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You may think that you're seeing more birds around your WildSquare than usual, and you'd be right. The blackbird is one of Britain's commonest garden birds and the chances are you'll see one when you do your survey. Many blackbirds are local and will stay in the same area all their lives...

Hi Knewmans and welcome to the forum You might be interested in reading the thread here It is worth reporting the blackcap on Birdtrack this will help monitor the numbers of this plucky little bird. From ringing recoveries the BTO have learnt that many of the wintering blackcaps arrive from Europe...

There is currently a very popular trend with birders to set the alarm, get up very early, head to a suitable prominent high spot and watch the skies above for birds flying over on what is called ‘visible migration’ , known as ‘vis-migging’. For experienced birders who know...

Another thread on waxwings for your interest! http://www.rspb.org.uk/community/forums/t/25359.aspx

Numbers seem to be swelling still with reports from 40 counties yesterday. You can monitor the spread of the sightings on a daily basis here . There is another waxwing thread running, linked below, these amazing little birds are really causing a stir this year, and its still only October! http...

The first winter thrushes arrived back on the reserve at the weekend. Around a dozen redwings joined up with the mistle thrushes that were already on the new heath and could be seen from the path along the drive . Redwings leave their breeding grounds in Scandinavia and Russia to spend the winter here...

It was a pretty quiet weekend on the bird front, but we did have a reported sighting of that little gem of a bird, the firecrest, which was spotted near the hide. Much scarcer than it's little cousin the goldcrest, we do see them on the reserve occasionally, especially in the autumn /winter months...

It’s all too easy to take some birds for granted. It could be robins , starlings , chaffinches , blue tits , dunnocks - whatever it is that you see all the time. Then, something happens that makes you think ‘oh! Perhaps I should look a bit more carefully next time I see one’. Recently...