Category Archives: Latest GOB Articles

What’s that big red bird again? (This article first appeared in the May 2013 edition of ‘Birdwatching’) Having a large international birding website, its hardly surprising that I get asked for ID help from around the globe. While the right … Continue reading →

Play Less Misty for Me (This article first appeared in the April 2013 edition of ‘Birdwatching’) I well remember my first ever Great Egret in high summer many years ago. I know it was high summer as we walked along … Continue reading →

Waxwing Hysterical (This article first appeared in the March 2013 edition of ‘Birdwatching’) You may have not noticed but it is already turning into a ‘waxwing winter’ and it promises to be one of epic proportions. In my corner of … Continue reading →

Capitalist Running Dogs (This article first appeared in the February 2013 edition of ‘Birdwatching’) What do dog walkers and local authority councillors have in common, apart that is, from an unerring ability to get right up the nostrils of yours … Continue reading →

Thinking Inside the Box (This article first appeared in the January 2013 edition of ‘Birdwatching’) I grew up in the Garden of England in the 1950s. Autumn days were spent riding our bikes to out of the way orchards where … Continue reading →

Bird Fair Blues (This article first appeared in the January 2013 edition of ‘Birdwatching’) Three days of fame is just about as much as I would ever want to cope with… it may be affirming, but it is also exhausting, … Continue reading →

Time for a Cool Change* (This article first appeared in the December 2012 edition of ‘Birdwatching’) Is it about age? No, it can’t be as I’ve met twitchers in their sixties and seventies. Perhaps then, it is about how long … Continue reading →

Just when you thought it was safe… (This article first appeared in the November 2012 edition of ‘Birdwatching’) Just when you think things cannot get worse life turns around and bites you on the butt… I ranted last month about … Continue reading →

The Mammoths in the Room (This article first appeared in the October 2012 edition of ‘Birdwatching’) We Brits pride ourselves on being at the forefront of conservation with organisations like the RSPB not only preserving habitats and challenging government policy … Continue reading →

Give me my raptor today… (This article first appeared in the September 2012 edition of ‘Birdwatching’) (Apologies to Van Morrison for the misquote above) I am well beyond grumpy – my irritation has leapt the barrier of vexed and left … Continue reading →