The Tawny Owl is probably our most familiar owl with children growing up learning that tawny owls say ‘tu-wit-tu-woo’. This is not actually the call of one bird but a duet between male and female. The female starts with the harsh ‘kee-vik’ which is then followed by the male with the deeper ‘woo-hoooo’. As with […]
If you are feeling in need of an uplifting sign of spring then take a visit to your nearest rookery. Although most bird species start to display, build nests and lay eggs in March, April or May, rooks and other members of the Corvid family are well underway by February with some starting in January. […]
Swifts, swallows, and house martins are all expert fliers that hunt insects mid-air, catching and eating them while in flight. These birds are social and gregarious, and they have similar sizes and shapes, making it challenging to distinguish between them. By popular request we have produced this new guide as part of our Spotter’s Guide […]
A guest blog from our friends at Action for Swifts , first published in 2020. They have produced an excellent PDF which can be downloaded here, complete with illustrations and photographs for anyone who is interested in installing nest boxes in their local church belfry. With their permission the content is reproduced below. Nest boxes […]