Long time rock-climber, and part-time birder. Father of Andy, and Grand-dad to Tom. Most of my active birding was during the mid 1980s before Andy could drive! However, always interested in any local wildlife and always take bins and field guide on foreign holidays. Update 2009 - This listing lark is getting a bit too addictive!
Started birding in 1982 but did not start twitching until I moved to Norfolk in 1988. My last real Twitch was to the Red-flanked Bluetail at Thorpeness in 2006. Although I did venture on to the wild side and went to Billingham to see the Glaucous-winged Gull in Jan 2009
west midlands
United Kingdom
Started birding 1975,First Twitch June 1982 Mamoras warbler,Many highlights since, Most outstanding from the many memorables, Black and White Warbler
Former UK twitcher who got to 440 something and fizzled out! Now far more interested in photographing wildlife and seeing birds in far away places.
South Yorkshire
United Kingdom
Started birding in 2009 and began a list just to see what I had actually seen .. Now interested in seeing the list grow but without becoming too obsessive about it.
A fairly new birder have only been watching birds since 2006 and only include a species when I have a verified photo of the bird.Look forward to seeing many more and chatting to the knowledgable people here and those I may meet in the field
Thanks Dave
I have just retired and am a beginner to this subject but i am actively enjoying it. Any help or advice would be appeciated
Newcastle upon tyne
United Kingdom
New birder and wildlife enthusiast
list started 17/10/2011, new watcher in east Ipswich area
Keen teen patch birder and occasional twitcher.
Started panlisting properly on January 1st 2024 with exactly 2000 species. Started birding in 2001 when I was 15, and that was it for 15 years until moths took over my whole life. Now trying to identify any bycatch to my garden moth trap. All good fun.
West Virginia
United States of America
An avid birder for over 50 years, I have lived and birded in the states of Vermont, Colorado, California, Illinois, Indiana, and West Virginia. I've also birded extensively throughout much of the rest of the United States as well as taken pelagic trips off Southern California (three) and North Carolina (three). I started birding internationally in 2005 and have gone on birding trips to Kazakhstan, United Arab Emirates and Oman, Tunisia, Gambia and Senegal, Yemen (including Socotra) and Djibouti, Honduras, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil, Colombia, Jamaica, and Panama. I've also done some casual birding in the United Kingdom, Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, and the Bahamas.
Northumberland
United Kingdom
20 something lad reigniting a childhood passion for all things nature! The feathered variety especially!! Twitch when possible, but generally a casual birder.
Started birding Christmas 1976 when I was given my first pair of bins. Had the foresight to start listing birds I had seen on January 1 1977. My first birding trips away from my native Leicestershire were to North Norfolk where I was fortunate to stay at Nancy's. Happy days. Had an ideal local patch in Cadeby Quarry (sadly now much restored back to farmland). First twitch was the 1982 Marmora's Warbler, three of us in my MG was a little short on space. I was a Scilly regular until 2004. I worked for Point Reyes Bird Observatory in California for five field seasons in the nineties. I have lived in Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Norfolk, Suffolk, Cheshire, Flintshire and now Denbighshire. Five favourite birds Waxwing, Swallow, Nuthatch, Dipper and Grey Wagtail and Varied Thrush (six then) and Wheatear (seven then). Five favourite birding locations Bryher, Bolinas Lagoon, North Norfolk coast, outer Point Reyes and Mallorca. Five best UK twitches, Kenidjack Yellow throated Vireo, Holkham Red breasted Nuthatch, Lunsford Park Golden winged Wabler, The Needles Alpine Accentor and Nottingham Cedar Waxwing and now Royal Tern at Llandudno (nice to get a mega so close to home)
Birding since 1979, twitching in UK 1986 - 2002 when I left the UK to live in Asia. Resident in Thailand since 2004.
Leicestershire
United Kingdom
Birder for the last thirty years, twitching since 1993.
Lived most of my life in Leicestershire, but family originally from South Wales.
Keen interest include sea-watching particularly in the Bay of Biscay, Cetaceans, Orchid spotting and supporting Liverpool Football Club and Pontypridd Rugby Club.
Birding since November 2012. Excited to be involved with such a great pastime. A resident of Japan and South Korea for many years, currently based in Sapporo, Hokkaido, JP. Pennsylvania (Chester County), USA transplant.
Started my bird lists on 1.1.1987 - but carried forward a Buff-breasted Sandpiper from 1986. Most birding is within a short drive of Portishead these days; although the south coast beckons occasionally now petrol is a bit cheaper.
Prefer to spend time on Walton Common during the summer (Butterflies and Plants) where I am volunteer warden for this Avon Wildlife Trust reserve.
Keen birder from Scotland started birding seriously in 2005
