Five years ago Birdingplaces started as a platform where birders could find and share interesting birdwatching areas. Would it be possible to connect birders across the world and let them share their knowledge about their favourite bird areas? Yes it was! Five years later more than a million birders use […]
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My Favourite UK Nature Sites
My adoration for the natural world has been with me for over 10 years. It has always been there for me, through school, sixth form, and now university. I’m a proud nature nerd, and what I love most is that there is an infinite amount to learn. My passion has […]
Read MoreBirds on the Edge: A species focus on the Common Redstart, A Fiery Jewel of the Woodland
In this Leica Nature Blog, the Birds on the Edge Campaign, a National Lottery Heritage Funded project run by The North York Moors National Park Trust with the goal of preserving four at risk bird species in the area, pays homage to the Common Redstart. Among the many captivating birds that […]
Read MoreThe Chaffinch – One of Europe’s most beautiful overlooked birds!
I would say that the Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs is arguably as recognisable to many non-birders as the humble sparrow. Some of the general public may not know this engaging finch by name but perhaps would at least recognise it especially when they notice them cockily begging for scraps around picnic […]
Read More7000 birdwatching areas described worldwide
Birdingplaces.com is the free online guide to birding. The platform was launched in Europe four years ago and became an instant hit among birders. Just 4 years later more than 7000 bird watching sites are described in detail and now also growing fast outside Europe. A great and free resource […]
Read MoreA day with the Spoon-Billed Sandpipers at Slimbridge
It was a cold and blustery November day when I joined a privileged few for a sneak preview of an ambitious operation being run at WWT Slimbridge in Gloucestershire. A project to save one of the most threatened species in the world – the Spoon-Billed Sandpiper. The Spoon-Billed Sandpiper, a […]
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