Jonathan Dean·Jul 10, 2023Answering Bird ID Requests on FacebookNine Rules to Make it Easier for EveryoneA response icon1A response icon1
Jonathan Dean·Jun 24, 2023Finding “Missing” Rare BirdsSome thoughts on why so few rarities actually get found
Jonathan Dean·Jan 1, 2022“Merlin for Me”Bird identification in the social media ageA response icon2A response icon2
Jonathan Dean·Jun 14, 2021Confessions of a Twitcher BasherBack in the halcyon days of the 1990s, there was a clearly defined hierarchy in British birding. And it was pretty clear what you had to do…A response icon1A response icon1
Jonathan Dean·May 24, 2021“What Next, Queenfishers and Jaqueline Snipes?”:Have you heard? The world is going mad! The RSPB is more interested in political correctness than in advancing nature conservation! The…A response icon1A response icon1
Jonathan Dean·May 17, 2021Time to Get Angry: Beyond the Cosy Consensus in British Nature ConservationHardly anyone would dispute that the RSPB has been a phenomenally successful organisation. It is one of the largest civil society…A response icon2A response icon2
Jonathan Dean·Apr 22, 2021Mission Improbable, or, some half-baked tips on practical bird identification.A few weeks ago I received a message from a family friend with a photo of a bird of prey, taken in Scotland, accompanied with the question…