Archives by Month:
- Working together to support Ryde’s wintering sanderlings
- The Solent’s great autumn arrival: eight birds making an extraordinary journey
- Passing through: migratory birds to spot around the Solent this autumn
- Ducks in disguise: why males look like females in summer
- Brown mask or black hood? Telling black-headed and Med gulls apart
- How birds keep their cool in the heat
- Life on the lagoon: birds, chicks and first flights at Lymington-Keyhaven
- Simple ways to help ground nesting birds
- Mental Health Awareness Week: Action and our Blue Spaces
- Celebrating the winners of the 2026 Bird Aware Solent Photography Competition
- The beginner birder’s best friend? A good hide
- What to look for on a spring walk
- The Solent’s breeding birds: part 2 – terns
- The Solent’s breeding birds: part 1 – gulls
- Why responsible wildlife photography matters
- Getting ready for spring migration
- Why the Solent is one of world’s vital wildlife havens
- Taking nature photos with a mobile phone
- January birdwatching: the best time to see birds on the coast
- The Big Garden Birdwatch: garden regulars and birdwatching tips
- Top ten species spotted during this year’s Great Coastal Birdwatch
- Behind the scenes: meet the animator who brought Bird Aware’s new animation to life
- Picture-perfect and bird-friendly: our guide to responsible wildlife photography
- Bird flu concerns
- Titchfield Haven open day – the halfway point for the Great Coastal Birdwatch
- 8 birds to look out for in this year’s Great Coastal Birdwatch
- The long flight south: what brings birds to the Solent?
- Five passage migrants to look out for
- Seasonal style – plumage changes from summer to winter
- Gull guide: telling apart the Solent’s six most common seagulls
- The mysterious migration of the common shelduck
- Watersports with wildlife: enjoying the Solent responsibly
- Raft refuge: giving terns a safe place to nest
- Telling apart common, little, Sandwich and roseate terns
- Mitigation Meet Up 2025
- Wellbeing walks in nature
- Photography competition celebrates Solent wildlife
- Heralds of summer: terns and gulls return to the Solent coast
- Solent Spotlight: A Hidden Gem on Hayling Island
- Telling apart whimbrels and curlews
- The Solent: the great migration hub for coastal birds
- Cormorant or shag?
- Solent Spotlight: a haven for wildlife at East Head
- A ranger’s account of this year’s Big Garden Birdwatch
- Ten birds to look out for on the Solent coast
- A deep dive into dark-bellied brent geese
- Our rangers’ highlights of 2024
- Brent geese take top place in Great Coastal Birdwatch
- Surviving winter challenges
- A parcel of oystercatchers: collective nouns for birds
- We’re half-way through this year’s Great Coastal Birdwatch
- Get ready for this year’s Great Coastal Birdwatch
- Nature: food for the mind
- Bird ID skills for beginners
- Your questions about swans
- 7 tips for getting kids started in birdwatching
- Moorhen or coot? Coot or moorhen?
- The power of biological clocks – how birds know when to migrate
- Visiting sandpipers: autumn passage migrants
- Why do spoonbills have spoon … bills?
- Watersports with wildlife map extended to cover eastern Solent
- A step-by-step guide to bird pebble painting
- The early years of 5 coastal birds
- Four easy steps to help ground nesting birds thrive
- Live music – from the most generous of musicians
- Mental health and nature
- Woodpigeon or street pigeon? Collared dove or turtle dove?
- An alternative dawn chorus: 9 weird and wonderful coastal bird calls
- Enjoying watersports while taking care of nature
- Summer birds and butterflies to see and hear along the Solent
- Migration myths: how our ancestors made sense of the natural world
- Can you tell a curlew from a godwit? How to identify the Solent’s large wading birds
- Which duck: mallard or shoveler? Eider or teal?
- Sharing the shore at Ryde Sands
- RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch 2024
- The inspiring Solent coastline
- Midwinter: the best time to see birds on the coast?
- How to enjoy wildlife friendly photography
- New look for the New Year for Bird Aware Solent
- Six “days of” birds to look out for on a festive walk
- Great Coastal Birdwatch showcases Solent’s wealth of wildlife
- Winter birdlife on the New Forest coast
- 10 birds to spot on the Solent coast
- Getting to know our medium-sized wading birds
- Celebrating the Solent’s winter birds with the Great Coastal Birdwatch
- Fareham’s winter wildlife gems
- Get to know the Bird Aware team
- The return of the Solent’s coastal birds
- The Solent’s small wading birds
- Rook, crow, raven or jackdaw?
- More amazing adaptations
- Amazing adaptations
- Which wagtail?
- Haven for Hill Head winter birds
- Flower power
- Meet Ranger Richie
- Wellbeing in nature
- Bird royalty
- Buzzard or kite? Sparrowhawk or peregrine? Telling apart birds of prey
- The ‘Incredi-bills’
- The eggs-files
- Watersports with wildlife: balancing differing needs
- Top tips for a bird aware dog walk
- River Hamble Estuary – a wealth of wildlife
- Where do Solent’s coastal birds go in spring?
- Welcome to Coast and Country Canines
- Why birds are brilliant
- Our rangers’ seasonal highlights
- The Big Garden Birdwatch 27- 29 January
- Great Coastal Birdwatch highlights diverse Solent species
- Hayling Island: a lifeline for winter wildlife
- White-tailed eagles return
- Birdwatching: good for the soul
- Bird flu concerns
- Counting on birds – tips and techniques
- Five easy to identify coastal birds
- An exciting new season for Bird Aware Solent
- A warm welcome home to the Solent’s amazing migratory birds
- Looking out for Solent’s Seals
- Staying wildlife aware on the England Coast Path
- Take a (second) look at butterflies
- Top tips for a seashore safari
- A Week in the Life of Ranger Julie
- Take a closer look at butterflies
- 12 nesting birds on the Solent
- Telling tails
- A Day in the Life of Ranger Karima
- Celebrating the Solent’s National Nature Reserves
- Looking out for wildlife, looking after yourself
- Step-by-step guide: choosing binoculars
- Looking out for wildlife – responsible photography at the coast
- Swift, swallow or martin?
- Wildlife-aware beach cleans
- Magical migration
- A Day in the Life of a Ranger – Gail
- Beginner birdwatchers’ top tips from Ranger Karima
- The Great Solent Birdwatch
- Engaging dog walks
- A Day in the Life of a Ranger – Louise
- Merry Christmas from the Bird Aware Team!
- Joining forces with RSPB for new ‘tern’ raft at West Hayling Local Nature Reserve
- A Day in the Life of a Ranger – Miranda
- My Great Solent Birdwatch
- The Great Solent Birdwatch – take part this half-term
- Bird Aware Solent Gears up for Winter
- Sharing our Shores – Wildlife & Dogs
- Gulls by the sea, but that’s not a seagull!
- A Summer Full of Nature
- Taking a closer look at our marine wonders
- Bird self-defence
- Prepare for Your Wildest Month Yet!
- Ranger Daves Brief Geological History of the Solent
- Ranger Mark and the Solent Terns
- Our growing family… meet Shona!
- Changing Seasons
- Helping out our Ground Nesting Birds
- New Perspectives on Wildlife
- A Day of Ducks – Dabblers
- A Day of Ducks – Divers
- Love is in the air, and the water!
- The Big Garden Birdwatch
- Rangers update… we will survive!
- Wader ID… by Bill Length
- Rangers in Lockdown… again!
- Do Ducks Get Cold Feet?
- The Season Begins…
- Love Birds
- Here come the Rangers!
- A Successful Summer
- The Arrivals Board
- Birds, a Key Part of the Marine Ecosystem
- Wings and flight
- The Hidden World of the Intertidal Zone
- Seals of the Solent
- A Good Egg
- Rangers in Lockdown
- Return of the terns
- Ranger Migration
- The Birds and the Bees
- What lockdown means for our wildlife
- Exercise Your Time for Nature
- The Summer Wind
- A Mother’s Love
- The Solent Coast Diner is open!
- A Sustainable Start to 2020
- The first ever ‘Great Solent Birdwatch’
- Christmas on the coast
- A Ranger Review
- The Great Solent Birdwatch
- A day in the life of a Ranger
- Marvellous Migrations
- ‘Tis the season for seasonals!
- Guess who’s back? Back again!
- When the Essex Coast joined the Solent Coast
- Birdwatching for beginners
- Flying through the summer
- Ranger Julie returns!
- The challenges of ‘our’ winter birds during summer
- Meet Ranger Charlotte!
- The Solent welcomes the man walking the coast of Britain
- How do birds get their colour?
- Our seasonal rangers fly the nest
- Bird Aware ‘in-action’ day
- Where are all our birds going?
- “Tweet, tweet” – how social media is helping birds
- To our coastal birds, we salute you!
- A dark start to 2019 brings a wealth of colour to the Solent
- The wonder of flock formations
- Do oystercatchers eat oysters?
- Bird Aware wins two prestigious awards
- Bird Aware team day
- Why we love October
- Welcome to our new Rangers!
- A summer of events
- Time to fly the nest
- Our newest addition to the Bird Aware team!
- Wild Child
- The seasons are Terning
- How I became a ranger
- Bird Aware Solent on film!
- The flight of the brent geese
- Ranger migration
- The great spring migration begins!
- A warm welcome to our new rangers
- A bird’s eye view
- Our green sea
- What have lemmings got to do with it?
- The charismatic curlew
- New arrivals
- Coastal protection project at Hill Head
- Our birds arriving back on the Solent
- It’s godwit a go go
- Spreading our wings
- A love story from Iceland
- Atlantic crossing delayed!
- That’s Solent TV appearance!
- Ranger migration
- Springing into action!
- A growing ranger team!
- Information pertaining to Avian Flu
- Reintroduction of white-tailed eagles
