My new book documents my birding experience at Oldbury Power Station. A 'warts and all' walk through a year, "With all the surprises, frustrations, delights and even psychological trauma that entails."
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30.06.2025 14:25 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Becoming a common garden bird. Had my second over the garden in Frampton Cotterell on 19th May - 2 years to the day after the first !

04.06.2025 10:45 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Oldbury, South Glos. My first Wheatear of the year, south of the Pill c2.05pm @opsbirding.bsky.social Lots of Skylarks & Mipits and a few Shelducks + 30+ plastic items removed

31.03.2025 14:20 — 👍 9    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

A pair of Common Scoter on the Tidal Res. at Oldbury Power Station this afternoon, diving to take avoiding action due to an approaching Grey Heron low overhead ! (Stayed until dusk.) youtu.be/4Y7JfnNOfnQ

12.01.2025 17:00 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

200 at OPS on 23/8/1995 (in the Avon Bird Report). Thought to be on Lagoon 2.

21.12.2024 11:11 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

A better video of the Richard's Pipit at Oldbury Power Station this morning . . . www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8-b...

03.12.2024 14:42 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Not what I expected to see on patch today! Managed to intercept this White-tailed Eagle at Aust Services heading SW. Initially seen at Slimbridge this morning before departing downriver over Sharpness. Seen from Severn Beach after me too. Very exciting! #ukbirding

17.09.2024 11:32 — 👍 78    🔁 6    💬 4    📌 1