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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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Sep 24, 2022

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

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00:01:18  Last Episode

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

00:19:22 Casual Birder Weekly

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

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

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Suzy compares her year list with The British List

00:31:17 Keep in touch

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

00:45:37 Support the Show

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00:46:05 Wrap and Close

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