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https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2009/01/blackbird-black-night.html?showComment=1232699580000 The Urban Birder: Blackbird. Black night. Rain, rain, rain. It was that kind of day; dull, dingy and the sort of day that you'd normally want to spend under the duvet with a servant... the urban birder blackbird night https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2009/02/happy-christmas-again.html The Urban Birder: Happy Christmas - again! The view from my front window London and the south east received some of the heaviest snowfall since 1991. I remember that occasion very wel... the urban birder happy christmas https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2012/03/jealous-guys.html?showComment=1332631861091 The Urban Birder: Jealous guys Can anyone tell me why a small minority of birders insist on being possessive of the birds that they find and generally uptight about sharin... the urban birder jealous guys https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2012/03/i-love-my-patch.html?showComment=1332680388876 The Urban Birder: I love my patch! Wormwood Scrubs (Paul Thomas) Spring is coming and every spare hour that I have is being spent at my beloved patch, The Scrubs. Today I hear... the urban birder love patch https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2014/04/ The Urban Birder: April 2014 the urban birder april https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2009/10/portugal.html The Urban Birder: Portugal What an amazing few days. The thing that struck me most about being in Portugal was the abundance of birds. There were birds everywhere - hu... the urban birder portugal https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2011/11/foggy-gibraltar-point.html?showComment=1322043775745 The Urban Birder: Foggy Gibraltar Point After being so excited about going to Gibraltar Point in Lincolnshire last weekend for the first time, I was met with a wall of fog - all da... the urban birder foggy gibraltar point https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2009/02/nada.html?showComment=1233783600000 The Urban Birder: Nada The snow in Croydon today - Kim Dixon Thankfully, the forecasted snowfall didn't occur last night. What a relief. I'm not mad on snow unless... the urban birder nada https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2009/02/eclipse-plumage.html?showComment=1235811960000 The Urban Birder: Eclipse plumage God bless its electrical sou l The postman's supposed to ring twice, right? Well, round where I live they don't even bother ringing. It's of... the urban birder eclipse plumage https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2011/03/ The Urban Birder: March 2011 the urban birder march https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2009/02/tundra.html?showComment=1233852960000 The Urban Birder: Tundra I woke up to a nippy morning. The lure of my bed although strong, was broken by the thought of seeing some overflying wild swans or finding ... the urban birder tundra https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2013/06/rambles-around-shetland.html The Urban Birder: Rambles around Shetland The coast at Scatness Immature Common Crossbill, Baltasound, Unst Redshank Great Skua at sea Common Tern in Lerwic... the urban birder rambles around shetland https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2010/03/ The Urban Birder: March 2010 the urban birder march https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2009/01/joyand-pain.html The Urban Birder: Joy.......and pain! Hedge Accentor (Dunnock) Andy Cook I arose bright and fairly early this morning and journeyed to the hallowed turf that is Wormwood Scrubs. ... the urban birder joy pain https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2009/10/brown-shrike.html The Urban Birder: Brown Shrike! The Staines Moor Brown Shrike (David Darrell Lambert) Yesterday was an interesting day. At daybreak I was camped in the car on a street near... the urban birder brown shrike https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2009/02/early-morning-trip-to-scrubs-resulted.html?showComment=1234820160000 The Urban Birder: Does whatever a spider can An early morning trip to The Scrubs resulted in my first Bullfinch record for several months. A fine male flew along the embankment and dipp... the urban birder whatever spider https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2009/10/photography.html The Urban Birder: Photography Ring Ouzel - my favourite bird in the world! (Stephen Daly) This morning was a pretty grey one as I motored towards the London Wetland Centr... the urban birder photography https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2012/11/ The Urban Birder: November 2012 the urban birder november https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2011/04/spey-sight.html?showComment=1303239244746 The Urban Birder: Spey Sight the urban birder spey sight https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2009/11/rejected-records.html The Urban Birder: Rejected records Blue-footed Booby chick - the only booby shot I have! (Michelle Thomas) I learnt this evening from Kimball Garrett (Ornithology Collections ... the urban birder rejected records https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2011/07/leo-slayers.html The Urban Birder: LEO Slayers Long-eared Owl (Russell F Spencer) The phenomenon that is the super abundance of Long-eared Owls in Serbia is astounding. In Rusanda Park in... the urban birder leo slayers https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2009/02/eclipse-plumage.html?showComment=1236018780000 The Urban Birder: Eclipse plumage God bless its electrical sou l The postman's supposed to ring twice, right? Well, round where I live they don't even bother ringing. It's of... the urban birder eclipse plumage https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2012/02/redwings-fieldfares-and-brass-monkeys.html The Urban Birder: Redwings, Fieldfares and Brass Monkeys! Fieldfare (Anthony McGeehan) It is totally brass monkeys out there! I have just come back from giving a talk to the Luton and South Bedfords... the urban birder redwings fieldfares brass monkeys https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2009/11/more-ouzels.html The Urban Birder: More Ouzels! Ring Ouzel (Stephen Daly) I can't believe it! Yet another Ring Ouzel! I quietly stalked into Chats Paddock at The Scrubs this morning, osten... the urban birder https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2009/02/meeting-my-maker.html?showComment=1234599360000 The Urban Birder: Meeting my maker A flower for tomorrow - Ciska Faulkn e r Today was a good day. I journeyed down to Bristol to call upon the Natural History Unit literally t... the urban birder meeting maker https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2010/05/humans.html The Urban Birder: Humans Today was the exact opposite of yesterday. I was left feeling very disappointed after two separate incidents involving two separate individu... the urban birder humans https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2011/04/who-needs-berkeley-square.html?showComment=1302786793935 The Urban Birder: Who needs Berkeley Square! Nightingale (Mike Weston) April is a fabulous time to be stalking Wormwood Scrubs because you never know what you might find. After 18 years... the urban birder needs berkeley square https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2011/12/have-great-2012-all.html?showComment=1325804458871 The Urban Birder: Have a great 2012 all! Black-eared Kite (Neil Kumar) I would like to thank everyone who tuned in to my blog during 2011 and I hope that you will continue to do so ... the urban birder great https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2011/04/feel-heat-summers-heat.html?showComment=1303984921898 The Urban Birder: Feel the heat, summer's heat Summer in the city Hasn't the weather been fantastic? I've been spending an inordinate amount of time doing the final tickles on my forthcom... the urban birder feel heat summer https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2009/02/eclipse-plumage.html?showComment=1235929620000 The Urban Birder: Eclipse plumage God bless its electrical sou l The postman's supposed to ring twice, right? Well, round where I live they don't even bother ringing. It's of... the urban birder eclipse plumage https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2012/03/jealous-guys.html?showComment=1332325258722 The Urban Birder: Jealous guys Can anyone tell me why a small minority of birders insist on being possessive of the birds that they find and generally uptight about sharin... the urban birder jealous guys https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2010/05/birdlife-international.html The Urban Birder: Birdlife International Today was a fabulous day and I didn't even lift a pair of binoculars! I called the PR agency who looked after the Oman Tourist Board to tell... the urban birder birdlife international https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2011/12/woodies.html?showComment=1323517282656 The Urban Birder: Woodies Wood Pigeon (Russell F Spencer) Hello again! All I want to talk about right now are Wood Pigeons - and for two main reasons. Firstly, I got ... the urban birder woodies https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2011/08/shoot-at-lemsford-springs-hertfordshire.html The Urban Birder: Shoot at Lemsford Springs, Hertfordshire I spent yesterday morning shooting two youtube films for Opticron about how to choose binoculars and digiscoping. Our location was the delig... the urban birder shoot springs hertfordshire https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2011/04/international-dawn-chorus-day-may-1st.html?showComment=1304282894397 The Urban Birder: International Dawn Chorus Day - May 1st Common Whitethroat (Russell F Spencer) Had an interesting morning at The Scrubs yesterday. It was a fairly cloudy day with an occasional hin... the urban birder dawn chorus international day may https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2010/02/unpleasant-pheasant.html?showComment=1265363837413 The Urban Birder: Unpleasant Pheasant Cock Pheasant (David Darrell Lambert) Today was a great day! Primarily because the Tower 42 Bird Study Group is about to be born. I had a ve... the urban birder unpleasant pheasant https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2014/10/hawfinch.html The Urban Birder: Hawfinch!?! This morning was an amazingly sunny affair, despite the weathermen's warning that summer had come to a close with winter not too far from ... the urban birder hawfinch https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2010/02/extremadura-here-i-come.html?showComment=1267128551804 The Urban Birder: Extremadura here I come Blue Rock Thrush (Stephen Daly) This time next week I will be in the Extremadura region of Spain hopefully watching Lesser Kestrels in Cacer... the urban birder extremadura come https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2011/11/foggy-gibraltar-point.html?showComment=1322097988677 The Urban Birder: Foggy Gibraltar Point After being so excited about going to Gibraltar Point in Lincolnshire last weekend for the first time, I was met with a wall of fog - all da... the urban birder foggy gibraltar point https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2009/02/tundra.html?showComment=1233880200000 The Urban Birder: Tundra I woke up to a nippy morning. The lure of my bed although strong, was broken by the thought of seeing some overflying wild swans or finding ... the urban birder tundra https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2009/02/sun-is-coming.html?showComment=1234116300000 The Urban Birder: The sun is coming The past couple of days have been particularly busy for me and it all started once I had pressed the 'send' button on my section of The Lond... the urban birder sun coming https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2010/02/where-are-brighton-birders.html?showComment=1266098005273 The Urban Birder: Where are the Brighton birders? Just give me the sunshine A busy day was had at The Urban Birder Towers as I tried to draw up the invitation list for the Tower 42 Bird Stud... the urban birder brighton birders https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2011/08/olympic-birding.html The Urban Birder: Olympic Birding Last week I had an exclusive behind the scenes tour of the Olympic Village alongside some of the key players that helped to build ecology in... the urban birder olympic birding https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2011/02/split-camp.html The Urban Birder: Split camp All images copyright of Russell F Spencer A few more images of the gull that Russell F Spencer saw last weekend in Hull. The camp is split b... the urban birder split camp https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2009/10/this-morning.html The Urban Birder: This morning This morning I had a photo shoot at The Scrubs for The Observer, as I mentioned the other day. I was quite weird because whilst standing in ... the urban birder morning https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2010/08/spiders-and-birds.html?showComment=1282061829254 The Urban Birder: Spiders and birds Wasp Spider Argiope bruennichi (David Fettes) Grey clouds and a blustery north easterly wind greeted me at The Scrubs this morning. I was in... the urban birder spiders birds https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2010/05/chelsea-flower-show.html The Urban Birder: The Chelsea Flower Show the urban birder chelsea flower show https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2009/05/ The Urban Birder: May 2009 the urban birder may https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-alentejo-portugal-in-late-may.html?showComment=1369930932053 The Urban Birder: The Alentejo, Portugal in late May I really love the Alentejo Region of Portugal. Set between the Algarve in the south and Lisbon in the north, it really is a relatively und... the urban birder alentejo portugal late may https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2010/12/ The Urban Birder: December 2010 the urban birder december https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2011/01/sheffield-sunday.html?showComment=1296423517135 The Urban Birder: Sheffield Sunday the urban birder sheffield sunday https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2011/07/tub-on-tower.html The Urban Birder: TUB on the Tower Spent the morning on Tower 42 filming for both Butterfly Conservation and with ARD the German public service channel - equivilent to Britain... the urban birder tub tower https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2011/02/capricorn.html The Urban Birder: Capricorn Saw my first ever Iberian Ibex today, distantly standing on a boulder on a mountainside. Also saw a singing and displaying Dartford Warbler,... the urban birder capricorn https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2015/03/feeding-time-in-extremadura-spain.html?showComment=1425874279287 The Urban Birder: Feeding time in Extremadura, Spain I was very privileged to spend a morning watching a carcass being devoured by a mass of around 130 vultures and a supporting cast of Raven... the urban birder feeding time extremadura spain https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2011/04/feel-heat-summers-heat.html?showComment=1304026171313 The Urban Birder: Feel the heat, summer's heat Summer in the city Hasn't the weather been fantastic? I've been spending an inordinate amount of time doing the final tickles on my forthcom... the urban birder feel heat summer https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2009/01/posts-yesterday-poles-today.html The Urban Birder: Posts yesterday - Poles today I can't believe it!! For two mornings in a row, I've dragged my carcass out of bed and drove myself down to The Scrubs for a quick hour's bi... the urban birder posts yesterday poles today https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2012/03/jealous-guys.html?showComment=1332586740355 The Urban Birder: Jealous guys Can anyone tell me why a small minority of birders insist on being possessive of the birds that they find and generally uptight about sharin... the urban birder jealous guys https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2011/05/id-like-one-of-those-please.html The Urban Birder: I'd like one of those please Hobby (Russell F Spencer) While most of the world ponders if Bin Laden has truely been slain I'm sitting here wondering when I will see my f... the urban birder one of those like please https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2010/03/all-set.html?showComment=1269594501484 The Urban Birder: All set Black-headed Gull (Jakub Puskas) It's the eve before the launch of the Tower 42 Bird Study Group and my excitement is mounting. I will be do... the urban birder set https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2010/05/oman-no-man.html The Urban Birder: Oman? No Man! Birders on Tower 42 two weeks ago (Jon Osborne) Our 5th visit to Tower 42 in as many weeks still didn't result in the perfect conditions tha... the urban birder oman https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2009/10/back-from-constantinople.html The Urban Birder: Back from Constantinople I really enjoyed my visit to Istanbul, it was absolutely fantastic. The people were fab, the architecture and history was mind blowing and t... the urban birder back constantinople https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2011/01/chiffchaff-trouble.html?showComment=1296567926968 The Urban Birder: Chiffchaff trouble Tell me why this bird isn't a Common Chiffchaff. It was photographed at Fishers Green, Lee Valley, England last Sunday afternoon. Any though... the urban birder chiffchaff trouble https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2011/10/scrubs-first-merlin-or-is-it-something.html?showComment=1318977729706 The Urban Birder: The Scrubs' first Merlin or is it something else? Sitting in a tree Marked out In flight (All photos by Nick Gibson) Newbie Scrubber Nick Gibson was strolling around The Scrubs when his path... the urban birder scrubs first https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2011/12/woodies.html?showComment=1323516894740 The Urban Birder: Woodies Wood Pigeon (Russell F Spencer) Hello again! All I want to talk about right now are Wood Pigeons - and for two main reasons. Firstly, I got ... the urban birder woodies https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2015/04/spring-in-extremadura.html The Urban Birder: Spring in Extremadura the urban birder spring in extremadura https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2011/05/kittiwake-from-tower-42.html The Urban Birder: Kittiwake from Tower 42 Kittiwakes mobbing a Gannet at Troup Head, Scotland (Russell F Spencer) They said it would be glorious today with a gentle southerly breeze.... the urban birder kittiwake tower https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2016/02/ The Urban Birder: February 2016 the urban birder february https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2011/01/sheffield-sunday.html?showComment=1294836111662 The Urban Birder: Sheffield Sunday the urban birder sheffield sunday https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2011/04/all-good.html?showComment=1302726291821 The Urban Birder: All good Long-tailed Tit A good day in the office was had at The Urban Birder Towers. United beat Chelsea and I finally finished proof reading my boo... the urban birder good https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2009/02/sun-is-coming.html?showComment=1234095660000 The Urban Birder: The sun is coming The past couple of days have been particularly busy for me and it all started once I had pressed the 'send' button on my section of The Lond... the urban birder sun coming https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2014/10/chirpin.html?showComment=1697864005595 The Urban Birder: Chirpin'! Had a busy couple weeks recently behind the mic chatting about the virtues of urban birding. It started with a very enjoyable talk at the ... the urban birder https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2016/03/ The Urban Birder: March 2016 the urban birder march https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-birding-wonders-of-serbia.html The Urban Birder: The birding wonders of Serbia Another great Serbian Long-eared winter trip over. My group were well happy with over 800 Long-eared Owls plus an array of other birds tha... the urban birder birding wonders serbia https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2011/02/on-last-leg.html The Urban Birder: On the last leg Waxwing (Will Webb) I have been quietly writing a book for the past month or so desperately trying to complete it by my new extended deadlin... the urban birder last leg https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2012/03/sparring-sparrowhawks.html?showComment=1334301502818 The Urban Birder: Sparring Sparrowhawks A pugnacious female Sparrowhawk (Ian Alexander) Uh-oh, she spotted us! (Ian Alexander) A visit to Gunnersbury Triangle Local Nature Reserve ... the urban birder sparring sparrowhawks https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2009/01/bird-loving-cat.html The Urban Birder: The Bird Loving Cat Football on Saturday morning was a bit of a triumph as we won by the ridiculous scoreline of 12-6 and the game included stint where I played... the urban birder loving cat https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2011/10/happy-ending-so-to-speak.html?showComment=1319491468506 The Urban Birder: A happy ending - so to speak! Sparrowhawk (Tommy Holden) Whilst half of the UK's birding community is either lusting after or going after the Siberian Rubythroat in Shetl... the urban birder happy ending speak https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2015/04/patch-life.html The Urban Birder: Patch life Mute Swan Carrion Crow Magpie Blackbird Canada Goose the urban birder patch life https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-serbian-spring-tour-thus-far.html?showComment=1369112300710 The Urban Birder: The Serbian Spring Tour thus far Hot, idyllic days so far Quite a few Marsh Warblers Tons of Collared Doves Stacks of Bee-eaters A male Syrian Woo... the urban birder spring tour serbian thus far https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2010/08/first-day-back-on-tower.html?showComment=1282498579759 The Urban Birder: First day back on The Tower Eyes to the skies (Russell F Spencer) I had a bit of a restless night sleep last night. I was in bed by 1.30am (my usual time) and the alarm... the urban birder first day back tower https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2009/11/82.html The Urban Birder: 82% I like this Blue Rock Thrush shot (Stephen Daly) The big news today was delivered to me after I had finally finished my Bradford piece and ... the urban birder https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2009/11/purple-rain.html The Urban Birder: Purple Rain R ed Kites over The Scrubs? Surely that's next? (Russell F Spencer) Talk of purple patches ending were both premature and unfounded. This mo... the urban birder purple rain https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2011/05/spider-man-where-are-you.html The Urban Birder: Spider Man where are you? Not much birding done at all today whilst yesterday, I did manage to sneak a quick walk through a thronging Walthamstow Marshes. Despite the... the urban birder spider man https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2009/02/eclipse-plumage.html?showComment=1235825100000 The Urban Birder: Eclipse plumage God bless its electrical sou l The postman's supposed to ring twice, right? Well, round where I live they don't even bother ringing. It's of... the urban birder eclipse plumage https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2011/08/life-after-notting-hill-carnival.html?showComment=1315236734559 The Urban Birder: Life after the Notting Hill Carnival Let us prey that the carnival be banned in the future (photo: Sue Rylance) I am an absolute Carnival hater. Every year, the thought of an Au... the urban birder life after notting hill carnival https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2009/11/stupendous-friday.html The Urban Birder: Stupendous Friday! Team Tower 42 (Russell F Spencer) What a great day Friday was! The big news of the day was that Tower 42, the second tallest building in Lon... the urban birder stupendous friday https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2009/02/tundra.html?showComment=1233910140000 The Urban Birder: Tundra I woke up to a nippy morning. The lure of my bed although strong, was broken by the thought of seeing some overflying wild swans or finding ... the urban birder tundra https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2009/01/pornithology.html?showComment=1232755860000 The Urban Birder: Pornithology? the urban birder https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2010/08/ruff-day-in-city.html?showComment=1281685838309 The Urban Birder: Ruff day in the city Juvenile Ruff feeding around the Round Pond, Kensington Gardens Feeding up The Ruff being twitched by a couple of pigeons I was at home mind... the urban birder ruff day city https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2015/01/a-bit-more-from-extremadura.html The Urban Birder: A bit more from Extremadura A few more of the birds I've seen during my short break in Extremadura. Female Stonechat Lapwing Male Sardinian Warbler ... the urban birder more from bit extremadura https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2012/01/ The Urban Birder: January 2012 the urban birder january https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2011/04/blackcap-question.html?showComment=1302901266326 The Urban Birder: Blackcap question Blackcap with Goldfinch (Yvette Spencer) Has anyone ever heard of Blackcaps eating sunflower hearts? the urban birder blackcap question https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2014/10/ The Urban Birder: October 2014 the urban birder october https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2010/02/unpleasant-pheasant.html?showComment=1265353444230 The Urban Birder: Unpleasant Pheasant Cock Pheasant (David Darrell Lambert) Today was a great day! Primarily because the Tower 42 Bird Study Group is about to be born. I had a ve... the urban birder unpleasant pheasant https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2011/08/life-after-notting-hill-carnival.html?showComment=1314858930854 The Urban Birder: Life after the Notting Hill Carnival Let us prey that the carnival be banned in the future (photo: Sue Rylance) I am an absolute Carnival hater. Every year, the thought of an Au... the urban birder life after notting hill carnival https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2011/12/tub-christmas-present-ideas-no1.html The Urban Birder: TUB Christmas present ideas No.1 You might think that this book is an odd choice as one of my plugs for Christmas, but hear me out. Firstly, it's written by Clare Evans, a s... the urban birder christmas present tub ideas https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2011/08/its-out.html The Urban Birder: It's out!! On a bookshelf near you! the urban birder https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2015/09/ The Urban Birder: September 2015 the urban birder september https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2010/02/only-way-is-up.html?showComment=1266242079621 The Urban Birder: The only way is up Starlings (Russell F Spencer) Last week ended quite negatively for me with the crash landing of an idea that I had been trying to get of the... the urban birder only way https://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2011/10/scrubs-first-merlin-or-is-it-something.html?showComment=1319129172925 The Urban Birder: The Scrubs' first Merlin or is it something else? Sitting in a tree Marked out In flight (All photos by Nick Gibson) Newbie Scrubber Nick Gibson was strolling around The Scrubs when his path... the urban birder scrubs first