Hello to everyone who may view this blog. This is my first dabble and I thought it was time to put this new fangled blogging lark to the test. I'm your average birder who doesn't do a great deal of twitching and Teesside to the South and the borders of Scotland is about as far as I go for a bird.
I don't keep a county list and my UK list is 20 or so shy of 400 which isn't bad going considering I've never done the Scillies or Shetland.
My most regular patch is Druridge Bay (Cresswell Pond, Druridge pools, Chevington, Newbiggen and the surrounding area).
My nature ambition is to see all Britain's birds, wild orchids and butterflies in my lifetime. I've done the birds all except Chough which is probably an embarrassing admission but I simply haven't driven to a Chough site and want to keep this for a special occasion. I've done half the orchids and have plans to tackle more of these stunning plants in 2008. The butterflies will be the hardest one but I've made modest inroads recently.
That's it for now. Happy birding everyone amd watch this blogspace.
Andy
About Me
- Andy Atkinson
- I've birded in South Africa, California, Israel, Canada, Texas, Iceland, Poland, Cyprus, Turkey, Fuertaventura, Spain and done Mallorca many times but I'm rarely happier when I'm birding at Druridge Bay, Lindisfarne and other sites on the Northumberland coast. Keeping my little boy occupied has curtailed things a bit so if a birder rolls up to a twitch with a nipper in tow - it's me.
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