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Ceredigion Birding
It was time for our first birding break of the year, having not been away at all since July, and knowing that we won’t be going on our main holiday until late May. There were a few ideas bouncing around: … Continue reading
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Tagged aberystwyth, Birding, birds, birds of prey, Black Redstart, blue tit, buzzard, ceredigion, chough, Coal Tit, dipper, fulmar, great tit, green sandpiper, Grey Plover, Grey Wagtail, Guillemot, kestrel, Kingfisher, mid-wales birdwatching, murmuration, new quay, nuthatch, ornithology, photography, ponterwyd, purple sandpiper, raven, red kite, red-throated diver, rock pipit, RSPB, seal, Shag, siskin, Sparrowhawk, starling, stoat, Stonechat, teal, Wheatear, ynys-hir
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December’s Festive Birding
I was planning to do what I did last year and just add December’s highlights in my review of the year, but we’ve had some pretty good outings this month and I feel it needs its own post in order … Continue reading
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Tagged Birding, birds, blue tit, buzzard, Coal Tit, Dartford Warbler, Great Spotted Woodpecker, great tit, Greater Scaup, Green Woodpecker, Grey Heron, gulls, kestrel, Kingfisher, Little Egret, Marsh Harrier, Middlesex Filter Beds, Mistle Thrush, nuthatch, ornithology, owls, oxted, peregrine, photo, photography, Rainham Marshes, RSPB, short-eared owl, Snipe, staines moor, Stonechat, Walthamstow Reservoirs, Waterworks Reserve
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Late Summer Birding
Since we returned from Yorkshire we’ve had a number of short day or half-day trips in various places looking for different species. Luckily we’ve had plenty of good weather, so there’s a lot to get through… Since we failed to … Continue reading
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Tagged Amwell, ashdown forest, Birdfair, Birding, birds, Black-tailed Godwit, blue tit, buzzard, Chris Packham, Clare Evans, common blue, common darter, common lizard, common sandpiper, Common Tern, common whitethroat, cormorant, Darren Woodhead, David Lindo, Dragonfly, Dunlin, emperor dragonfly, Great Spotted Woodpecker, great tit, green sandpiper, Green Woodpecker, Grey Heron, Grey Wagtail, gulls, Hobby, kestrel, Kingfisher, lesser whitethroat, Linnet, Marsh Harrier, Mike Toms, nightjar, ornithology, owls, peregrine, Peter Jones, Rainham Marshes, RSPB, Rye Meads, seal, small copper, Sparrowhawk, spotted crake, spotted flycatcher, teal, Walthamstow Reservoirs, Wanstead, Wanstead Flats, whinchat, Willow Warbler
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It’s Warming Up…
Spring is definitely here! Some nice sunny days and some good birding too. The month began with our third visit to Bramfield, and it brought us at least 40 species. Chaffinches, Dunnocks, Goldfinches, Blackbirds, my first Jays of the year … Continue reading
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Tagged Birding, birds, Blackcap, blue tit, Bramfield, buzzard, Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff, Dunnock, Fox, Grasshopper Warbler, great tit, Green Woodpecker, Hertfordshire, House Martin, hyde park, Jackdaw, kensington gardens, kestrel, Kingfisher, Leytonstone, Linnet, Little Egret, Little Owl, Little Ringed Plover, London Wetland Centre, Mandarin Duck, Marsh Harrier, Mistle Thrush, nuthatch, ornithology, owls, photo, photography, Pied Wagtail, Rainham Marshes, red kite, Red-legged Partridge, Redshank, Reed Bunting, robin, Roding, RSPB, Sand Martin, skylark, Snipe, Sparrowhawk, Staines, staines moor, Stanwell, Stanwell Moor, Tufted Duck, Wanstead, Wanstead Flats, whitethroat, Willow Warbler, Wood Mouse
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Winter Winds Down…
We haven’t had much of a winter, or at least we haven’t had much winter weather. It remains to be seen how this is going to affect the wildlife but hopefully the mild temperatures mean that there’s been plenty of … Continue reading
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Tagged Amwell, Birding, birds, bittern, blue tit, Broxbourne, Bushy Park, buzzard, Chiffchaff, Duck, Essex, Goldcrest, Golden Plover, Great Spotted Woodpecker, great tit, Green Woodpecker, Grey Heron, gulls, Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire Wildlife Trust, kestrel, Kingfisher, Lapwing, Little Egret, London Wetland Centre, LWC, Mallard, Mistle Thrush, mute swan, ornithology, peregrine, photo, photography, Reed Bunting, robin, Snipe, Treecreeper, Tufted Duck, Velvet Scoter, Vole, Wimbledon Greyhound Races, WWT
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Autumn Birding and a Norfolk Weekend.
Since the Andalucia trip, Jem and I have done a lot of local birding in and around London, and then we returned to Norfolk for our second visit of the year with the Bird ID Company. The Autumn migration hasn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged birds, blue tit, Brown Hare, buzzard, Cley, Common Scoter, Gannet, Golden Plover, Grey Partridge, gulls, Holkham, kensington gardens, kestrel, Little Stint, Marsh Harrier, Med Gull, Norfolk, Norwich, Norwich Cathedral, ornithology, photo, photography, Rainham Marshes, Regent's Canal, RSPB, Rye Meads, Sanderling, Shorelark, Sparrowhawk, Titchwell, Waders, Wimbledon Common
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Hainault, Wanstead, Rainham and Wimbledon
A few weekends ago I stayed with Jem’s family in East London. We had a good walk around Hainault Forest on the Saturday (despite getting caught in a downpour) and saw the RAF aircraft for the Queen’s birthday fly-by come … Continue reading
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Tagged birds, blue tit, cuckoo, Damselfly, Dragonfly, Dunnock, Hainault, Hobby, jay, kestrel, Kingfisher, ornithology, photo, photography, Rainham Marshes, Redshank, Reed Bunting, Reed Warbler, RSPB, Sedge Warbler, Tennis, Wanstead, whitethroat, Wimbledon
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