About Graham Clarkson

Born & brought up in Marshside, I started birding there in the mid 1970s & made my first birding trip to Martin Mere in 1977. I've lived, worked & birdied in Abu Dhabi, Northern Ireland & Gloucestershire & I've spent time working in Kazakhstan & Madagascar. I enjoy birding my various West Lancashire patches, making frequent birding visits throughout the north-west of England and North Wales. I stray elsewhere in the UK & enjoy birding abroad from time to time. I'm particularly interested in wildfowl (especially pink-footed geese) with an interest in waders & raptors, bird counts & surveys & conservation. I'm trying to get the hang of photography & digiscoping - I'll get there eventually.

My degree from Edge Hill University is in conservation biology. I've guided on numerous birding days out & trips & guided birding holidays to Lesvos, Andalucia, Extremedura, Majorca, Camargue, Hungary, Finland & Florida. I enjoy showing people birds & habitats & helping them learn more about birds & enjoy birding. I'm currently involved with the Birdwatching and Beyond course at Edge Hill and a brand new venture; Skein Birding.

As well as birding I'm interested in captive breeding & reintroduction projects & zoos, how they're managed & how they contribute to conservation. I'm a proud Lancastrian & love the Lancashire countryside & landscapes. I'm an Evertonian & also keep up with what's happening at Southport, PNE & Bristol Rovers. Gardening, dogs (I have a Labrador & a Tibetan Terrier) and keeping chickens (especially Marsh Daisys & Scots Dumpy Bantams). Ruth & I have two marvellous boys who both love nature too. I hope you find the blog and subjects covered interesting; please feel free to leave a comment.

Friday, 30 November 2012

Birdwatching and Beyond course

After a year off Dr Alan Bedford and I will be running our Birdwatching and Beyond course from Edge Hill University from January 2013. This will the the sixth time we've run this particular course. Alan and I have been planning the fieldtrips and thinking about the course content and will finalise exact details over the next couple of weeks. We intend to visit a range of sites over the year (the course runs for 12 months) including Bowland; Angelsey; Leighton Moss, Martin Mere; Burton Mere Wetlands; Denbighshire Moors; Flintshire Coast; Ribble Estuary; Mere sands Wood; Pennington Flash; Frodsham; Walney; Caerlaverock with evenings visits to a range of local sites. The course includes some evening, classroom based seminars and caters for a wide range of abilities and subject areas. If you would like to register your interest in the course please email Alan; bedforda@edgehill.ac.uk and he'll get back to you. The course is limited to 15 participants so get your name down early if you are seriously interested.

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