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    The Casual Birder Podcast

    Suzy shares the joy of watching wild birds, from her garden visitors in southern England to birds seen internationally.
    Learn how to identify species, notice their behaviours, and recognize songs and calls.
    Join Suzy for recorded bird outings, interviews with experts and enthusiasts, and stories from birders around the world.

    Suzy says: “Birding is a great pastime. It can be done with others or alone. You don’t need expensive equipment, your eyes or ears are enough. And best of all, the Casual Birder can do as much or as little birding as suits them. It’s perfect for fitting into our busy schedules.”

    Find Suzy on Twitter @CasualBirderPod

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    Copyright: © 2024. Suzy Buttress.

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    Spring is here! #120 Apr 07, 2023
    Show notes

    Suzy is back!

    In this episode, she shares her recent birding experiences and encounters with fellow enthusiasts, and the excitement of watching nesting Blue Tits, characterful Rooks and some unexpected Grey Wagtails.

    Suzy also announces the launch of the Casual Birder Bird Club, and invites listeners to join the show's team for the Global Big Day birding event on 13th May 2023.

    Links mentioned in the show:

    • Sign the Swift petition here
    • The Casual Birder Bird Club - sign up!
    • Visit The Casual Birder Podcast clothing store
    • Facebook group link
    • The Bearded Tit Podcast
    • Join our Team for the Global Big Day
    • Support the show - Buy me a virtual coffee on Ko-Fi.com

    Timestamps:

    00:00:00 Introduction

    Suzy introduces the episode and shares the changes she's noticed as the breeding season ramps up. She also requests listeners to sign a petition created by Hannah Bourne Taylor to help increase the number of suitable nesting sites for the Swift birds in the UK.

    Sign the Swift petition here

    00:02:51 Dawn Chorus and Springtime

    Dawn Chorus and Springtime, Suzy shares the beautiful sound of the Dawn Chorus she recorded and talks about the changes she has noticed in the garden as the weather gets better. She also discusses her plans for the podcast for the coming months.

    00:06:16 Casual Birder Bird Club

    Suzy talks about the monthly virtual Casual Birder Bird Club she launched and how listeners can join. She also mentions her plans to invite specialists to give talks on bird identification and other related topics.

    The Casual Birder Bird Club - sign up!

    00:08:24 Shoutouts to members of the birding community

    Suzy thanks the members of the show's Facebook group for their support and mentions Karin for taking over moderating duties. She also gives shoutouts to birders she met while out and about over the last couple of months and talks about the birds she saw.

    Visit The Casual Birder Podcast clothing store where embroidered hats, shirts and sweatshirts featuring The Casual Birder Podcast artwork are now available to buy.

    Join the show's Facebook group: Facebook group link

    00:22:53 Nest Box Season

    Suzy shares her excitement about the nesting season in her garden and how a Blue Tit has returned to her garage nest box. She also talks about another Blue Tit checking out their Camera nest box.

    00:24:19 Rooks are full of character

    Suzy talks about how her garden makeover has affected Rooksy the Rook's visits to her house. She describes how Rooksie now parades on their patio until someone notices it and gives it treats. We are introduced to Rooksy's mate Billy, and the behaviour of Patches demonstrates how each bird has their own character.

    00:27:50 Advert for The Bearded Tit Podcast

    00:28:16 Hampshire Ornithological Society Members Day - report

    Suzy recently joined the Hampshire Ornithological Society and on 1st April attended a Members Day, which had talks given by various bird experts.

    00:31:51 Global Big Day 13th May 2023

    Suzy invites listeners to join the Casual Birder Podcast team for the upcoming Global Big Day on May 13th. The team will be raising funds for Birdlife International.

    Join our Team for the Global Big Day

    00:34:16 Wrap and Close

    Support the Show - Buy me a virtual coffee on Ko-Fi.com

    The Casual Birder Podcast https://casualbirder.com/

    Don't miss an episode - follow the show!

    Thank you to Randy Braun for designing the artwork for the show.

    The theme music is Short Sleeved Shirt by The Drones. Thanks to them for letting me use it. Check out their website at www.dronesmusic.net


    Food, Feet and Faeces: the key to keeping our garden birds healthy #119 Nov 10, 2022
    Show notes

    Finches Friend founder Dick Woods and wildlife presenter Martin Hughes-Games join Suzy to talk about the unintended consequences of feeding garden birds that can affect their health. Dick showcases a revolutionary easy-clean feeder that he designed to reduce the transmission of disease among birds visiting feeders. He says the key is to keep birds' feet and faeces out of their food. Timestamps & Links:

    00:00:00 Announcements

    Big news!

    Embroidered hats, shirts and sweatshirts featuring The Casual Birder Podcast artwork are now available to buy.

    Visit The Casual Birder Podcast clothing store

    00:00:48 Last Episode

    118 A weekend of waders at the Hampshire coast

    00:01:04 Casual Birder Weekly newsletter

    Sign up here!

    00:01:31 Introduction to the episode

    00:04:37 Interview with Dick Woods and Martin Hughes-Games

    Finches Friend Website

    00:47:10 Wrap-up

    A Wild Life: My Adventures Around the World Filming Wildlife by Martin Hughes-Games

    Martin Hughes-Games' website

    Garden Wildlife Health

    Garden Bird Health

    00:48:06 Wrap and Close

    Support the Show - Buy me a virtual coffee on Ko-Fi.com

    Thanks to Randy Braun for designing the artwork for the show.

    The theme music is Short Sleeved Shirt by The Drones. Thanks to them for letting me use it. Check out their website at www.dronesmusic.net


    A weekend of waders at the Hampshire coast #118 Sep 24, 2022
    Show notes

    Following a weekend spent at the Hampshire Coast at the end of August, join me and my birding partner & husband, John, as we review the waders and other birds that we saw.

    I also talk about the BTO course on wader ID that I took, and we hear from past guest Natasha about the benefits she has found using the Merlin Bird ID app.

    And there are shout-outs to all the wonderful birders who have shared sightings with me over the past few weeks.

    Timestamps & Links:

    00:00:00 Pre-roll & announcements

    Contribute to our JustGiving fundraiser in support of BirdLife International

    00:01:18 Last Episode

    Birding in Lithuania with Boris Belchev

    00:01:39 Suzy and John review their wader weekend Part 1

    00:19:22 Casual Birder Weekly

    Sign up here!

    00:19:46 Suzy and John review their wader weekend Part 2

    00:28:16 BTO wader ID course and Yearlist so far

    Sign up to the BTO e-Newsletter here

    Suzy compares her year list with The British List

    00:31:17 Keep in touch

    Keep in touch

    00:35:49 Suzy's recent birding and Shout-outs

    00:45:37 Support the Show

    Buy me a virtual coffee on Ko-Fi.com

    00:46:05 Wrap and Close

    The Casual Birder Podcast website https://casualbirder.com/

    Don't miss an episode - follow the show!

    Thanks to Randy Braun for designing the artwork for the show.

    The theme music is Short Sleeved Shirt by The Drones. Thanks to them for letting me use it.

    Check out their website at www.dronesmusic.net


    Birding in Lithuania with Boris Belchev #117 Aug 31, 2022
    Show notes

    Wildlife photographer and tour leader Boris Belchev tells up about birding in Lithuania, a small Baltic country with 403 species. Recorded at #globalbirdfair.

    Timestamps & Links:

    00:00:00 Podcast intro

    00:00:37 Last Episode

    An afternoon birding in Hampshire

    00:00:51 Support the Show

    Buy me a virtual coffee on Ko-Fi.com

    00:01:22 Chat with Boris Belchev

    Alcedo Wildlife

    Boris on Instagram

    00:13:56 Suzy update

    00:14:42 Casual Birder Weekly is back!

    Read the newsletter here!

    00:15:18 Global Bird Weekend Oct 7-9, 2022

    Sign up to the Casual Birder Podcast Team for the Global Bird Weekend

    00:16:06 Keep in Touch

    Keep in touch

    00:16:22 Wrap and Close

    Website: The Casual Birder Podcast

    Don't miss an episode - follow the show!

    Thanks to Randy Braun for designing the artwork for the show.

    The theme music is Short Sleeved Shirt by The Drones. Thanks to them for letting me use it. Check out their website


    An afternoon birding in Hampshire #116 Aug 23, 2022
    Show notes

    Join me and John, my birding partner and husband, as we review the birds seen during a July afternoon at Martin Down and Blashford Lakes, in Hampshire, UK.

    Timestamps & Links:

    00:00:00 Pre-roll & announcements

    Sign up to the Casual Birder Podcast Team for the Global Bird Weekend

    00:01:29 Last Episode

    Sussex Sara at Global Birdfair

    Find Sara on Instagram @Sussex_Sara

    00:02:12 Support the Show

    Buy me a virtual coffee on Ko-Fi.com

    00:02:45 Suzy and John review an afternoon of birding Part 1

    00:11:29 The Casual Birder Weekly newsletter is back!

    Sign up here!

    00:12:07 Suzy and John review an afternoon of birding Part 2

    00:20:12 Rob and Alison share a trip report from Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve, in Lincolnshire

    Keep in touch

    00:24:20 Wrap and Close

    The Casual Birder Podcast https://casualbirder.com/

    Don't miss an episode - follow the show!

    Thank you to Randy Braun for designing the artwork for the show.

    The theme music is Short Sleeved Shirt by The Drones. Thanks to them for letting me use it. Check out their website at www.dronesmusic.net


    Sussex Sara at Global Birdfair #115 Aug 15, 2022
    Show notes

    Sara Humphrey, also known as Sussex Sara on social media, shares her passion for wildlife photography, low-carbon birding, and educating others in responsible wildlife watching. Recorded at Global Birdfair.

    Timestamps & Links:

    00:00:00 Theme song

    00:00:36 Last Episode

    Hannah Bourne-Taylor at Global Birdfair

    00:00:47 Support the Show

    Buy me a virtual coffee on Ko-Fi.com

    00:01:20 Introduction to Sussex Sara

    00:02:08 Chat with Sussex Sara

    Find Sara on Instagram @Sussex_Sara

    00:11:44 Keep in touch

    00:11:59 Wrap and Close

    Website: The Casual Birder Podcast

    Don't miss an episode - follow the show!

    Thanks to Randy Braun for designing the artwork for the show.

    The theme music is Short Sleeved Shirt by The Drones. Thanks to them for letting me use it. Checkout their website


    Hannah Bourne-Taylor at Global Birdfair #114 Aug 08, 2022
    Show notes

    In this episode, recorded at Global Birdfair, author of Fledgling, Hannah Bourne-Taylor, shares her extraordinary experience of raising a young finch that had been abandoned by its flock, and which made its home in her hair!

    Timestamps & Links:

    00:00:00 Pre-roll and Theme song

    00:00:50 Last Episode - Stephen Moss at Global Birdfair

    Last episode

    00:01:02 Support the Show

    Buy me a virtual coffee on Ko-Fi.com

    00:01:20 Introduction to chat

    00:02:00 Chat with Hannah Bourne-Taylor

    Hannah's website

    00:13:10 Wrap and Close

    Don't miss an episode - follow the show!

    Thanks to Randy Braun for designing the artwork for the show.

    The theme music is Short Sleeved Shirt by The Drones. Thanks to them for letting me use it. Check out their website at www.dronesmusic.net


    Stephen Moss at Global BirdFair #113 Aug 01, 2022
    Show notes

    Join me as I chat with author and broadcaster Stephen Moss at the 2022 Global BirdFair.

    Timestamps & Links:

    00:00:00 Opening and Theme song

    00:00:43 Last Episode - Casual Birding on a Shetland Beach

    Last episode

    00:00:52 Introduction to chat

    00:02:17 Chat with Stephen Moss

    Stephen's website

    00:12:51 Comments on Global BirdFair

    00:14:26 Support the Show

    Buy me a virtual coffee on Ko-Fi.com

    00:14:43 Shout out to the people I met at Global BirdFair

    00:16:41 Podcast Recommendation:

    For What It's Earth podcast

    00:17:04 Keep in Touch

    Tell me about the birds you see

    00:17:10 Wrap and Close

    Website: The Casual Birder Podcast

    Don't miss an episode - follow the show!

    Thank you to Randy Braun for designing the artwork for the show.

    The theme music is Short Sleeved Shirt by The Drones. Thanks to them for letting me use it. Check out their website at www.dronesmusic.net


    Casual Birding on a Shetland Beach #112 Jul 14, 2022
    Show notes

    In this episode, join Shetland resident Natasha and me as we sit at a quiet bay watching the birds that happen by.

    • 00:00:00 Pre-roll and Theme song

    Global Birdfair

    • 00:01:17 Opening & Announcements

    Last Episode - Bird Chat with The Edinburgh Birdwatcher

    Last episode

    • 00:01:31 Sitting at Lingness with Natasha
    • 00:16:32 Avian influenza

    If you come across dead or ill birds, do not touch them. Please report them as soon as possible to the DEFRA helpline on 03459 33 55 77.

    • 00:17:40 Nestbox News

    I am an affiliate of Garden Nature so when you use my link to buy their products, I'll get a small percentage of the proceeds at no extra expense to you.

    And listeners to The Casual Birder Podcast can get 10% off their order by using the voucher code CBP10.

    https://bit.ly/GardenatureCBP

    • 00:18:55 Friendly birders I have met

    https://twitter.com/barnsleybirder

    https://www.instagram.com/vannilla/

    https://www.instagram.com/iangrayimages/

    • 00:21:13 Support the Show

    Buy me a virtual coffee on Ko-Fi.com

    • 00:22:03 What have you seen?

    Tell me about your bird sightings

    • 00:22:15 Wrap and Close

    Don't miss an episode - follow the show!

    Thanks to Randy Braun for designing the artwork for the show.

    The theme music is Short Sleeved Shirt by The Drones. Thanks to them for letting me use it. Check out their website at www.dronesmusic.net


    Bird Chat with The Edinburgh Birdwatcher #111 Apr 27, 2022
    Show notes

    Euan, The Edinburgh Birdwatcher, is celebrating 20 years of birding. He tells Suzy about his birding style and what birdwatching means to him.

    Also, there's big news from the Blue Tits that Suzy is watching via remote camera and, in Last Call, listen to a glorious, uninterrupted 5 minutes of dawn chorus birdsong from the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire.

    Timestamps & Links

    00:00:00 Pre-roll and intro music

    00:00:56 Opening & Announcements

    Last Episode - Springtime Birding

    Last episode

    Global Big Day On 14th May The Casual Birder Podcast Team will be taking part in the Global Big Day on 14th May 2022 . I would love you to join us! We will all be birding in our own locations, and sharing our checklists to the team account giving us a combined total of species for the team. You do not have to be an expert to take part, and you can bird from your back garden if you wish. There will be exclusive team events in the run-up to the Big Day so sign up now!

    Join the team for the Global Big Day

    Podchaser's #Reviews4Good

    During April, Podchaser runs #Reviews4Good - donating 25 cents for every podcast review, and doubling it when the podcaster posts a reply. This year's charity is World Central Kitchen, which provides meals in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crises.

    Leave a review for The Casual Birder Podcast here:

    00:02:58 Euan, The Edinburgh Birdwatcher, Part 1

    The Edinburgh Birdwatcher website

    00:14:15 Podcast Promo - The Wild Podcast

    The Wild Podcast

    00:15:12 Euan, The Edinburgh Birdwatcher, Part 2

    00:23:28 Support the Show

    Buy me a virtual coffee on Ko-Fi.com

    00:24:22 Euan, The Edinburgh Birdwatcher, Part 3

    Euan's past appearances Episode 48

    Euan's past appearances Episode 74

    00:37:08 Suzy's birding notes

    Suzy has been visiting the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire and spent a lovely day birding with listener Anneke.

    00:41:12 Nestbox News

    The Blue Tits have been busy: 11 eggs being incubated in one box, and a nest finally being built in the other

    00:44:28 What have you seen?

    Tell me about your bird sightings

    00:46:06 Wrap and Close

    00:46:50 Last Call

    Last Call is an uninterrupted recording of bird song and sounds from a specific location, that gives you a flavour of what it was like to be there.

    This episode, Last Call is provided by John Buttress, recorded in the Forest of Dean on 16th April 2022 at 6:00am

    In the layers of sound you can hear:

    Great Tit, Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Nuthatch, Blue Tit, the high-pitched call of a Goldcrest, Wren, Blackcap, Stock Dove, a Pheasant calling and flapping its wings in display and a great Spotted Woodpecker drumming

    Don't miss an episode - follow the show!

    Thanks to Randy Braun for designing the artwork for the show.

    The theme music is Short Sleeved Shirt by The Drones. Thanks to them for letting me use it. Check out their website at www.dronesmusic.net


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