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Norfolk
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 →
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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
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New Year, New Challenge
Last year was all about the 200 bird challenge. It was a great way of getting myself out of bed in the morning, and it was great fun. But with that completed I’m going to spending my spare time this … Continue reading →
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Tagged abney park cemetery, balham, Birding, Birdwatching, Common Buzzard, epping forest, Fieldfare, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Greater Scaup, green sandpiper, Hainault, Kingfisher, Mistle Thrush, mute swan, ornithology, peregrine, Redwing, skylark, Song Thrush, Sparrowhawk, Treecreeper, Tufted Duck, Walthamstow Reservoirs, walthamstow wetlands, waxwing
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Review of the Year – 2016
January The year began well, with days out at Rainham for Marsh Harriers and Short-eared Owls, Thursley Common for Great Grey Shrike and Dartford Warbler (and a surprise Red Kite floating past Dev’s flat in Woking), Strumpshaw Fen for Marsh … Continue reading →
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Tagged aberystwyth, alpine chough, aragon, ashdown forest, Barn Owl, beachy head, bearded tit, birds, Black Kite, Black Redstart, blue rock thrush, booted eagle, Bramfield, buzzard, Caspian Gull, ceredigion, chough, citril finch, common sandpiper, corn bunting, crested lark, Crested Tit, crossbill, crowned mantis, Curlew, curlew sandpiper, Dunlin, eagle owl, eastbourne, egyptian vulture, Fieldfare, Glossy Ibis, goosander, Grasshopper Warbler, green sandpiper, Griffon Vulture, hawfinch, Hen Harrier, hen harrier day, Hobby, honey buzzard, hoopoe, Ibex, jack snipe, lammergeier, lesser whitethroat, Little Owl, london, marmot, Marsh Harrier, marsh tit, mid-wales birdwatching, naturetrek, Norfolk, nuthatch, owls, peregrine, photography, Pied Flycatcher, purple heron, purple sandpiper, pyrenean chamois, pyrenees, rainham, raven, red kite, Red-legged Partridge, red-throated diver, redstart, Redwing, Reed Warbler, rock bunting, rock thrush, rosefinch, RSPB, ruislip lido, russia dock, rye harbour, Rye Meads, Sanderling, Scaup, scops owl, short-eared owl, snettisham, Spain, Sparrowhawk, spotted flycatcher, staines moor, Stonechat, strumpshaw fen, thekla lark, Treecreeper, twite, Waders, wales, Wallasea Island, wallcreeper, Walthamstow, Walthamstow Marshes, Walthamstow Reservoirs, wells-next-the-sea, western cattle egret, western orphean warbler, western subalpine warbler, Wheatear, whinchat, whitethroat, wicken fen, yellow-browed warbler, yellowhammer, ynys-hir
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Return to Finland
Yikes. I’ve neglected my blog, and now I’ve got loads of stuff stacked up. Time clear the backlog… In May of 2014 Jem and I went on Birdfinders’ 4-day owl tour to Finland. Overall it was a great birding tour, … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barn Owl, Birdfinders, Black Grouse, Black Kite, black woodpecker, black-throated diver, bluethroat, bohemian waxwing, Bullfinch, capercaillie, Common Crane, eagle, Fieldfare, Finland, Finnature, garganey, goshawk, Great Grey Owl, Hawk Owl, hazel grouse, hazelhen, kuusamo, muskrat, Oulu, owls, Pied Flycatcher, Pygmy Owl, red-necked grebe, Redwing, ruff, rustic bunting, short-eared owl, siberian jay, siberian tit, siskin, Smew, Sparrowhawk, Tengmalm's Owl, three-toed woodpecker, Ural Owl, waxwing, whinchat, White-tailed Eagle, woodcock
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Norfolk
Well, we got there eventually! We arrived in Wells on the Thursday afternoon in the gloom, but after we’d settled into our room at the guesthouse Jem and I decided to go for a walk down by the harbour. Here … Continue reading →
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Tagged avocet, Bar-tailed Godwit, Barn Owl, bearded tit, Birding, birds, Black-tailed Godwit, blackbird, Brent Goose, buzzard, Cley, Common Scoter, Curlew, Dunlin, Fieldfare, Goldcrest, Golden Plover, Hen Harrier, Holkham, kestrel, Kingfisher, Knot, Little Egret, Marsh Harrier, Norfolk, ornithology, peregrine, photo, photography, pink-footed goose, Pintail, red kite, red-crested pochard, Red-legged Partridge, Redshank, Redwing, Reed Bunting, rough-legged buzzard, RSPB, ruff, salthouse, Sanderling, Scoter, skylark, Slavonian Grebe, Snipe, snow bunting, Song Thrush, Sparrowhawk, Stiffkey, surf scoter, teal, thornham, Titchwell, Treecreeper, Turnstone, twite, Velvet Scoter, Water Pipit, wells, wells-next-the-sea, Wigeon, woodcock
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Time for a Birding Post…
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 →
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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
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