Confessions of a lapsed birder

An intermittent confessional from a lapsed birder, (okay occasional birder and semi-retired twitcher), delighted, (for now), Burnley follower, environmental consultant slave-worker, (my boss is a b*****d called Brian Minshull!), and father of two..... (that will do for now - the description I mean, not my attempts at fatherhood!).

Tuesday, 28 July 2026

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  Sora – Attenborough Nature Reserve, Attenborough, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, 22 nd December 2004 Sora sketch attempting and failing to ...
Saturday, 18 July 2026

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  Squacco Heron – Elmley RSPB Reserve, Elmley, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, 12 th May 1990 On Saturday the 12th May 1990 Pete Ewer and I made our...
Saturday, 11 July 2026

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Wilson’s Storm-petrel – Western Approaches, 15 th August 1993 As suggested in the account for Great and Cory’s Shearwaters, approaching fis...
Monday, 29 June 2026

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Forster’s Tern – River Esk, Musselburgh, East Lothian, 17 th December 1994 A scruffy drawing of what was quite a scruffy bird, but an enjoy...
Thursday, 18 June 2026

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Western Reef Heron – Foryd Bay, Gywnedd, 11 th June 2026 First, some context: 1. Driving woes In August 2025, my closest friends from ...
Saturday, 6 June 2026

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Pallid Swift – Flamborough Head, East Yorkshire, 28 th October 1999 Sketch based on sketch drawn soon after seeing the Pallid Swift, at Fla...
Sunday, 31 May 2026

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White-winged Scoter – off Murcar Links Golf Course, Blackdog, Aberdeenshire, 30 th June 2016 White-winged Scoter, off Murcar, Aberdeenshire...
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Brian Minshull
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
I am a sixty something 'bloke' who by day, (and often night), is an environmental consultant, running my own company, specialising in providing environmental support to development projects, (helping them do the right thing hopefully / basically). I am also father to Ellen and Tessa, an avid Burnley fan, and in my spare time, a birder, although my passion in wildlife goes way beyond birds. Nowadays, I am also Honorary Secretary of the Isle of May Bird Observatory and Field Station Trust and an active member of the Bean Goose Advisory Group and National Goose Forum. For those remotely interested in further details I also have a business website www.bcmenvirons.com which is serious need of an update (a bit like me!), and I have also (in a desperate attempt at the latter), dabbled with both Facebook, Instagram and twitter.... .
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