Biggest Twitch Diary

Global Birdwatchers Conference The conference started with the official lighting of the lamp. After several speeches by the dignitaries, the cultural entertainment started with a dramatic display of dancing from different regions of Gujarat. The next day, the second part of the conference began: a two-day field trip...

Arriving in India Even before we'd left Ahmedabad airport, we were enjoying some great Indian birds. These Rose-coloured Starlings gathered in huge numbers around the airport. We drove to our hotel for the start of the conference, a very comfortable golfing complex. Here there were plenty of birds to enjoy, but...

Back from India Just back to the UK from a wonderful trip to India and the second Global Birdwatchers Conference. Lots of blogs and pictures to come soon. Just a few pictures to get things started. The Global Birdwatchers Conference rolls into town Not sure what the locals made of an army of birders and...

Norfolk part three Our third and last day birding in Norfolk began well before dawn and we headed south from Hunstanton in the dark. Fallow Deer stalked through the woodland in the first glimmer of light as a Tawny Owl called above us. But our target bird eluded us. We changed sites and immediately saw it! A...

Norfolk birding at its best After a pre-dawn breakfast were ready to face another great day birding in Norfolk. We had only gone a few miles when a Barn Owl floated across the road in front of us! Minutes latter we reached RSPB Titchwell and made our towars the beach just as the sun peeped over the eastern horizon. The...

Norfolk a birding paradise It was an early start as Ken arrived at 5.30am, we picked up Alex in St Asaph then Pete in Chester. Team complete we could begin our trip list and we had lovely early addition as a Barn Owl floated across the road in the dark! As we headed east in sunshine we saw three Red Kites along the A14,...

First trip of 2012 We met Derek, Jayne and Sue at RSPB Conwy, 7.30am, and headed east for Kinmel Bay. We were soon over looking some rough fields as the light came up. Our day list was quickly under way as a Kestrel hovered almost over head, a Sparrowhawk whizzed low alongside a hedge and two Buzzards show some great...

Happy memories of birding in Arizona Hard to imagine but this time a few years ago, we were just starting out on our big adventure of The Biggest Twitch, our year-long bird race to set a new birding record. We began our big year in Arizona and spent a whole three days birding like crazy around Arizona. It's a fantastic part of the...

Biggest Twitch 2012 Tour Schedule To help you get the most out of your birding in 2012, we've put together a new schedule of tours throughout the year to the very best birding locations across the UK and beyond. To whet your appetite, here's a quick snapshot of what we've got planned for each month: January 6th – 8th...

The smoke that thunders Victoria Falls, one of the wonders of the world, from Zambia. The bridge over the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe A Red winged Starling dwarfed by the falls! We wish everyone a very Happy Christmas and a bird filled 2012! Love from Alan and Ruth xx

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On your radio

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!