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Notes from the Coast: An RSPB Optics Weekend
Freezing fog hung low in the air, a pale wintry cloak shrouding the treetop canopy at RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve in Suffolk. I’d spent hundreds of hours on the reserve as a volunteer guide, learning...
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From the Moon to the Wetlands of Africa – Strengthening Waterbird Monitoring...
What does the Apollo 11 moon landing have to do with migratory waterbirds in Africa? Well, the link can be found in the optical equipment that was used during the successful mission to the moon in 1969...
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Leica X North Yorkshire Turtle Dove & Birds On The Edge Event
Last weekend an event to celebrate the amazing work of the North Yorkshire Turtle Dove Project and Birds on the Edge Project took place at the stunning Castle Howard, in North Yorkshire. Castle Howard...
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Birding the Algarve
During my professional life as The Urban Birder, I have been very lucky to have been invited around the world to some pretty special places to watch some amazing birds and other wildlife as well as to...
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Checking out the Penguins on the Falkland Islands
I regularly traverse the four corners of the globe ostensibly on the search for urban birds which often leads me to the least likely of urban spots. When I got an invitation from the Falkland Islands...
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The Wild Side of Europe
Gemma and James Shooter, with their two young children Brodie and Isla, and their rescue pup Ty, have embarked on an adventure of a lifetime. They’ve sold their home, and are campervanning around...
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European Lanner – A vanishing ghost
Summer seems to be arriving with great strides, and the air is trembling with the heat even though the sunny June is still far from appearing. I am sitting in the shade of a gnarled olive tree,...
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An Interview with Campaigner Hannah Bourne-Taylor
Birds Beyond Borders is a documentary seeking to understand more about red-listed cavity-nesting birds as they migrate from Europe to Africa. The film project started in 2021 when Common Swifts and...
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A chat with co-leader of the Feminist Bird Club and bird taxidermist Elle Kaye
On the 27th of April Leica London are excited to be hosting a walk with co-leader of the Feminist Bird Club and bird taxidermist, Elle Kaye. For those who don’t know you, please you introduce yourself....
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On Top Of The World
Gemma and James Shooter, with their two young children Brodie and Isla, and their rescue pup Ty, have embarked on an adventure of a lifetime. They’ve sold their home, and are campervanning around...
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7000 birdwatching areas described worldwide
Birdingplaces.com is the free online guide to birding. The platform was launched in Europe four years ago and became an instant hit among birders. Just 4 years later more than 7000 bird watching sites...
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Birds on the Edge: A Species focus on the Song Thrush, Nature’s Melodious...
In this Leica Nature Blog, the Birds on the Edge Campaign, a National Lottery Heritage Funded project run by The North York Moors National Park Trust with the goal of preserving four at risk bird...
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Encountering Honu, the Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle
In March, I traveled to Hawaii for a few weeks to explore the spectacular diversity of Maui, the archipelago’s second-largest island – and to photograph the Honolulu skyline for my “American Waters”...
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The Chaffinch – One of Europe’s most beautiful overlooked birds!
I would say that the Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs is arguably as recognisable to many non-birders as the humble sparrow. Some of the general public may not know this engaging finch by name but perhaps...
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Leica at Global Birdfair
Join us at this year’s Global Birdfair, from the 12th to the 14th of July at Lyndon Top, Rutland, in the UK. We will be at stand F6, in the Falcon Marquee, hosting an array of inspiring events...
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Counting Kenya’s Feathered Treasures with LEICA Binoculars
One of the ten donated Leica Trinovid binoculars has made its way to Kenya, to support the waterbird monitoring work being done under the umbrella of the National Museums of Kenya (NMK). The Museum...
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Enhancing Waterbird Monitoring and Community Engagement on the Island of...
One of the donated Leica binoculars has found its way to the lush, biodiverse island of Príncipe, which is part of the small island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe, located in the Gulf of Guinea, off...
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Boosting Waterbird Monitoring: Leica Binoculars Enhance Conservation Efforts...
The Uzbekistan Society for the Protection of Birds (UzSPB) has recently received one of the donated Leica Trinovid binoculars, boosting their efforts in waterbird monitoring. This new equipment...
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Supporting International Waterbird Counts – How Leica Binoculars are Helping...
Leica binoculars from the legendary Trinovid product line have made their way to key sites in Africa and Eurasia in support of international efforts to monitor and conserve migratory waterbirds. The...
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New Leica Binoculars Aid Wildlife Conservation in Chad
Two of the Leica Trinovid binoculars have been handed over to wildlife managers in the Republic of Chad, a landlocked country in north-central Africa, which is of vital importance for migratory...
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