Roger G3XBM's (Mainly) Amateur Radio Blog

About 30 years ago seeing a kite here would be unheard of. A few pairs were re-introduced locally and now they seem to be everywhere. They a...

 In the last few days we were up near Liverpool staying with a friend on the Wirral. Swifts were visible most days, but they were absent on ...

20 years ago seeing a red kite from the kitchen window in East Anglia would have been unheard of. Then they were reintroduced around the cou...

This is organised by the RSPB every January. The idea is simple. You count the maximum number of each species seen at the same time in your...

At one time, centuries ago, these large birds were quite common in the UK. Then there were none.  In the last 40 years some were re-introduc...

Just finished the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch.   You have to record the maximum number of each different species seen in any hour.  In all, 1...

Usually, I am not a great fan of organised petitions, but I have just signed one and you may want to follow.   Some things are certain:  Mos...

In the northern hemisphere it is springtime.  Because of the lockdowns in many countries, it is quieter and sounds can be more easily hear...

Every year about now, the RSPB carries out an annual survey to find the health of our bird populations in our gardens. I have done this now...

Every winter for the last 40 years the RSPB (our national bird society) has organised a Garden Birdwatch. You simply sit watching the bird...

At the moment there are 5 jackdaws on the roof next door. Usually we see one or two together. See  https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildl...

It looks very likely these will be the next bird to extend range and establish themselves as breeding birds in the UK. Already they seem t...

A sight I thought I would never see - a red kite (bird) flying over our home in East Anglia. At one time this would have been extremely ra...

For years we have seen these attractive birds around our Close. Then, a couple of months ago, they disappeared. Today, a couple were out...

One of the joys of an English spring is seeing the world "come alive" again with fresh green leaves, blossom and birds singing. We...

Every January, I take part in the Big Garden Birdwatch organised by the RSPB here in the UK. You watch the birds in your garden for any 1 ho...

Thanks to a very kind man who pointed them out (otherwise I'd never have seen them!) I saw my first ever stone-curlews at Cavenham...

Today, we had no less than 4 (a record) red-legged partridge in our garden. These are introduced birds from Spain and France, now well est...

This morning I saw no swifts. Usually in August you just realise they are not there any more. Screaming swifts in the skies are part of a UK...

Increasingly I get the feeling that cattle egrets (birds) are gradually becoming more common in the UK. Before 1955 collared doves were rare...