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Tag Archives: cuckoo
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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Lesbos – Spring Birding
At the beginning of the year Jem and I decided that we wanted to go on a birding holiday to Austria. We chose one from Oriole Birding which fitted the bill nicely. Unfortunately, as we went ahead to book it, … Continue reading
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Tagged Birdfinders, Birding, cuckoo, eagle, greece, Harrier, kalloni, lesbos, lesvos, Owl, Reed Bunting, roller, Shrike, sigri, Waders, wheatears, woodpecker
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Finland (part 2 of 3)
Day Three began with an early – though not quite as early as Day Two – drive back out to deep forest to look for Pygmy Owls. We found the nest box and Antti called for the male, with no … Continue reading
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Tagged Birdfinders, Birding, birds, Black Grouse, black woodpecker, brambling, capercaillie, common redstart, cuckoo, Finland, Finnature, goosander, Hawk Owl, hazelhen, kestrel, kuusamo, lesser spotted woodpecker, ornithology, Oulu, owls, photo, photography, Pygmy Owl, rough-legged buzzard, short-eared owl, White-fronted Goose, woodcock
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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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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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