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Tag Archives: skylark
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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Spring Additions
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
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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
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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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It’s Warming Up…
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
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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
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Cliffe Pools
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
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Tagged avocet, birds, buzzard, Cliffe Pools, cuckoo, godwit, gulls, Hobby, kent, kestrel, nightingale, ornithology, Redshank, RSPB, shelduck, skylark, Sparrowhawk, Strood, swift, whitethroat
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