Virtuoso visitors
Our blogger finds long-distance travellers in good voice at Wheldrake Ings.
Blog: Birds
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Feeding garden birds safely
Is it okay to feed our feathered friends? In light of a new evidence review from the RSPB, Tom Hibbert explains the best way to keep birds visiting your garden safe.
One bittern, quite shy
Our blogger sets out to track down a master of disguise at North Cave Wetlands…
Bird feeding on nature reserves
Visitors to our reserves in recent months may have noticed the number of bird feeders on-site decreasing. David Craven, Head of Operations in East Yorkshire, explains more about our plans to…
Glorious mud and winter waders
Our blogger spends a day at Paull Holme Strays Nature Reserve...
Surveying the elusive woodcock
Katie Baker, our South Yorkshire Reserves Assistant, takes us on an evening survey looking for some of our shyest rare birds...
The great getaway: autumn migration at Spurn National Nature Reserve
I’m walking along a beach under a big sky. The waves shimmer in the dazzling sunlight. Where the sea meets the sky, the clouds look like a great bank of snow. Higher up, they grow wispier, among…
Things that go churr in the dark
Birdwatcher Tom Hibbert explores the enigmatic world of the nightjar.
Seabird city: getting close to puffins at Flamborough Cliffs
The puffin waddles to the very edge of the cliff, the strong claws on its big, orange feet gripping the crumbly, chalk surface. Its beak – an enormous red, blue and yellow triangle that really…
Early birds: dawn chorus at North Cliffe Wood
It’s 4.40am on a calm spring morning. I pull into the layby next to North Cliffe Wood and strap on the head torch that’ll help me find my way through the darkness. There’s no traffic at this…