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Welcome note.
About Me.
- Phil Woollen.
- Moved to the Wirral in 1983 and settled there after marrying in 1986. I've been birding since I was 7 or 8 - it was that long ago I can't remember! My formative years were spent in Suffolk and birds became a passion in my teens. I started twitching when still at school but began seriously whilst at University in the late 70's and early 80's. Yes I am old enough to remember Nancy's cafe! Took a long break due to other committment but now able enjoy getting out birding both locally and for long distance twitches and trips. Married to my beautiful wife Janet since 1986 and have two grown-up children. I've been lucky in that work has taken me to many countries and I've always managed to do a bit of birding wherever I go. The only continent I've yet to visit is Antarctica! I first became interested in photography whilst still at school and used an old Zenith SLR with a Tamron 300 mm lens. I've rediscovered my earlier interest and have graduated to digital - much easier to use for an amateur like me! My kit now includes a Nikon D300, Nikon F4 500, Sigma 150-500 (used as a 'walking' lens), Nikon 1.4 & 2.0 x teleconverters.
Slideshow of my pics.
2012 Cheshire rarity
Black-winged Pratincole, BMW
2011 Cheshire rarity
Red-flanked Bluetail, Hilbre
2010 Cheshire rarity
Lesser Yellowlegs IMF RSPB
2009 Cheshire rarity
Sabine's Gull, Wirral
2012 UK Rarity photo
Cream-coloured Courser
2011 UK Rarity photo
Veery
2010 UK Rarity photo
Northern Parula
2009 UK rarity photo.
Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Orkney
2008 UK rarity photo
Citril Finch
2007 UK rarity photo
Killdeer
2006 UK rarity photo
Long-billed Murrelet
2005 UK rarity photo.
Sociable Plover
World birds.
Tawny Frogmouth, Australia
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- A Dutch gull fanatic.
- Allan's Antarctic adventure
- Andy Wraithnall - Limey Birder
- Another place - birding the Sefton Coast
- Aquila bird tours - Ash Powell
- Archie Archer & the ASBO birders
- Billy's Frodsham birding blog
- Bradders Birding - Dave Bradnums blog
- Buckton Birder
- Chris Gibbins Gulls
- Eilat Birding
- From the muddy banks of the Dee
- Great & Little Orme birding
- Jason Atkinson's birding in Shetland & Cheshire
- Joe Pender's Sapphire Pelagics.
- Jono Williams exiled in France.
- Josh Jones meanderings
- Lighthouse Journal
- Martin Garner's birding frontiers
- Mike Baron's Winwick birding blog
- Occasionally birding St Helens
- Of Pies & Birds
- Paul Shenton's N Wales birding blog
- Pirate Birding - Ilya Maclean in Cornwall
- Pods fantasy World.
- Q at Spurn. Good stuff and a bit of satire.
- Rich Bonser
- RSPB Dee Estuary blog
- Russ Hayward's Shetland birding
- Saving the Spoonbilled Sandpiper
- Scilly Spider - Spiders Scilly birds.
- Stephen Menzies blog
- Steve Minton in exile.
- The Feather Fanatic - Chris Griffin.
- The Leicester Lama
- The Punk Birders. Irreverent fun
- Wader World
- Wanstead Birder - Jonathan Lethbridge
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