https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2018/02/
The Hairy Birder: February 2018
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birderfebruary
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2009/06/
The Hairy Birder: June 2009
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birderjune
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2018/06/
The Hairy Birder: June 2018
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birderjune
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2023/11/
The Hairy Birder: November 2023
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birdernovember
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2010/05/farmland-bits-and-bobs.html
The Hairy Birder: Farmland Bits and Bobs
I was hoping to be posting this evening and telling you how I had ringed a few Lapwing and Redshank chicks whilst surveying a farm in Bowlan...
the hairy birderfarmlandbitsbobs
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2009/05/pied-flycatchers2nd-may.html
The Hairy Birder: Pied Flycatchers...2nd May
This morning we did our first check of the Pied Flycatcher boxes in the Hodder Valley and at Barnacre. We have 35 boxes up at the Wild Boar ...
the hairy birderpied flycatchersmay
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2022/02/
The Hairy Birder: February 2022
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birderfebruary
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2026/03/
The Hairy Birder: March 2026
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birdermarch
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2021/11/
The Hairy Birder: November 2021
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birdernovember
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2025/02/woodland-and-webs.html
The Hairy Birder: Woodland and WeBS
Strictly speaking my Blog title should be 'WeBS and Woodland', as the WeBS count was completed before the woodland bit, but I didn't think i...
the hairy birderwoodlandwebs
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2010/05/even-less-moths.html
The Hairy Birder: Even Less Moths
The only thing in my trap this morning was a Shuttle-shaped Dart!
the hairy birderevenlessmoths
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2012/06/
The Hairy Birder: June 2012
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birderjune
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2020/05/
The Hairy Birder: May 2020
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birdermay
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2023/07/ticking-over.html
The Hairy Birder: Ticking Over
We have been waiting for the weather to improve over the past couple of weeks, so that Gail and I could get into the reedbed and scrub to se...
the hairy birderticking
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2015/08/
The Hairy Birder: August 2015
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birderaugust
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2010/05/quality-not-quantity.html
The Hairy Birder: Quality Not Quantity
This morning I met Ian at 4.15 a.m. at Fleetwood Marsh Nature Park to carry out some ringing in the reeds and willow scrub. Three nets were ...
the hairy birderqualityquantity
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2011/06/
The Hairy Birder: June 2011
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birderjune
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2019/08/
The Hairy Birder: August 2019
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birderaugust
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2010/07/
The Hairy Birder: July 2010
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birderjuly
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2009/12/
The Hairy Birder: December 2009
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birderdecember
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2017/
The Hairy Birder: 2017
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birder
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2012/01/
The Hairy Birder: January 2012
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birderjanuary
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2011/10/gimme-shelter.html
The Hairy Birder: Gimme Shelter
I was looking for the near impossible this morning, some shleter on a north facing coast from the 15 - 20 mph southerly wind with some eleva...
the hairy birdergimmeshelter
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2009/08/
The Hairy Birder: August 2009
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birderaugust
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2024/
The Hairy Birder: 2024
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birder
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2015/01/
The Hairy Birder: January 2015
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birderjanuary
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2026/02/
The Hairy Birder: February 2026
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birderfebruary
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2010/05/still-cold-still-northerly-still-crap.html
The Hairy Birder: Still Cold, Still Northerly, Still Crap!
It was one of those situations this morning that if I hadn't gone out birding I would have wished that I had and when I did I wished that I ...
the hairy birderstillcoldnortherlycrap
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2019/07/
The Hairy Birder: July 2019
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birderjuly
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2010/09/
The Hairy Birder: September 2010
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birderseptember
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2010/11/
The Hairy Birder: November 2010
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birdernovember
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2022/10/
The Hairy Birder: October 2022
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birderoctober
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2013/01/
The Hairy Birder: January 2013
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birderjanuary
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2022/01/
The Hairy Birder: January 2022
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birderjanuary
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2019/
The Hairy Birder: 2019
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birder
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2013/02/
The Hairy Birder: February 2013
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birderfebruary
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2014/10/
The Hairy Birder: October 2014
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birderoctober
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2015/04/
The Hairy Birder: April 2015
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birderapril
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2010/05/phragmites-des-joncs.html
The Hairy Birder: Phragmites des joncs
For those of you who don't speak French (and that includes me), Phragmites des joncs is French for Sedge Warbler. Now, I haven't gone all 'c...
the hairy birderphragmitesdesjoncs
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2014/05/
The Hairy Birder: May 2014
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birdermay
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2018/08/
The Hairy Birder: August 2018
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birderaugust
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2010/08/
The Hairy Birder: August 2010
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birderaugust
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2015/10/
The Hairy Birder: October 2015
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birderoctober
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2022/02/wot-no-woodpigeons.html
The Hairy Birder: Wot No Woodpigeons
I did a suite of surveys running up to the end of January, and didn't record any Woodpigeons! Off the top of my head, this must be a first, ...
the hairy birderwot
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2011/10/not-too-bad-for-northwesterly.html
The Hairy Birder: Not Too Bad for a Northwesterly!
Every time I mention the diabolical nature of a northwesterly wind for seawatching I get a sense of deja vu as I know I have mentioned it so...
the hairy birdertoo bad
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2011/09/
The Hairy Birder: September 2011
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birderseptember
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2025/04/
The Hairy Birder: April 2025
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birderapril
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2021/06/
The Hairy Birder: June 2021
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birderjune
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2021/02/
The Hairy Birder: February 2021
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birderfebruary
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2025/08/
The Hairy Birder: August 2025
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birderaugust
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2010/04/
The Hairy Birder: April 2010
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birderapril
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2020/04/
The Hairy Birder: April 2020
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birderapril
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2025/03/
The Hairy Birder: March 2025
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birdermarch
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2013/03/
The Hairy Birder: March 2013
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birdermarch
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2015/03/
The Hairy Birder: March 2015
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birdermarch
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2023/07/a-mini-warbler-fest.html
The Hairy Birder: A Mini Warbler Fest
The rain was forecast to clear overnight into Sunday morning, and just as important, it was forecast to fall calm. Gail and I decided to mak...
the hairy birderminiwarblerfest
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2016/03/
The Hairy Birder: March 2016
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birdermarch
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2016/04/
The Hairy Birder: April 2016
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birderapril
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2026/
The Hairy Birder: 2026
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birder
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2009/05/more-pieds-but-not-all-flycatchers.html
The Hairy Birder: More Pied's, But Not All Flycatchers
It was another trip to the Boar Park and Barnacre for Gary and I today. At the Boar Park we were greeted with the usual symphony of Garden W...
the hairy birderpiedflycatchers
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2019/05/
The Hairy Birder: May 2019
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birdermay
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2010/06/
The Hairy Birder: June 2010
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birderjune
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2021/10/
The Hairy Birder: October 2021
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birderoctober
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2011/01/
The Hairy Birder: January 2011
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birderjanuary
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2015/11/
The Hairy Birder: November 2015
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birdernovember
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2013/09/
The Hairy Birder: September 2013
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birderseptember
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2015/
The Hairy Birder: 2015
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birder
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2025/11/
The Hairy Birder: November 2025
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birdernovember
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2017/07/
The Hairy Birder: July 2017
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birderjuly
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2012/07/
The Hairy Birder: July 2012
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birderjuly
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2022/
The Hairy Birder: 2022
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birder
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2020/
The Hairy Birder: 2020
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birder
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2012/12/
The Hairy Birder: December 2012
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birderdecember
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2010/10/
The Hairy Birder: October 2010
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birderoctober
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2012/09/
The Hairy Birder: September 2012
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birderseptember
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2023/04/
The Hairy Birder: April 2023
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birderapril
https://fleetwoodbirder.blogspot.com/2021/05/
The Hairy Birder: May 2021
Tales of birding, ringing and observing natural history around the north of England and beyond.
the hairy birdermay