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Tag Archives: Chiffchaff
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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Spring Update
Spring has been very rewarding this year. After we returned from Wales the birds started to arrive, and we’ve even got ourselves a life tick – and one from this year’s list of five targets, no less. Firstly, it was … Continue reading
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Tagged Arctic Tern, Birding, birds, Blackcap, Bramfield, buzzard, Chiffchaff, claybury, common sandpiper, Common Tern, common whitethroat, fairlop, Fox, garganey, Green Woodpecker, Hobby, lesser whitethroat, little gull, Little Ringed Plover, lockwood reservoir, Marsh Harrier, ornithology, owls, peregrine, photo, photography, Pied Flycatcher, Rainham Marshes, red fox, red-crested pochard, Redshank, redstart, Reed Bunting, Reed Warbler, regents park, RSPB, russia dock, Sanderling, Sedge Warbler, short-eared owl, Sparrowhawk, staines moor, stave hill, Stock Dove, stocker's lake, Stonechat, tottenham, tottenham marshes, Waders, Walthamstow Reservoirs, Wheatear, whitethroat, Willow Warbler, Wren
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Finland (part 3 of 3)
I was excited about the plans for the final morning: going out around the Kuusamo area to look for, in particular, Hazelhen, Siberian Jay, Siberian Tit, Red-flanked Bluetail, and possibly more. These constituted four of the five species I wanted … Continue reading
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Tagged Birdfinders, Birding, birds, Chiffchaff, common merganser, drumming, Fieldfare, Finland, Finnature, goldeneye, goosander, kuusamo, muskrat, ornithology, photo, photography, Pied Flycatcher, Red Squirrel, Reed Bunting, Snipe
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Mayday Weekend
Before I talk about our long-awaited trip to Finland, I’ll post about a great little weekend we had right at the beginning of the month. May began with the decision to get up early on a Saturday morning and go … Continue reading
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Tagged Birding, birds, Blackcap, Bullfinch, buzzard, Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff, Common Tern, cuckoo, Damselfly, Garden Warbler, Great Ouse, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Greenfinch, Grey Heron, gulls, Hobby, kestrel, King's Lynn, Marsh Harrier, Meadow Pipit, Nor, Norfolk, ornithology, photo, photography, Point Green, Red-legged Partridge, Reed Bunting, Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, skylark, Staines, staines moor, Swallow, whitethroat
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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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