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This week has seen the return of one of our most popular birds: waxwings ! Jon Gibbs spotted a flock of about 20 outside the visitor centre on Wednesday afternoon, and they were seen later that day in North Bushes. About 30 were in North Bushes yesterday too. I've not had any news of them yet today...

Apologies for the lack of a recent sightings update. It's not that there hasn't been much happening. Far from it. We've actually had a really busy couple of weeks for birds. I'll try to summarise the highlights for you. Skuas have featured heavily for those keen enough to try a bit...

We wouldn't be British if weather was a key topic of conversation. Birdwatchers are no different, except that we often want a different type of weather. The last two days have had almost the perfect combination of weather conditions to entice keen birdwatchers to the east coast in search of migrants...

Sunday was one of those strangely unpredictable days that seem all too familiar here at Minsmere. Despite a poor weather forecast, we were actually treated to good weather, resulting in lots of visitors - avian as well as human. For some it started early. John Grant, familiar to many as a volunteer...

Hello everyone, I am planing to go on a birdwatching trip to Hoy, Orkney in summer 2012 to see Great Skuas and much more species. Please give me tips about which clothing, field equipment, field guide. Also please help me on which month should I go and which species I can see with %100 chance, because...

Sorry been away for a few days so lets catch up: Friday 27 saw a miserable day with north easterly winds up the Thames which actually meant a fantastic day to spend looking at the river from our convenient visitor center balcony... shame I was on my way to Norfolk! Anyway the haul of terns and...

August was a very exciting and busy month for me. I managed to complete three sea trips and saw lots of albatrosses and petrels. One of these trips was unique and I had some unusual experiences! The first experience was rescuing a white-chinned petrel one evening that crash-landed onto the deck when...