There's a little something to cover all tastes in this episode. Graham tells us about October in Norfolk including the 'eastern' Rufous Bush Chat. Sean regales us with tales of rutting Red Deer, truffling Wild Boar, his atttempts to ring Griffon Vultures and the delights of vis-migging from the very tip of southern Europe .  And of course there's the obligatory 'mystery bird'!

A change of direction for the The Phil More's Corner Podcast as we take a break from discussing sound recording and 'nocmig' and we talk with Norfolk birder Nick Watmough about his experiences volunteering on the Batumi Raptor Count.
Plus we reveal the 'Mystery Bird' from the previous episode which absolutely none of us managed to guess correctly.

This time we're joined by Dublin birder and Stockholm resident, Alan Dalton. Alan can lay claim to have been the only Irish warden ever of Cape Clear Bird Observatory. Alan recounts the story of the famous migrant fall on Cape Clear Island in May 1994. We talk about Irish versus Swedish birding plus Alan shares some of his favourite recordings including River Warbler, Tengmalm's Owl and Velvet Scoter plus we finish up with a Snowy Owl twitch that went a bit awry.
Last of all don't forget to tell us the mystery bird by leaving a comment on our twitter account @phil_podcast - answer in episode 8.

In Episode 6 we are joined by Magnus Robb of The Sound Approach. We talk about sound recording and the increase in the popularity of 'nocmigging' plus Magnus shares some of his nocmigging highlights like Upland Sandpiper from his garden and a Cyprus Scops Owl chewing his rather expensive microphone. 

The 5th Episode of The Phil More's Corner Podcast features our first ever guest. We are delighted to be joined by Dublin-born bird artist and now Donegal-exile Mr. Rob Vaughan. We talk with Rob about how his birding got started and how he has since become one of the foremost bird artists in Ireland.

The lads have made it to Episode 4 and this time Sean recounts his at times hair-raising expedition into the Pyrennes to see Wallcreeper. Battling dehydration and terrifying vertical scree slopes, Sean comes out of it with possibly the first sound recordings of a singing Wallcreeper in Catalunya. The lads also discuss their bogey birds and plans for the forthcoming autumn season.

The third episode of The Phil More's Corner Podcast is all about sounds and mimicry. From Norfolk we hear singing Blyth's Reed Warbler and Savi's Warbler. We listen to possibly the only recording of a Lesser Whitethoat singing in Ireland. Sean regails us with the sounds of the pre-Pyrenees and Brian shocks the ornithological world to its core when he reveals the stunning similarity between the bubbling call of female Common Cuckoo and that of the cartoon character Roadrunner. Meep, meep!!

In this the second episode of The Phil More's Corner Podcast, Harry and the ex-pats fill us in on what they've been up to in the last few weeks. The lads manage to bring the mood right down by talking about their biggest ever dips. But spirits are lifted as they reminisce about Cape Clear Island's Yankee triumvirate of 2008.

In this very first episode of the Phil More's Corner Podcast, Irish birders Graham Clarke, Brian Lynch, Harry Hussey and Sean Ronayne talk about birding during the COVID-19 lockdown in Cork, Norfolk and Catalonia. Plus there's a flatulent dog and a passing mention of German synth-pop legends Kraftwerk!