Welcome to the fourth episode of The BirdGuides Podcast! Join Josh Jones and David Campbell as they reflect on Bill Oddie's sad recent passing and dissect some of the biggest birding stories of recent weeks, including the plight of Britain's breeding Eurasian Dotterel, the tickability of Bearded Vulture, the latest rarity news and much more.
In this episode
- Remembering Bill Oddie, Britain’s best-known birder and long-time Birdwatch contributor.
- Thoughts on the recent Eurasian Dotterel survey results, with the species precarious status as a breeding bird at risk.
- Positive news from the Heathland Bird Survey with increases and expansions.
- Bearded Vulture is now tickable in the Netherlands – should it be in Britain as well?
- A mega Common Redstart × Black Redstart hybrid in Wales.
- Britain’s second Long-tailed Shrike, night herons arrive, big Wilson's Storm Petrel counts and the latest rarity news.
Episode timestamps
03:15 remembering Bill Oddie who sadly passed away on Monday
08:25 dotterel in trouble? Worrying trends form the recent survey of Britain's breeding population
21:55 break
22:00 good news from the 2025 Heathland Bird Survey
31:05 redstart hybrid in Wales
36:05 Bearded Vulture tickable in the Netherlands. Britain next?
43:30 latest rarity news including another Long-tailed Shrike
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Music by Matt Phelps. Common Redstart × Black Redstart recording by Dante Shepherd
