Tag Archives: Coal Tit

Rounding Off The Year

Posted on November 14, 2020 by hootbot

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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Norfolk

Posted on November 14, 2020 by hootbot

As October came around, so did our annual trip to Norfolk. Day One We went up by train as usual, via Cambridge to Kings Lynn, and then got the bus across the coast to Wells. After settling in we went … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged avocet, Bar-tailed Godwit, bearded tit, birdtour, Black-tailed Godwit, blackbird, Blackcap, blakeney, blue tit, brambling, Brent Goose, buzzard, cattle egret, Cetti's Warbler, cettis warbler, chaffinch, Chiffchaff, Cley, Coal Tit, Curlew, Dunlin, Fieldfare, friary hills, Gannet, godwit, Goldcrest, Golden Plover, great egret, great tit, Great White Egret, Green Woodpecker, Greenshank, Grey Partridge, grey phalarope, Grey Plover, Guillemot, Holkham, hooded merganser, jack snipe, Kingfisher, Little Egret, Little Stint, long-tailed tit, Marsh Harrier, mediterranean gull, Norfolk, Oystercatcher, peregrine, pink-footed goose, Pintail, Razorbill, red kite, Red-breasted Merganser, red-throated diver, Redshank, Redwing, Ring Ouzel, ruff, Sanderling, sheringham, siskin, Song Thrush, Spoonbill, Stiffkey, stiffkey fen, stone curlew, Stone-curlew, Stonechat, thornham, Titchwell, Turnstone, walsey hills, warham greens, water rail, water shrew, wells woods, wells-next-the-sea, whinchat, yellow-browed warbler, yellowhammer | Leave a comment

Return to Scotland

Posted on July 30, 2018 by hootbot

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | 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 | Leave a comment

Jack Twite: The Year’s End

Posted on January 3, 2017 by hootbot

I was planning to update before the festive season, but knowing that I was going to put some effort into the final few weeks of the year it made more sense to finish off the year’s birding first and put … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Amwell, ashdown forest, Barn Owl, beachy head, birling gap, blue tit, buzzard, Chiffchaff, Coal Tit, corn bunting, Curlew, Dunlin, Dunnock, eastbourne, Essex, Fairlop Waters, Goldcrest, Golden Plover, great tit, Greater Scaup, Grey Wagtail, Hen Harrier, jack snipe, kensington gardens, kestrel, Kingfisher, Lapwing, Little Egret, Little Owl, london, London Wetland Centre, Marsh Harrier, Meadow Pipit, nuthatch, old lodge, peregrine, Rainham Marshes, Red-legged Partridge, Redshank, Reed Bunting, rock pipit, RSPB, rye harbour, Scaup, short-eared owl, Snipe, south downs, Sparrowhawk, staines moor, Stonechat, Sussex, tottenham marshes, Treecreeper, twite, Wallasea Island, Walthamstow, Walthamstow Reservoirs, Water Pipit, Wheatear, woodlark | Leave a comment

Ceredigion Birding

Posted on April 9, 2016 by hootbot

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | 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 | Leave a comment

Scotland, at last…

Posted on March 25, 2015 by hootbot

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | 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 | Leave a comment

December’s Festive Birding

Posted on December 31, 2014 by hootbot

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | 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 | Leave a comment

Time for a Birding Post…

Posted on March 4, 2014 by hootbot

I started the year talking about the photography equipment I take birding, so it’s about time I went over the various days out Jem and I have had during the last two months. It started with a sunny day out … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged avocet, Aylesbeare Common, Bar-tailed Godwit, Birding, birds, Black-tailed Godwit, blue tit, Bowling Green Marsh, Brent Goose, buzzard, Bystock, Chiffchaff, Cirl Bunting, Coal Tit, Coromorant, Dartford Warbler, Dawlish, Dawlish Warren, Devon, Dunlin, Exe Estuary, Exeter, Exminster Marshes, Exmouth, Fieldfare, Gitzo, Goldcrest, Golden Plover, Goldfinch, Great Northern Diver, Great Spotted Woodpecker, great tit, Green Woodpecker, Greenfinch, Greenshank, Grey Plover, Grey Wagtail, gulls, kestrel, Knot, Labrador Bay, lesser redpoll, Linnet, Mistle Thrush, mute swan, naturetrek, ornithology, Oystercatcher, photo, photography, Pied Wagtail, Rainham Marshes, raven, Red-breasted Merganser, Redshank, Redwing, Reed Bunting, robin, RSPB, Sanderling, Scoter, Shag, skylark, Slavonian Grebe, Snipe, Song Thrush, Sparrowhawk, Spotted Redshank, staines moor, Stock Dove, Stonechat, Turnstone, Waders, Water Pipit | Leave a comment

Football, Scrubs and Kingfishers.

Posted on May 9, 2013 by hootbot

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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