Biggest Twitch Diary

Wrapping up our South Carolina birding It was our last full day in South Carolina so of course we spent it birding! Even just driving down the road can lead to a great birding experience here, such as witnessing this Osprey delivering a fish to the nest right beside the road. Still looking up we caught sight of another raptor...

A walk on the beach We arrived bright and early at Beachwalker State Park,South Carolina. In fact we were there before the park officially opened so we had the huge beach all to ourselves. But on closer inspection we started to see plenty of birds. We'd walked so far and enjoyed...

Birding the swamps We turned off the main road following the sign to Magnolia Plantation, the site of a historic plantation house and gardens. Plenty more photos still to come of our birding adventures along the South Carolina coast so do check back for more!

Santee State Park at Dawn Although the Santee Birding and Wildlife Festival had officially ended, that wasn't going to stop us making the most of every minute we had in the area. ... which we were sharing with quite a few neighbours! It was time to tear ourselves away from Santee but...

Bluff Point Santee Walk Day two at the Santee Birding and Wildlife Festival and we out in the cool of dawn to lead another guided walk with Dave and Suzanne. Scanning the scrub for lots of birds as the morning mist lifts. A Wild Turkey stalked through the woodland A stunning Blue Grosbeak vied for attention...

Santee Birding Festival We are just back from a wonderful trip to South Carolina, USA, where the birds and weather were hot! Lots more pictures to come from our adventures in South Carolina so please check back soon!

Birding in the Mountains Another complete change of scene as we birded the mountains of Catalonia. We spent three bird-filled days in this beautiful mountain area where the highlight species included: Black Kite, Red Kite, Lammergeier, Griffon Vulture, Short-toed Eagle, Booted...

The plains of Spain It was a very different habitat here on the plains The wildflowers were a riot of colour The air was full of the songs of hundreds of Corn Buntings Their cousins, the Cirl Buntings, were shy and harder to photograph One of our main target birds was the Little Bustard, here a female ...

White Storks over Llandudno We had a phone call from Becky Clews-Roberts at RSPB Conwy alerting us to a report of six large black-and-white birds heading west over nearby Colwyn Bay. Rushing to our living room window, we saw hundreds of Herring Gulls taking to the skies over Llandudno in alarm. And there, unbelievably, were...

Birdwatching in the Ebro Delta Spain Our week-long guided birdwatching holiday started in the wild Ebro Delta, an area that is surprisingly remote and unspoiled given how close it is to Barcelona. With beautiful wetland nature reserves, expansive rice paddy fields and wide open sandy beaches, this area is a haven for gulls, terns,...

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Tune in tomorrow at 9.30am to the Jamie and Louise show on BBC Radio Wales to hear us being interviewed about The Biggest Twitch.

Get your hands on a book!

Our new book all about The Biggest Twitch 2008 suddenly seems more real now that we’ve got our hands on an advance copy. Even we’re enjoying re-living our adventures as we’re reading about the wonderful places and incredible birds we were fortunate enough to encounter in 2008 – and we know the story already, so we hope that anyone buying a copy will enjoy it even more.

If you are interested in our book, there are 4 easy ways to get your personalised signed copy:

1. Send us an email at info@thebiggesttwitch.com with details of your delivery address and any dedication you’d like us to write. 2. Send a message to Alan Davies on Facebook with this information 3. Visit our new online shop on our website which is due to go live next week. It’ll be the same address www.thebiggesttwitch.com but will be even better with more information about what we’re up to, and a simple online shop which will allow you to order the book and make payment by either credit or debit card, wherever you are in the world! 4. Visit us at the British Birdwatching Fair at Rutland Water from 20th to 22nd August. We’ll be on the Tropical Birding stand in Marquee 4.

And how much will it cost to have your own specially signed first edition copy of The Biggest Twitch? The book retails at £12.99 and if you’d like us to post it to you, the total cost including postage & packing is:

UK £16 Europe £17 Rest of the World £20

You can pay by cheque (payable to The Biggest Twitch Ltd) and send it to us at 12 Ormeside Court, 19 Church Walks, Llandudno LL30 2HG. Or alternatively pay online by debit or credit card via our online shop, no matter where you are in the world. How easy is that! As soon as we receive payment, we’ll put your copy in the post.

And don’t forget if you are coming to the Birdfair, we’re giving a talk in the Events Marquee on Friday 20th at 1pm. So do come along and say hello!