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Tuesday, 4 December 2012

National Geographic Live! - Tim Laman & Ed Scholes: Birds of Paradise

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Bird of Paradise Project Introduction

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A Birding Blog
Leigh, Lancs, United Kingdom
Hi, my name is Steve and welcome to my blog.
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What is the blog about?

Welcome to A Birding Blog — my personal field notes from across my local patch. After moving house, my birding shifted from a small suburban garden to the rich wetlands and reclaimed industrial landscapes of Bickershaw Country Park, Pennington Flash, and the Wigan Flashes. This blog — and my YouTube channel — are more than species lists. They’re part of how I manage my health and wellbeing. Like many men, I’m still navigating the quiet, lingering effects Covid left on mental health and confidence. Some days, anxiety makes even stepping outside feel like a mountain. Birding is my therapy. It gives me purpose, fresh air, gentle movement, and low‑pressure conversations. It’s also where my mental health meets my faith. Time by the water or under the trees offers a quiet space to pray, reflect, and reconnect with God’s creation. You won’t find frantic twitching here. Instead, this blog is a mindful celebration of the joy found in our common species — a record of rebuilding confidence, strengthening faith, and finding peace in creation, one bird at a time.

Wellbeing Reads and Resources

  • The Mindful Birding Network
  • Art of Mindful Birdwatching
  • Mindful Thoughts for Birdwatchers
  • Mindfulness in Bird Watching

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Grey Heron - Pennington Flash

Grey Heron - Pennington Flash

Local Bird Sightings (Mcr Birding Forum)

  • Bickershaw Country Park
  • Fir Tree Flash (BCP)
  • Leigh Town Centre
  • Lowton and Golborne
  • Pennington Flash
  • Wigan Flashes
  • All other recent sightings around MCR
  • Bird Identifier (Birdspot)

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Local Facebook Groups

  • Billinge Bat Rescue
  • Byrom Hall Wood
  • Leigh Ornithological Society
  • Leigh Wildlife and Nature
  • North Lancashire Bat Group
  • Pennington Flash Nature Reserve Photography
  • Pennington Flash Volunteer Group part of Leigh O S
  • Pennington Flash Wildlife & Landscape Photographers
  • South Lancashire Bat Group

Birding Links

  • Bardsey Bird and Field Observatory
  • BOU
  • British Birds
  • Brockholes
  • BTO Site
  • Butterfly Conservation
  • Conservation Jobs
  • Cuckoo Tracking Project
  • Dee Estuary Birding
  • Fleetwood Bird Observatory
  • Fylde Bird Club
  • Heysham Bird Observatory
  • Hilbre Island Observatory
  • Knutsford Ornithology Society
  • Lancashire Wildlife Trust
  • Leigh Ornithological Society
  • Manchester Birding
  • RSPB
  • Rutland Water Nature Reserve
  • Spurn Bird Observatory
  • Wader Study Group
  • Walney Bird Observatory
  • We Bird North Wales
  • Wirral Birders
  • Zoological Society Native Bird Conservation Projects

Stretford Marina

Stretford Marina

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