and-about-in-kent.html
Dave Mo Birding: Out and about in Kent
I recently had a chance to visit a wood in Kent specifically targeting one bird, Goshawk, exceptionally elusive, but I knew they were ther...
dave mo birdingout and aboutkent
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2015/05/
Dave Mo Birding: May 2015
Peregrines,local birding and beyond
dave mo birdingmay
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2011/11/waders.html
Dave Mo Birding: Waders
On Saturday I was surveying, not ideal weather with a very strong south westerly, but none the less I had positioned myself to cover a secti...
dave mo birdingwaders
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2015/01/peregrines-all-set-for-2015.html
Dave Mo Birding: Peregrines - all set for 2015
Incredibly it is here again, yet another breeding season looms and I have all but completed refurbs, weather proofing and substrate change o...
dave mo birdingall setperegrines
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2025/11/
Dave Mo Birding: November 2025
Peregrines,local birding and beyond
dave mo birdingnovember
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2022/08/
Dave Mo Birding: August 2022
Peregrines,local birding and beyond
dave mo birdingaugust
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2011/02/
Dave Mo Birding: February 2011
Peregrines,local birding and beyond
dave mo birdingfebruary
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2020/12/happy-christmas.html
Dave Mo Birding: Happy Christmas
Happy Christmas to everyone, lets hope for a better year in 2021.
dave mo birdinghappychristmas
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2011/12/southend-christmas-eve.html
Dave Mo Birding: Southend Christmas Eve
Bit of a late posting as my BT Internet crashed on the 23rd, finally identified and back on line after 6 days due to a failed server. I ha...
dave mo birdingsouthendchristmaseve
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2019/01/
Dave Mo Birding: January 2019
Peregrines,local birding and beyond
dave mo birdingjanuary
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2011/05/
Dave Mo Birding: May 2011
Peregrines,local birding and beyond
dave mo birdingmay
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2013/09/cliffe-rspb.html
Dave Mo Birding: Cliffe RSPB
September 19th Prior to visiting a peregrine site I firstly dropped into Cliffe to see if any waders were on show, the time was around 8.0...
dave mo birdingclifferspb
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2011/10/southend-pier-and-seafront.html
Dave Mo Birding: Southend Pier and Seafront
October 28th A day off from work meant that I was able to visit Southend with my wife Christine parking up towards Thorpe Bay and then headi...
dave mo birdingsouthendpierseafront
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2021/08/
Dave Mo Birding: August 2021
Peregrines,local birding and beyond
dave mo birdingaugust
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2012/12/
Dave Mo Birding: December 2012
Peregrines,local birding and beyond
dave mo birdingdecember
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2018/07/rare-stuff.html
Dave Mo Birding: Rare Stuff
The last week has been eventful in regards to scarce birds, as we are now into July I am getting some spare time, surveys have finis...
dave mo birdingrarestuff
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2014/03/barking-creek-and-sewage-works.html
Dave Mo Birding: Barking Creek and Sewage works
March 30th Of late I have not had the time to walk the Creek and Outfall, now retired from Construction and seem to be busier than ever s...
dave mo birdingbarkingcreeksewageworks
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2010/11/
Dave Mo Birding: November 2010
Peregrines,local birding and beyond
dave mo birdingnovember
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2023/05/
Dave Mo Birding: May 2023
Peregrines,local birding and beyond
dave mo birdingmay
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2014/05/
Dave Mo Birding: May 2014
Peregrines,local birding and beyond
dave mo birdingmay
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2013/02/hoo-peninsula-and-sheppy-cranes.html
Dave Mo Birding: Hoo Peninsula and Sheppy Cranes
February 16th We started the morning off with a survey out on our usual area of land, near Cooling out on the Hoo Peninsula, the morning...
dave mo birdinghoopeninsulacranes
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2015/01/
Dave Mo Birding: January 2015
Peregrines,local birding and beyond
dave mo birdingjanuary
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2017/06/
Dave Mo Birding: June 2017
Peregrines,local birding and beyond
dave mo birdingjune
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2012/12/rainham-rspb_27.html
Dave Mo Birding: Rainham RSPB
December 23rd Popped into Rainham after visiting a Peregrine site across the river, where due to the very mild weather, the pair are alre...
dave mo birdingrainhamrspb
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2022/10/barbate-marshes-september-10th-day-3.html
Dave Mo Birding: Barbate Marshes September 10th - Day 3 afternoon
Barbate Marshes etc September 10th Day 3 - Afternoon This was to be another good venue, not a classic Marsh as the name suggests but a g...
dave mo birdingbarbatemarshesseptemberday
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2018/11/lake-macdonald-timbeerwah-queensland.html
Dave Mo Birding: Lake Macdonald - Timbeerwah, Queensland
This was quite a large lake which had a small hide for Bird Watching, the information board boasted 150 species, it looked really good s...
dave mo birdinglakemacdonaldqueensland
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2019/02/
Dave Mo Birding: February 2019
Peregrines,local birding and beyond
dave mo birdingfebruary
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2026/04/
Dave Mo Birding: April 2026
Peregrines,local birding and beyond
dave mo birdingapril
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2024/12/beckton-december-15th.html
Dave Mo Birding: Beckton - December 15th
With only 9 days left now to the arrival of 2025, I am on 98 species for the year, I have surpassed the 2023 total of 95 so have improve...
dave mo birdingbecktondecember
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2020/06/battersea-power-station-latest.html
Dave Mo Birding: Battersea Power Station Update
As we know from past juveniles on the site, there will always be dramas, it goes hand in hand with fledging, I think newly named Smok...
dave mo birdingbattersea power stationupdate
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2019/03/
Dave Mo Birding: March 2019
Peregrines,local birding and beyond
dave mo birdingmarch
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2012/01/
Dave Mo Birding: January 2012
Peregrines,local birding and beyond
dave mo birdingjanuary
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2014/07/rainham-rspb.html
Dave Mo Birding: Rainham RSPB
July 8th After an early morning Black Redstart survey I decided on a visit to the Reserve, given the time of year I was not expecting ...
dave mo birdingrainhamrspb
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2023/08/season-review-2023.html
Dave Mo Birding: Season Review 2023
Another good year, they all are, a few hiccups here and there with nest failures, or new adults taking over, down on the previous year, bu...
dave mo birdingseason review
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2023/03/red-crested-pochard-and-blackwit.html
Dave Mo Birding: Red Crested Pochard and Blackwit
Each year, seemingly earlier and earlier presumably through global warming, Red Crested Pochards return to the Ingrebourne Valley in ever ...
dave mo birdingred crested pochard
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2016/03/
Dave Mo Birding: March 2016
Peregrines,local birding and beyond
dave mo birdingmarch
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2026/01/
Dave Mo Birding: January 2026
Peregrines,local birding and beyond
dave mo birdingjanuary
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2021/11/
Dave Mo Birding: November 2021
Peregrines,local birding and beyond
dave mo birdingnovember
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2021/10/brixham-berry-head.html
Dave Mo Birding: Brixham, Berry Head
dave mo birdingbrixhamberryhead
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2024/09/
Dave Mo Birding: September 2024
Peregrines,local birding and beyond
dave mo birdingseptember
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2019/12/
Dave Mo Birding: December 2019
Peregrines,local birding and beyond
dave mo birdingdecember
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2013/
Dave Mo Birding: 2013
Peregrines,local birding and beyond
dave mo birding
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2021/02/cooling-marshes.html
Dave Mo Birding: Cooling Marshes
On last Saturday myself and Paul undertook the 1st survey of the month for the Marshes, extreme conditions to say the least, -1 with a bit...
dave mo birdingcoolingmarshes
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2018/04/
Dave Mo Birding: April 2018
Peregrines,local birding and beyond
dave mo birdingapril
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2018/05/hybrid-or-arctic-peregrine.html
Dave Mo Birding: Hybrid or Arctic Peregrine?
Last year, courtesy of other birders who contacted me, I was told about a Falcon who was holding to territory in London, at the time ther...
dave mo birdinghybrid orarcticperegrine
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2021/
Dave Mo Birding: 2021
Peregrines,local birding and beyond
dave mo birding
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2014/01/
Dave Mo Birding: January 2014
Peregrines,local birding and beyond
dave mo birdingjanuary
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2022/01/parliament-and-boxes.html
Dave Mo Birding: Parliament and Boxes
The newish pair at Parliament are looking good for breeding, fingers crossed, if you recall the resident Tiercel was found dead last summe...
dave mo birdingparliamentboxes
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2021/07/
Dave Mo Birding: July 2021
Peregrines,local birding and beyond
dave mo birdingjuly
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2021/03/
Dave Mo Birding: March 2021
Peregrines,local birding and beyond
dave mo birdingmarch
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2020/01/beckton-siberian-chiffchaff-and-iceland.html
Dave Mo Birding: Beckton - Siberian Chiffchaff and Iceland Gull
Here and there I have been grabbing some visits during January, Thames Water kindly agreed to a feeding station and that has taken off well ...
dave mo birdingsiberian chiffchaffbecktonicelandgull
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2014/09/tall-ships.html
Dave Mo Birding: Tall Ships
We popped down to Rainham late afternoon in the week to see the Tall Ships going out, we missed the massive Polish ship but below are som...
dave mo birdingtallships
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2010/09/
Dave Mo Birding: September 2010
Peregrines,local birding and beyond
dave mo birdingseptember
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2024/03/
Dave Mo Birding: March 2024
Peregrines,local birding and beyond
dave mo birdingmarch
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2011/
Dave Mo Birding: 2011
Peregrines,local birding and beyond
dave mo birding
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2023/
Dave Mo Birding: 2023
Peregrines,local birding and beyond
dave mo birding
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2014/09/
Dave Mo Birding: September 2014
Peregrines,local birding and beyond
dave mo birdingseptember
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2010/
Dave Mo Birding: 2010
Peregrines,local birding and beyond
dave mo birding
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2013/09/
Dave Mo Birding: September 2013
Peregrines,local birding and beyond
dave mo birdingseptember
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2024/05/its-that-time-of-year-again.html
Dave Mo Birding: It's that time of year again.
It seems to be getting earlier every year in regard to fledging, once upon a time you could guarantee the 1st- 2nd week of June before t...
that time of yeardave mo birding
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2011/05/spain-costa-blanca-alicante-and-murcia.html
Dave Mo Birding: Spain, Costa Blanca, Alicante and Murcia areas May 12 to 16th
I am very fortunate to have aunts and uncles living in Spain, namely the southern La Manga area and the others are further up east in the Va...
dave mo birding
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2023/12/
Dave Mo Birding: December 2023
Peregrines,local birding and beyond
dave mo birdingdecember
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2013/08/
Dave Mo Birding: August 2013
Peregrines,local birding and beyond
dave mo birdingaugust
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2026/04/beckton-kestrels.html
Dave Mo Birding: Beckton Kestrels
As of last weekend she still hadn't laid, however she is sticking very close to the nest box and hunting nearby occasionally in between pe...
dave mo birdingbecktonkestrels
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-last-week-or-so.html
Dave Mo Birding: The last week or so....
I have been working away lately so not getting a lot of time to blog, below are a few shots from the last couple of weeks. No apologies fo...
dave mo birdingthe lastweek
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2015/11/
Dave Mo Birding: November 2015
Peregrines,local birding and beyond
dave mo birdingnovember
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2012/02/
Dave Mo Birding: February 2012
Peregrines,local birding and beyond
dave mo birdingfebruary
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2016/08/
Dave Mo Birding: August 2016
Peregrines,local birding and beyond
dave mo birdingaugust
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2012/07/
Dave Mo Birding: July 2012
Peregrines,local birding and beyond
dave mo birdingjuly
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2012/12/snow-goose.html
Dave Mo Birding: Snow Goose
Whilst surveying on Tuesday down near the Refinery at Coryton I came across this little chap below, obviously of wild origins as it is unr...
dave mo birdingsnowgoose
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-valley-site-list.html
Dave Mo Birding: The Valley Site List
Late last year both myself and Sam Shippey undertook a still on-going task of compiling a species list for the new Ingrebourne Valley websit...
dave mo birdingthe valleysitelist
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2025/09/battersea-august.html
Dave Mo Birding: Battersea - August
A good visit on the 23rd when I again hit 30 species either seen or heard, the increased and more mature habitat is now bringing in more s...
dave mo birdingbatterseaaugust
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2013/06/
Dave Mo Birding: June 2013
Peregrines,local birding and beyond
dave mo birdingjune
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2019/11/
Dave Mo Birding: November 2019
Peregrines,local birding and beyond
dave mo birdingnovember
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2015/10/
Dave Mo Birding: October 2015
Peregrines,local birding and beyond
dave mo birdingoctober
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2017/09/
Dave Mo Birding: September 2017
Peregrines,local birding and beyond
dave mo birdingseptember
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2014/12/two-tree-island-roost.html
Dave Mo Birding: Two Tree Island Roost
December 6th After the mornings visit at Wallasea Island RSPB to round off the day I visited Two Tree on the way home, coinciding the visit...
dave mo birdingtwo tree islandroost
https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2011/08/
Dave Mo Birding: August 2011
Peregrines,local birding and beyond
dave mo birdingaugust