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!).

Thursday, 16 April 2026

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  Spectacled Warbler – Filey, North Yorkshire, 27 th May 1992 After the news broke on Sunday the 24th May 1992, I endured a non-twitching ...
Saturday, 11 April 2026

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Great and Cory’s Shearwaters  – Porthgwarra / Western Approaches, 14 th / 15 th August 1993 Something a tad different; two for the price o...
Friday, 3 April 2026

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Redhead – Bleasby Gravel Pits, Bleasby, Nottinghamshire, 15 th March 1996 The news of the Redhead in deepest Nottinghamshire was unfortunat...
Monday, 30 March 2026

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Eastern Olivaceous Warbler – Collieston, Aberdeenshire, 16 th September 2000 Not sure why, and maybe just excuses, but I quite like this im...
Sunday, 22 March 2026

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Gull-billed Tern – Penclacwydd Wildfowl and Wetlands Reserve, near Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, 19 th July 1996 Patience pays off. Having pre...
Sunday, 15 March 2026

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White-tailed Lapwing  – Caerlaverock Wildfowl and Wetlands Reserve , Caerlaverock, Dumfries and Galloway, 6 th June 2007 At 10:32 on the mo...
Sunday, 8 March 2026

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  Pallid Harrier – Elmley RSPB Reserve, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, 15 th August 2002 My sketch drawing of the Pallid Harrier, attempting and fa...
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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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