The BirdGuides Podcast

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Bird sounds with Arjun Dutta

Welcome to episode 21 of The BirdGuides Podcast! David and Josh are joined by Arjun Dutta, Bioacoustics Support Officer at the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), to dis

Nov 4
51 min

The robin and the nutcracker

Welcome to this bonus episode of The BirdGuides Podcast! Two rarities, the Rufous-tailed Robin in East Yorkshire and Slender-billed Nutcracker in Norfolk, have made major

Oct 31
20 min

The rules of listing

Welcome to episode 19 of the BirdGuides Podcast! Lots of birders keep lists – but what counts, what doesn't, and who gets to decide? In this episode, David, Ian, Josh and

Oct 28
1 h 05 min

Spectacular vis-mig, super Scilly, bird banknotes … and fishing Blackbirds?

Welcome to episode 18 of The BirdGuides Podcast! Today, David, Ed, Ian and Josh catch up over the latest news from the birding world, recent British and Irish sightings a

Oct 21
48 min

Autumn thrush flight calls

Welcome to the 17th episode of The BirdGuides Podcast! Today is the first episode in our bonus Extra series, with David Campbell kicking things off by taking a look at ty

Oct 18
23 min

Georgia

Welcome to the 16th episode of The BirdGuides Podcast! Today, David, Ed and Ian are joined by Brian McCloskey for the first show in our new Travel series. Today's destina

Oct 14
45 min

Nutcracker invasion incoming? Plus the future of Hen Harrier and incredible recent rarities!

Welcome to the 15th episode of The BirdGuides Podcast! Today, David, Ed and Ian catch up on some of the recent big stories, including the Northern Nutcracker irruption an

Oct 7
51 min

Five reasons why Scilly is great!

Welcome to the 14th episode of The BirdGuides Podcast! Today, Ian and Josh are joined by Lucy McRobert to chat about the Isles of Scilly and, specifically, five things th

Sep 30
45 min

Remembering autumn 2016

Welcome to the 13th episode of The BirdGuides Podcast! Today, David, Ed, Ian and Josh are joined by Sam Viles as they take a trip down memory lane to remember the epic ea

Sep 23
45 min

MigFest, American arrivals and turtle dove conservation controversy

Welcome to the 12th episode of The BirdGuides Podcast! Today, David, Ed and Josh catch up to talk about the recent MigFest at Spurn, as well as an arrival of American vag

Sep 16
49 min

Britain's third Egyptian Nightjar found as autumn migration kicks off!

Welcome to the 11th episode of The BirdGuides Podcast! Today, Ed, Ian and Josh discuss the shock news of Britain's third Egyptian Nightjar in Shetland at the weekend, as

Sep 9
38 min

The Birding Girlies

Welcome to the 10th episode of The BirdGuides Podcast. Today, David and Josh are joined by Alicia Hulland and Tasha Noble from The Birding Girlies to talk about their bir

Sep 2
40 min

Mega Montagu's Harrier breeding success with Mark Thomas

Welcome to the ninth episode of The BirdGuides Podcast. Today, David, Ian and Josh are joined by the RSPB's Mark Thomas to talk about the exciting recent news that six Mo

Aug 26
50 min

Six things every new birder should have

Welcome to the eighth episode of The BirdGuides Podcast. Today, David, Ian and Josh chat about six important things that anyone who is new to birdwatching or looking to t

Aug 19
58 min

AI's influence in bird photography and mixed fortunes for rare breeders

Welcome to the seventh episode of The BirdGuides Podcast. In this bonus episode, Brian, David, Ian and Josh offer their thoughts on AI's influence on bird photography and

Aug 14
34 min

Suffolk cisticola success, seawatching season so far and an intriguing Irish egret

Welcome to the sixth episode of The BirdGuides Podcast. Today, David, Ian and Josh are joined by Irish birder Brian McCloskey as they talk Suffolk Zitting Cisticola breed

Aug 11
43 min

Celebrating August – the perfect month for patch birding!

Welcome to the fifth episode of The BirdGuides Podcast. August is here and it's an epic time to get out on your local patch! In the latest episode, David, Josh and Ian ch

Aug 5
43 min

Bad news for dotterel, good news for heathland birds and remembering Bill Oddie

Welcome to the fourth episode of The BirdGuides Podcast! Join Josh Jones and David Campbell as they reflect on Bill Oddie's sad recent passing and dissect some of the big

Jul 29
50 min

Remembering July rarities

Welcome to the third episode of The BirdGuides Podcast! Join Josh Jones, David Campbell and Ian Lycett as they take a thrilling trip down memory lane to look back at the

Jul 22
39 min

Global Birdfair thoughts and stunning midsummer megas!

Welcome to the second episode of The BirdGuides Podcast! Join your regular hosts Josh Jones, David Campbell and Ian Lycett as they discuss the recent midsummer megas, inc

Jul 17
41 min