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Taken in the garden Summer 2011

Because of the leg colour I`m not sure if this is a Whitethroat or a Garden Warbler. Any help would be appreciated. Many thanks, Geoff

A Female Siskin drinking from the hide pool at The Lodge at Sandy.

This one was taken from the hide at the Lodge, Sandy, RSPB headquarters. It was flying to and from the feeders while I was waiting to try to photograph crossbills coming to the pond. It was a bit further away than I'd have liked but I like the image anyway.

Wednesday 08 September Priory Country Park: BLACK TERN on south side of main lake at 09:15 Brogborough Lake: BLACK TERN mid-morning Rookery Clay Pit: RED-CRESTED POCHARD, 2; winter plumage BLACK-NECKED GREBE; MARSH HARRIER

The Lodge Reserve near Sandy in Bedfordshire

Here's a tip for tonight: go and stand outside in the dark, and listen. We're in the middle of that wonderful phenomenon that is bird migration. This morning, a few local birdwatchers went to stand on a hill near RSPB HQ in Bedfordshire (yes, Bedfordshire does have a few hills). They started...

Like so many other people, my interest in birds stems from watching them in my village garden when I was a kid. I spent hours and hours glued to the window, seeing what was coming and going. I hung feeders on the washing line, much to my mum's annoyance. Blue tits , blackbirds , robins , house...

A kingfisher flew into my mum's patio door, I held it in my hands for 10 minutes until it had recovered enough to fly off. What an amazing experience. I'd never even seen a kingfisher before, what a stunningly beautiful bird and what an honour.

What were the chances of that? The tiny beak popped out of the eggshell just as I walked past. Welcome to the world!

Looks like a bird, moves like a bird, sounds like a bird, eats like a bird... but it's a moth. Why? Mindboggling.