Graham Harrison, Jim Winsper and Janet Harrison

I’ve been bird ringing in the region for around 50 years, and Siskins have always been a rather special bird to me for many reasons. They...

Berryhill Fields, Stoke on Trent is often referred to as the “Lungs of the City.” This site is included in the Staffordshire Biodiversity...

Bill Oddie started off his birdwatching days at his local patch of Bartley Reservoir, described in one of his books as ‘a nasty bleak...

Ladywalk is a haven of peace on the edge of Hams Hall industrial estate. It has a variety of habitats and offers five hides from which to...

Introduction Whilst, perhaps not in the top half of the Premier League of Staffordshire’s best Birding places, Radford Meadows can none...

Subscribers to Birdguides or Birdwatch magazine will be aware that recently Club member Steve Nuttall reached a memorable target of...

As a BTO ringer of many years standings, the WMBC area has proved not to be the best area of the country for foreign ringing recoveries...

Relationships with key personnel at Patshull remain very positive, and much conservation work has been done; in summary:- • most of the...

My home patch lies on the southern edge of Birmingham and straddles the West Midlands - Worcestershire county boundary. Sightings of...

I had visited Albania several times for work purposes since the fall of the communist regime in 1991. Finally in 2019, having retired, I...

In the Spring of 2022, I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to spend a week on Bardsey Island with fellow university students...

Following a successful week of birding in Kashmir we headed east to the neighbouring Indian Union Territory of Ladakh. Situated at the...

The main aim of ringing birds is the hope that they are caught or found again, thereby giving information regarding their movements,...

In 2022 I ran nocmig recording sessions at Earlswood Lakes covering spring and autumn migration. I wanted to see if there was any...

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Avian influenza. What do I do? If you find one dead bird of prey, 3 or more dead gulls or wild fowl, 5 or more dead birds of any species:...

Jack Snipe – probably our most elusive and least understood bird.   Breeding in northern Eurasia, Jack Snipe are  winter visitors to the...

Colin McShane and Kevin Clements

3 April saw the first Ruff of the Spring on the north shore at Belvide.