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Sharing the joy of watching wild birds. Official podcast account. Host: Suzy (She/Her). IG: CasualBirderPodcast. Hampshire, UK https://linktr.ee/casualbirderpodcast
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What were your #Top5Birds or bird moments from the past week? Mine - from Hampshire, UK: 1. Hand feeding a Marsh Tit 2. Lifer Slavonian Grebe 3. Flyover of a Eurasian Spoonbill 4. Beautiful Golden Plover flock shimmering in the sunlight 5. First of year Bearded Reedlings 🪶

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It’s the 1st of March! Here in Hampshire, UK it’s a beautiful calm and sunny day. The first bird I heard was a Robin singing in the darkness. The first bird I saw was a Carrion Crow. What was your 1st bird of the month? 🪶

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

If you, or anyone you know, likes birdwatching and struggles with poor mental health. I’d love to send an e-copy of Bird Therapy (pdf) to read for free. It can be helpful to know you’re not alone. Please message me if you do and also consider sharing this post. #naturewriting #birdtherapy #booksky

submitted 13 days ago • 10 comments

New episode! I join @ajaytegala.bsky.social in a hide at Wicken Fen, waiting for Marsh & Hen Harriers. While we wait, he tells me about the awesome wildlife found there, from graceful dragonflies to the elusive bitterns and the enchanting dawn chorus of late spring. 🪶 casualbirder.com/episode136

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What were your #Top5Birds or bird moments from the past week? Mine - from my garden in Hampshire, UK: 1. Small flock of Long-tailed Tits feeding on suet 2. Red Kite flying over 3. Pair of Dunnocks exploring the undergrowth 4. Great Tit calling 5. Sixteen Woodpigeons in my small garden! 🪶

submitted 8 days ago • 6 comments

New episode! Faraaz Abdool is a published wildlife photographer, writer, and international tour guide. Through his work, Faraaz encourages others to embrace a mindful and observant approach to nature. I was thrilled to finally meet him at Global Birdfair 2024 🪶 casualbirder.com/episode135

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What were your #Top5Birds or bird moments from the past week? Mine - in Hampshire, UK: 1. Hawfinch in a churchyard. Just 20 mins from home!😮 2. First of Year Redwing and Fieldfare 3. Yellowhammers brightening a grey day 4. Barn Owl hunting 5. Sparrowhawk mantling over its prey (in Berkshire) 🪶

submitted 15 days ago • 4 comments

Good to hear a new episode of @casualbirderpod.bsky.social

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A wonderful quote I heard tonight listening to @casualbirderpod.bsky.social speaking with Keith Betton of the Hampshire Ornithological Society in her latest episode. (Alt text in screenshot.) 🪶 #birding

submitted 19 days ago • 1 comment

New episode! Suzy reviews her birding experiences from January 2025, starting in Tasmania, Australia and continuing back in the UK. Suzy also speaks with Keith Betton, Chair of Hampshire Ornithlogical Society & the initiatives to increase engagement of young people & women birders in the group. 🪶

submitted 20 days ago • 1 comment

What were your #Top5Birds or bird moments from the past week? Mine - in Hampshire, UK: 1. Green Sandpiper at Alresford Watercress beds 2. Red kites and Buzzards soaring on thermals 3. Ten Meadow Pipits in a tree 4. First of Year Stonechat and 5. Kestrel in a tree top 🪶

submitted 21 days ago • 2 comments

What were your #Top5Birds or bird moments from the past week? Mine - in Hampshire, UK: 1. Blackcap pair in a friend’s garden 2. Along with a Great Spotted Woodpecker 3. Red Kites soaring on my journey to work 4. Robin trying a new feeder set-up in my garden 5. Song Thrush singing in the mornings 🪶

submitted 29 days ago • 2 comments

It’s the 1st of February! Here in Hampshire it’s a grey, but calm, morning. The first bird I heard was a Robin singing in the darkness. The first bird I saw was a Woodpigeon. What was your 1st bird of the month? 🪶

submitted 30 days ago • 15 comments