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Dominic Mitchell: to tick a mockingbird
It's been the bird of the year for many who saw it, but as a species, Northern Mockingbird has a chequered history in Britain. Dominic...
28/07/2021
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Always entertaining, sometimes controversial – the views of some of birding's top opinion-makers.
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Siân Mercer: changing perceptions
As women have been sharing their stories about accessibility – or a lack of – in the birding world, it's more important than ever to make...
10/07/2021
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Dominic Mitchell: happy holidays
From a Greek guard house to a 'jailbreak' on a Spanish costa, Dominic Mitchell recalls some challenging moments from birding trips overseas.
02/07/2021
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Lucy McRobert: free for all?
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, many birding events have gone online. But this poses its own problems, such as loneliness and the...
13/06/2021
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Dominic Mitchell: one year on
After 12 months of the 'new normal', Dominic Mitchell reflects on some positive aspects of birding closer to home, while remembering the...
28/05/2021
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Lucy McRobert: have you seen the mockingbird?
A rarity in Devon during the latest English lockdown brought out the twitchers and their detractors in droves. But is anyone at fault...
23/05/2021
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Guilty until proven innocent: social media and bird photography
Some birders can be far too quick to cast online opinion on how photos are taken, without necessarily knowing the facts – which can in turn...
16/05/2021
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DIM Wallace: be to thine own self (and perceptions) true ...
An ancient rarity-hunter gives his observations on listing and related behaviour.
18/04/2021
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Dominic Mitchell: seed capital
With birding largely restricted to home at the beginning of 2021, Dominic Mitchell returned to watching and feeding garden birds – and...
30/03/2021
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Charlie Moores: off your game
Most birding slang is delightful and illustrative, but one term, borrowed from the shooting industry, is offensive. It's time to drop...
26/03/2021
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Sorrel Lyall: diversity in birding – are we making progress?
Barriers to birding remain in place for large sections of our society, and we need to break them down, says one young birder who is...
20/03/2021
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Dominic Mitchell: out with the old ...
New year, new broom. So what should get swept up first? Let's start with a large bunch of uncorroborated historical rarity claims, says...
16/03/2021
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