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Rounding Off The Year
After we came back from Norfolk, things quietened right down. I had started to get deeper into a project with my large format camera so that gave us the excuse to spend time in Epping Forest. Birding wasn’t a priority … Continue reading
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Tagged Amwell, Bramfield, Caspian Gull, Coal Tit, connaught water, corn bunting, eagle pond, epping forest, firecrest, fungi, Goldcrest, goldeneye, goosander, Hen Harrier, Kingfisher, limpsfield chart, mandarin, Mandarin Duck, Merlin, Muntjac, red kite, red-crested pochard, Reed Bunting, rickmansworth, short-eared owl, siskin, snaresbrook, starling, stocker's lake, stockers lake, Wallasea Island, Whooper swan
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North America
I’ve been fascinated by owls since I was about five years old. I can’t remember how or why it began, but it’s just my thing. It was after going on an owl-centric guided birding tour to Sweden in 2009 that … Continue reading
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Tagged America, american crow, american kestrel, american tree sparrow, american wigeon, arctic redpoll, bald eagle, black-backed woodpecker, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, bohemian waxwing, bufflehead, canada, canada jay, cedar waxwing, common grackle, cooper's hawk, downy woodpecker, eagle-eye tours, eastern bluebird, eastman museum, evening grosbeak, goshawk, gray jay, great horned owl, hairy woodpecker, hoary redpoll, hooded merganser, manitoba, mockingbird, mourning dove, new york, niagara falls, northern cardinal, northern shrike, owls, pennsylvania, pileated woodpecker, pine grosbeak, pittsburgh, pittsburgh penguins, pittsford, red-bellied woodpecker, red-breasted nuthatch, red-tailed hawk, ring-billed gull, ring-necked duck, rochester, ruffed grouse, saw-whet owl, sharp-tailed grouse, snowy owl, song sparrow, toronto, tufted titmouse, turkey vulture, USA, white-breasted nuthatch, wild turkey, winnipeg
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New Year, New Challenge
Last year was all about the 200 bird challenge. It was a great way of getting myself out of bed in the morning, and it was great fun. But with that completed I’m going to spending my spare time this … Continue reading
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Tagged abney park cemetery, balham, Birding, Birdwatching, Common Buzzard, epping forest, Fieldfare, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Greater Scaup, green sandpiper, Hainault, Kingfisher, Mistle Thrush, mute swan, ornithology, peregrine, Redwing, skylark, Song Thrush, Sparrowhawk, Treecreeper, Tufted Duck, Walthamstow Reservoirs, walthamstow wetlands, waxwing
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The Final Run
After returning from Morocco it was time to turn our attention back to the mission of trying to get 200 bird species in the UK before the year came to an end. Surprisingly, we were back in the game before … Continue reading
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Tagged #my200birdyear, ashdown forest, Bullfinch, Caspian Gull, cliffe, Cliffe Pools, crossbill, eagle pond, grey phalarope, Little Owl, owls, rustic bunting, snaresbrook
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Summer Additions
After returning from Norfolk with a healthy-looking yearlist it was time for the usual lull as spring calmed down and summer took hold. I had a few ideas of species we could look for during this time, with specific plans … Continue reading
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Tagged ashdown forest, bat, Birdfair, black tern, Cliffe Pools, cuckoo, daubentons bat, fishers green, Hobby, Lee Valley, lesser whitethroat, nathusius's pipistrelle, natterer's bat, nightingale, nightjar, Osprey, Pied Flycatcher, pipistrelle, Rainham Marshes, red-backed shrike, soprano pipistrelle, spotted flycatcher, staines reservoir, Stone-curlew, tawny owl, Walthamstow Marshes, Walthamstow Reservoirs, Wanstead Flats, weeting heath, whinchat, woodcock
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Spring Additions
After a great time in Scotland the next day out was a damp Saturday where we headed over to Wimbledon Common in the hope of finding the Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers that had been there, but to no avail. Plenty of … Continue reading
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Tagged ashdown forest, Black-necked Grebe, brambling, Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff, common sandpiper, Common Tern, Garden Warbler, Hobby, House Martin, lesser whitethroat, Little Ringed Plover, Rainham Marshes, red kite, redstart, Reed Warbler, Sand Martin, Sedge Warbler, short-eared owl, skylark, staines moor, staines reservoir, Swarovski, swift, Tree Pipit, Walthamstow, Walthamstow Reservoirs, walthamstow wetlands, Wanstead Flats, Wheatear, whitethroat, Willow Warbler, woodlark
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