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BIRDER'S SPACE


Scilly '23 - Day 0
Little Egret - Marazion - 29th September Salubrious sleeping accommodation to kick off proceedings; three people in one Nissan Quashqai,...
jonnyrankin
Sep 30, 20232 min read


Birder’s Twitter S3E16
Magnolia Warbler © the finder Toby Phelps aka @phelpstoby1 We are back in the game - in a meaningful manner! Birders Twitter is still the...
jonnyrankin
Sep 25, 20232 min read


Little Owl
Quick photo essay to celebrate the local Little Owls. Birds seen both yesterday and today...
jonnyrankin
Sep 24, 20231 min read


Birder’s Twitter S3E15
Live from the Crown and Anchor, Kilnsea. Listen again here: This is possibly a new low - even for us. I mean, the Migfest one last week...
jonnyrankin
Sep 18, 20232 min read


Birder's Space - the podcast!
Yeah, it's happened. Birder's Space is still the very best birders talking about the very best of birding! Yeah, you probably know us...
jonnyrankin
Sep 14, 20231 min read


Common Sandpiper Super Flock
Common Sandpiper Super Flock - Blyth Estuary - 13th September 2023 Yeah, ever since I went birding on patch this morning, everyone has...
jonnyrankin
Sep 13, 20231 min read


Birder’s Twitter S3E14 - Migfest!
The entire Birder's Twitter team - in the same place - at the same time! Migfest special! The recording quality of this episode is...
jonnyrankin
Sep 11, 20232 min read


White-cheeked Tern ID guide
It's fair to say this is a long awaited, much promised, highly anticipated post. Since the dawn of the millennia DDL has promised a...
jonnyrankin
Sep 10, 20232 min read


Birder’s Twitter S3E13
Brown Booby - Bishop Rock, Isles of Scilly - © Scott Reid We talk about that little archipelago* we call the Isles of Scilly....
jonnyrankin
Sep 5, 20233 min read


Birder’s Twitter S3E12
This week’s episode comes live from Jonny R’s Blythburgh patch! Listen again > HERE < *I would normally embed sweet tweets - linking cool...
jonnyrankin
Aug 31, 20232 min read


Birder's Twitter S3E11
We welcome Jane Stylianou aka @janecyprus to Birder's Twitter! Black-crowned Herron - Jane Stylianou The whole episode is delayed as...
jonnyrankin
Aug 22, 20232 min read


Birder’s Twitter S3E10
Happy birthday Birder’s Twitter! Our first episode aired on 31st July 2022 - so we are actually 1 year and a couple of weeks old. Listen...
jonnyrankin
Aug 15, 20232 min read


American Seagulls
It's fair to say that Jonny H and DDL's performance this season has been middling. Late arrivals, questionable craic, nudity etc. All...
jonnyrankin
Aug 7, 20232 min read


Birder’s Twitter S3E58
Baltimore Oriole - Central Park 06th August Listen to the slightly sweaty and shambolic episode 8 again here: Jonny R drops an impromptu...
jonnyrankin
Aug 7, 20232 min read


Birder’s Twitter S3E7
Listen again to S3E7 here: Jonny H and Jonny R crashed PWC listener numbers to a new time low in the week. So powerful. Listen again...
jonnyrankin
Jul 31, 20232 min read


UAE Trip Report - Day 1
As the UK’s birding envoy, as well as the weekly #BirdersTwitter broadcast, I am sometimes sent elsewhere to assist with matters. Birding...
jonnyrankin
Jul 30, 20233 min read


Birder’s Twitter S3E6
Back-to-back, straight up killer episodes! We should be charging for this magnificence! Catch up on Season 3 - episode 6 here: It's worth...
jonnyrankin
Jul 25, 20232 min read


Whistling Ducks
Yeah, I know what you're thinking... Black-bellied Whistling Duck - Livermere 30th December 2012. A classic date for the species So, with...
jonnyrankin
Jul 25, 20231 min read


Birder’s Twitter S3E5
UK250 Club pin-badges are live! Everyone is finding a Black-winged Kite. Why don't you find one too and then treat yourself to a UK250...
jonnyrankin
Jul 21, 20232 min read


Turtle Dove
For no reason, other than I saw three Turtle Doves this morning, here is a Turtle Dove photo essay for your visual delight and pleasure...
jonnyrankin
Jul 19, 20231 min read
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