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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.”

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Dec 28, 2021

Join Suzy for a morning's birding in a country garden at Pagham Harbour, West Sussex.

Suzy also tells us about her recent birding trips, a Magpie and Squirrel encounter in her garden, and we hear trip reports from listeners in California and the UK.

Timestamps and Links:

00:00:00 Opening

00:00:46 Past episode


Sep 20, 2021

In October 2020, I took a vacation on the Isle of Wight. 

While there, I was delighted to meet up with local birder (and past guest) Keiron Lee Vine.

Keiron took me to his local patch: Haddon’s Pits. We spent a lovely morning birding, getting spectacular views of a Kestrel and seeing large flocks of finches flying...


Sep 4, 2021

The Global Bird Weekend is coming up on October 8th - 10th 2021.

The Casual Birder Podcast has entered a team and I'd love you to join us.

In this mini-episode, I'll tell you more about the event and how you can be part of our team, wherever you are in the world.

Timestamps & Links:

  • 00:00:00 Opening
  • 00:00:50 Global...


Aug 31, 2021

In episode #102, hear about my lovely Robin encounter, listeners share their summer birding moments and find out how to join our team for the Global Bird Weekend in October.

Timestamps & Links:

  • 00:00:00 Opening
  • 00:00:51  Introduction

In case you missed it, last episode I spoke with Mike Drew, biodiversity advisor,...


Jul 13, 2021

Mike Drew is a biodiversity advisor for Anglian Water and a licensed bird ringer. He has monitored and managed Nightingale nesting sites in the East of England for over a decade. 

Mike shares his observations of this iconic bird and tells us about the research which helped inform habitat action plans produced by the BTO...