Howard Vaughan - blueeyedbirder.com
@howardvaughanbeb.bsky.social
I left the RSPB after 20 years in 2022 and now manage my own little tour company and freelance myself out as a guide for Oriole Birding and Bird's Wildlife & Nature
There will be a slight hiatus in the South Africa blog posts as I now appear to be in #Oman. A busy 1st day birding around Muscat with Arabian Green Bee-eater & Sooty Gull amongst the new ones & some quality species from my ornithological past like Lesser Crested & Bridled Terns. #BirdsSeenIn2025
December 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
There will be a slight hiatus in the South Africa blog posts as I now appear to be in #Oman. A busy 1st day birding around Muscat with Arabian Green Bee-eater & Sooty Gull amongst the new ones & some quality species from my ornithological past like Lesser Crested & Bridled Terns. #BirdsSeenIn2025
Thirty Years Ago - November & December 1995
An immense dead blubbery thing, dodgy bunting and educational redpolls of several species... blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/12/thir...
An immense dead blubbery thing, dodgy bunting and educational redpolls of several species... blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/12/thir...
December 1, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Thirty Years Ago - November & December 1995
An immense dead blubbery thing, dodgy bunting and educational redpolls of several species... blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/12/thir...
An immense dead blubbery thing, dodgy bunting and educational redpolls of several species... blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/12/thir...
The Western Cape for @oriolebirding.bsky.social - Day 7: 17th November 2025
A last look at the Tankwa Karoo before heading south east to the hills and native forests with birds aplenty along the way. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-... #BirdsSeenIn2025
A last look at the Tankwa Karoo before heading south east to the hills and native forests with birds aplenty along the way. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-... #BirdsSeenIn2025
November 30, 2025 at 7:49 PM
The Western Cape for @oriolebirding.bsky.social - Day 7: 17th November 2025
A last look at the Tankwa Karoo before heading south east to the hills and native forests with birds aplenty along the way. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-... #BirdsSeenIn2025
A last look at the Tankwa Karoo before heading south east to the hills and native forests with birds aplenty along the way. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-... #BirdsSeenIn2025
The Western Cape for @oriolebirding.bsky.social - Day 6: 16th November 2025
The Tankwa Karoo in all its dry and dusty glory. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-... #BirdsSeenIn2025
The Tankwa Karoo in all its dry and dusty glory. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-... #BirdsSeenIn2025
November 29, 2025 at 9:09 PM
The Western Cape for @oriolebirding.bsky.social - Day 6: 16th November 2025
The Tankwa Karoo in all its dry and dusty glory. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-... #BirdsSeenIn2025
The Tankwa Karoo in all its dry and dusty glory. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-... #BirdsSeenIn2025
The Western Cape for @oriolebirding.bsky.social - Day 5: 15th November 2025
The morning was spent Larking around before some windblown saltwork waders, coffee top up & then the long drive to Ceres, the Karoo and the mountains.
blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-... #BirdsSeenIn2025
The morning was spent Larking around before some windblown saltwork waders, coffee top up & then the long drive to Ceres, the Karoo and the mountains.
blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-... #BirdsSeenIn2025
November 28, 2025 at 6:46 PM
The Western Cape for @oriolebirding.bsky.social - Day 5: 15th November 2025
The morning was spent Larking around before some windblown saltwork waders, coffee top up & then the long drive to Ceres, the Karoo and the mountains.
blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-... #BirdsSeenIn2025
The morning was spent Larking around before some windblown saltwork waders, coffee top up & then the long drive to Ceres, the Karoo and the mountains.
blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-... #BirdsSeenIn2025
The Western Cape for @oriolebirding.bsky.social - Day 4: 14 Nov 2025
The day was spent in the West Coast NP where Ostriches patrolled the beaches not far from roosting terns & waders while Francolins & Korhaan lurked in the dry scrub. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-... #BirdsSeenIn2025
The day was spent in the West Coast NP where Ostriches patrolled the beaches not far from roosting terns & waders while Francolins & Korhaan lurked in the dry scrub. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-... #BirdsSeenIn2025
November 27, 2025 at 9:09 PM
The Western Cape for @oriolebirding.bsky.social - Day 4: 14 Nov 2025
The day was spent in the West Coast NP where Ostriches patrolled the beaches not far from roosting terns & waders while Francolins & Korhaan lurked in the dry scrub. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-... #BirdsSeenIn2025
The day was spent in the West Coast NP where Ostriches patrolled the beaches not far from roosting terns & waders while Francolins & Korhaan lurked in the dry scrub. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-... #BirdsSeenIn2025
The #WesternCape for @oriolebirding.bsky.social - Day 3: 13th November 2025
A delightful morning in Kirstenbosch before heading along the coast and then inland to the rolling farmland tracks. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-... #BirdsSeenIn2025
A delightful morning in Kirstenbosch before heading along the coast and then inland to the rolling farmland tracks. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-... #BirdsSeenIn2025
November 26, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The #WesternCape for @oriolebirding.bsky.social - Day 3: 13th November 2025
A delightful morning in Kirstenbosch before heading along the coast and then inland to the rolling farmland tracks. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-... #BirdsSeenIn2025
A delightful morning in Kirstenbosch before heading along the coast and then inland to the rolling farmland tracks. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-... #BirdsSeenIn2025
The Western Cape for @oriolebirding.bsky.social - Day 2: 12th November 2025
Most of the day was spent at sea before a slightly wobbly walk around Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...
Most of the day was spent at sea before a slightly wobbly walk around Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...
November 25, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The Western Cape for @oriolebirding.bsky.social - Day 2: 12th November 2025
Most of the day was spent at sea before a slightly wobbly walk around Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...
Most of the day was spent at sea before a slightly wobbly walk around Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...
The blog begins:
The Western Cape for @oriolebirding.bsky.social - Day 1: 11th November 2025
What better way to start a tour than a splendid sewage treatment works... blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-... #BirdsSeenIn2025 #Birds
The Western Cape for @oriolebirding.bsky.social - Day 1: 11th November 2025
What better way to start a tour than a splendid sewage treatment works... blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-... #BirdsSeenIn2025 #Birds
November 24, 2025 at 7:13 PM
The blog begins:
The Western Cape for @oriolebirding.bsky.social - Day 1: 11th November 2025
What better way to start a tour than a splendid sewage treatment works... blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-... #BirdsSeenIn2025 #Birds
The Western Cape for @oriolebirding.bsky.social - Day 1: 11th November 2025
What better way to start a tour than a splendid sewage treatment works... blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-... #BirdsSeenIn2025 #Birds
I am back home after our exciting @oriolebirding.bsky.social Western Cape tour. The howling wind tried to skupper our last two days, & Rockjumper eluded us (we could barely stand up!) but we all saw our very first Penguins, rare Cormorants & botanic garden birds. Blogs in due course
November 22, 2025 at 12:03 PM
I am back home after our exciting @oriolebirding.bsky.social Western Cape tour. The howling wind tried to skupper our last two days, & Rockjumper eluded us (we could barely stand up!) but we all saw our very first Penguins, rare Cormorants & botanic garden birds. Blogs in due course
#Lowestoft Life - 1st - 9th November 2025
A final autumnal gasp before my next adventure.
blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/11/lowe... Thanks to Andrew, Rob and Antony for the pics
A final autumnal gasp before my next adventure.
blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/11/lowe... Thanks to Andrew, Rob and Antony for the pics
November 9, 2025 at 3:49 PM
#Lowestoft Life - 1st - 9th November 2025
A final autumnal gasp before my next adventure.
blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/11/lowe... Thanks to Andrew, Rob and Antony for the pics
A final autumnal gasp before my next adventure.
blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/11/lowe... Thanks to Andrew, Rob and Antony for the pics
Thirty Years Ago - October 1995
A somewhat trying month by all accounts!
blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/11/thir... #birds
A somewhat trying month by all accounts!
blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/11/thir... #birds
November 1, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Thirty Years Ago - October 1995
A somewhat trying month by all accounts!
blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/11/thir... #birds
A somewhat trying month by all accounts!
blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/11/thir... #birds
Norfolk for @oriolebirding.bsky.social - 30th October 2025
A glorious morning to be at Holkham before some Bittern magic at Titchwell to round a up a grand few days. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/10/norf... #NorfolkBirding #Birds
A glorious morning to be at Holkham before some Bittern magic at Titchwell to round a up a grand few days. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/10/norf... #NorfolkBirding #Birds
October 30, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Norfolk for @oriolebirding.bsky.social - 30th October 2025
A glorious morning to be at Holkham before some Bittern magic at Titchwell to round a up a grand few days. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/10/norf... #NorfolkBirding #Birds
A glorious morning to be at Holkham before some Bittern magic at Titchwell to round a up a grand few days. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/10/norf... #NorfolkBirding #Birds
#Norfolk for @oriolebirding.bsky.social - 29th October 2025
Back down to Cley where the Phalarope spun & Jack Snipe bobbed before more quality Starling action & a fiery sunset. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/10/norf... #NorfolkBirding #Birds
Back down to Cley where the Phalarope spun & Jack Snipe bobbed before more quality Starling action & a fiery sunset. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/10/norf... #NorfolkBirding #Birds
October 29, 2025 at 10:16 PM
#Norfolk for @oriolebirding.bsky.social - 29th October 2025
Back down to Cley where the Phalarope spun & Jack Snipe bobbed before more quality Starling action & a fiery sunset. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/10/norf... #NorfolkBirding #Birds
Back down to Cley where the Phalarope spun & Jack Snipe bobbed before more quality Starling action & a fiery sunset. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/10/norf... #NorfolkBirding #Birds
Norfolk for @oriolebirding.bsky.social - 28 Oct '25
The coast was full of little high points with Little Auks, Cattle Egrets, murmurating Starlings & a Barn Owl although I think that seeing Yellowhammers was the highlight for most of the crew. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/10/norf... #birds
The coast was full of little high points with Little Auks, Cattle Egrets, murmurating Starlings & a Barn Owl although I think that seeing Yellowhammers was the highlight for most of the crew. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/10/norf... #birds
October 28, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Norfolk for @oriolebirding.bsky.social - 28 Oct '25
The coast was full of little high points with Little Auks, Cattle Egrets, murmurating Starlings & a Barn Owl although I think that seeing Yellowhammers was the highlight for most of the crew. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/10/norf... #birds
The coast was full of little high points with Little Auks, Cattle Egrets, murmurating Starlings & a Barn Owl although I think that seeing Yellowhammers was the highlight for most of the crew. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/10/norf... #birds
#Norfolk for @oriolebirding.bsky.social - 27th October 2025
The start of a few days away for the Marylebone Birdwatching Society ( birdsmbs.org.uk ). A gentle amble at Titchwell... blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/10/norf... #NorfolkBirding
The start of a few days away for the Marylebone Birdwatching Society ( birdsmbs.org.uk ). A gentle amble at Titchwell... blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/10/norf... #NorfolkBirding
October 27, 2025 at 6:16 PM
#Norfolk for @oriolebirding.bsky.social - 27th October 2025
The start of a few days away for the Marylebone Birdwatching Society ( birdsmbs.org.uk ). A gentle amble at Titchwell... blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/10/norf... #NorfolkBirding
The start of a few days away for the Marylebone Birdwatching Society ( birdsmbs.org.uk ). A gentle amble at Titchwell... blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/10/norf... #NorfolkBirding
#Lowestoft Life - 20th-26th October 2025
A week of catching up at home and some local birding when the weather allowed. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/10/lowe... #suffolkbirding #ukbirding
A week of catching up at home and some local birding when the weather allowed. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/10/lowe... #suffolkbirding #ukbirding
October 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
#Lowestoft Life - 20th-26th October 2025
A week of catching up at home and some local birding when the weather allowed. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/10/lowe... #suffolkbirding #ukbirding
A week of catching up at home and some local birding when the weather allowed. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/10/lowe... #suffolkbirding #ukbirding
Norfolk for @oriolebirding.bsky.social 19th October 2025
A final morning walk at Holkham had a proper autumnal feel to it and it was a fine end to a busy week on the Norfolk coast. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/10/norf...
A final morning walk at Holkham had a proper autumnal feel to it and it was a fine end to a busy week on the Norfolk coast. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/10/norf...
October 19, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Norfolk for @oriolebirding.bsky.social 19th October 2025
A final morning walk at Holkham had a proper autumnal feel to it and it was a fine end to a busy week on the Norfolk coast. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/10/norf...
A final morning walk at Holkham had a proper autumnal feel to it and it was a fine end to a busy week on the Norfolk coast. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/10/norf...
Norfolk for @oriolebirding.bsky.social 18th October 2025
Back along the busy coast chasing warblers and larks before tea and cake... blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/10/norf...
Back along the busy coast chasing warblers and larks before tea and cake... blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/10/norf...
October 18, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Norfolk for @oriolebirding.bsky.social 18th October 2025
Back along the busy coast chasing warblers and larks before tea and cake... blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/10/norf...
Back along the busy coast chasing warblers and larks before tea and cake... blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/10/norf...
Norfolk for @oriolebirding.bsky.social 17th October 2025
Over to The Broads for the day where the sun never shone but we did find Bittern, Cranes and a host of Thrushes. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/10/norf... #NorfolkBirding #Birds
Over to The Broads for the day where the sun never shone but we did find Bittern, Cranes and a host of Thrushes. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/10/norf... #NorfolkBirding #Birds
October 17, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Norfolk for @oriolebirding.bsky.social 17th October 2025
Over to The Broads for the day where the sun never shone but we did find Bittern, Cranes and a host of Thrushes. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/10/norf... #NorfolkBirding #Birds
Over to The Broads for the day where the sun never shone but we did find Bittern, Cranes and a host of Thrushes. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/10/norf... #NorfolkBirding #Birds
Norfolk for @oriolebirding.bsky.social 16th October 2025
The sky at Titchwell was full of the sound of Golden Plover before we went warbler hunting at Garden Drove where the Long-eared Owl was faring well.
blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/10/norf... #NorfolkBirding #birds
The sky at Titchwell was full of the sound of Golden Plover before we went warbler hunting at Garden Drove where the Long-eared Owl was faring well.
blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/10/norf... #NorfolkBirding #birds
October 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Norfolk for @oriolebirding.bsky.social 16th October 2025
The sky at Titchwell was full of the sound of Golden Plover before we went warbler hunting at Garden Drove where the Long-eared Owl was faring well.
blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/10/norf... #NorfolkBirding #birds
The sky at Titchwell was full of the sound of Golden Plover before we went warbler hunting at Garden Drove where the Long-eared Owl was faring well.
blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/10/norf... #NorfolkBirding #birds
Norfolk for @oriolebirding.bsky.social 15th October 2025
A bitty day where the best birds played hard to get but still very rewarding. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/10/norf...
I give you 'Essence of Six Glossy Ibis'
A bitty day where the best birds played hard to get but still very rewarding. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/10/norf...
I give you 'Essence of Six Glossy Ibis'
October 15, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Norfolk for @oriolebirding.bsky.social 15th October 2025
A bitty day where the best birds played hard to get but still very rewarding. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/10/norf...
I give you 'Essence of Six Glossy Ibis'
A bitty day where the best birds played hard to get but still very rewarding. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/10/norf...
I give you 'Essence of Six Glossy Ibis'
Norfolk for @oriolebirding.bsky.social 13th-14th October 2025
A sneaky 'legs followed by some quality accidental coastal Owling while migrant hunting. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/10/norf... #NorfolkBirding #Birds
A sneaky 'legs followed by some quality accidental coastal Owling while migrant hunting. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/10/norf... #NorfolkBirding #Birds
October 14, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Norfolk for @oriolebirding.bsky.social 13th-14th October 2025
A sneaky 'legs followed by some quality accidental coastal Owling while migrant hunting. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/10/norf... #NorfolkBirding #Birds
A sneaky 'legs followed by some quality accidental coastal Owling while migrant hunting. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/10/norf... #NorfolkBirding #Birds
Join me (& @birdinghaapsalu.bsky.social of course) in #Estonia next March with @oriolebirding.bsky.social to experience Steller's Eiders, northern Owls, Woodpeckers & hopefully big forest mammals too www.oriolebirding.com/tour/estonia...
Hawk Owl from the last trip @jonathanfarooqi.bsky.social
Hawk Owl from the last trip @jonathanfarooqi.bsky.social
October 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Join me (& @birdinghaapsalu.bsky.social of course) in #Estonia next March with @oriolebirding.bsky.social to experience Steller's Eiders, northern Owls, Woodpeckers & hopefully big forest mammals too www.oriolebirding.com/tour/estonia...
Hawk Owl from the last trip @jonathanfarooqi.bsky.social
Hawk Owl from the last trip @jonathanfarooqi.bsky.social
#Lowestoft Life - 7th -12th October 2025
Back to Blighty with a touch of an eastern Autumn and some garden mothing. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/10/lowe...
@suffolkmoths.bsky.social @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social
Back to Blighty with a touch of an eastern Autumn and some garden mothing. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/10/lowe...
@suffolkmoths.bsky.social @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social
October 12, 2025 at 1:50 PM
#Lowestoft Life - 7th -12th October 2025
Back to Blighty with a touch of an eastern Autumn and some garden mothing. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/10/lowe...
@suffolkmoths.bsky.social @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social
Back to Blighty with a touch of an eastern Autumn and some garden mothing. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/10/lowe...
@suffolkmoths.bsky.social @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social