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New Year, New Challenge

Posted on July 27, 2019 by hootbot

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | 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 | Leave a comment

Spring Additions

Posted on August 4, 2018 by hootbot

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | 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 | Leave a comment

Norfolk

Posted on December 4, 2014 by hootbot

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | 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 | Leave a comment

Mayday Weekend

Posted on May 28, 2014 by hootbot

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | 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 | Leave a comment

It’s Warming Up…

Posted on April 29, 2014 by hootbot

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | 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 | 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

Cliffe Pools

Posted on June 6, 2013 by hootbot

On Friday evening Jem came up with the genius idea of spending Saturday exploring Cliffe Pools on the North Kent Marshes. It’s an RSPB site, but is open 24 hours a day to all visitors. Getting there from London is … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged avocet, birds, buzzard, Cliffe Pools, cuckoo, godwit, gulls, Hobby, kent, kestrel, nightingale, ornithology, Redshank, RSPB, shelduck, skylark, Sparrowhawk, Strood, swift, whitethroat | Leave a comment