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Tag Archives: Coal Tit
Return to Scotland
So, after a pretty intense and determined start to the year, it was finally time for our first guided trip. Jem and I first tried Scotland in February 2015, on one of Heatherlea’s short breaks. We really enjoyed the holiday … Continue reading
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Tagged aviemore, birds, Birdwatching, Black Grouse, black-throated diver, blue hare, cairngorms, Coal Tit, Common Scoter, Crested Tit, crossbill, dipper, divers, findhorn, fulmar, glaucous gull, Goldcrest, golden eagle, goosander, goshawk, Grey Partridge, Guillemot, heatherlea, highlands, Hooded Crow, Kittiwake, long-tailed duck, loons, lossiemouth, Merlin, mountain hare, mountview hotel, nethy bridge, peregrine, pink-footed goose, ptarmigan, purple sandpiper, raptors, raven, Razorbill, Red Grouse, red kite, Red Squirrel, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-legged Partridge, red-throated diver, rock pipit, scotland, siskin, Slavonian Grebe, Snipe, snow bunting, speyside, Stonechat, Tree Sparrow, Waders, White-tailed Eagle, Whooper swan, yellowhammer
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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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Scotland, at last…
Jem and I had wanted to visit Scotland for some Highland birding for a while, and Heatherlea’s 2-for-1 special offer gave us the perfect opportunity, and we booked a five-day break with three days of guided birding for early February. … Continue reading
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Tagged aviemore, Black Grouse, buzzard, cairn gorm, cairngorms, capercaillie, chaffinch, Coal Tit, common shrew, corn bunting, Crested Tit, crossbill, dorback, Eider, flybe, golden eagle, heatherlea, iceland gull, inverness, Knot, Linnet, long-tailed duck, lossiemouth, mountain hare, mountview hotel, nethy bridge, peregrine, ptarmigan, purple sandpiper, raven, red deer, Red Grouse, red-throated diver, reindeer, scotland, snow bunting, Sparrowhawk, speyside, tomvaich, yellowhammer
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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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Football, Scrubs and Kingfishers.
Last weekend saw Jem and I travel to Peterborough for Sheffield Wednesday’s penultimate game of the season. Being an important relegation six-pointer, the match had been chosen by Sky for live coverage in the early evening, which gave us plenty … Continue reading
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Tagged birds, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Coal Tit, Common Tern, football, Grasshopper Warbler, Great Crested Grebe, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Hobby, kestrel, Kingfisher, Mandarin Duck, marsh tit, Mistle Thrush, nuthatch, ornithology, Peterborough, photo, photography, Pied Flycatcher, RSPB, Rye Meads, Sedge Warbler, Sheffield Wednesday, Sparrowhawk, Stock Dove, SWFC, Warbler, Website, Wormwood Scrubs, Wren
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