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All this because...: October 2011
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We don't remember the days. just the moments. Thursday, 27 October 2011. One Day Like This. And by the time we arrived, at around 7.30 am, birds were gathering in their thousands. Later, closer views of the birds were possible from hides overlooking the lagoons. Definitely a day to remember. Thursday, 13 October 2011. I spent 15th to 25th September back in Portugal , based again at the wonderful Lagoon Cottage, enjoying ten days of sunshine (temperatures often around 30. And this Plain Tiger at Vilamoura.
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Oh! By the way...........: February 2012
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Monday, 13 February 2012. Winter Ducks and Geese. One of the Yellowhammer flock (taken through glass! Further along the Solway, at Carsethorn, we had fantastic views of a Peregrine patrolling the shore and putting up the large flocks of Lapwing, Dunlin and Oystercatchers. Yet again geese were seen at great distance on the mud banks of the Solway. A flotilla of Scaup. Turnstones, Redshank and Black-headed Gulls. On our way home we crossed the moorland to the east of Stranraer in beautiful sunlight. Ve...
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Oh! By the way...........: More catch-up: Lesvos wildlife
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Saturday, 14 July 2012. More catch-up: Lesvos wildlife. Scarce Swallowtail - not very scarce! We couldn't resist taking some photos of these butterflies, dragonflies, reptiles etc. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). There was an error in this gadget. More catch-up: Lesvos wildlife. Overdue catch-up - our Birds of Lesvos! View from the Cape. Identifying shorebirds in flight - Stilt Sandpiper. Kelp Gull in the Algarve today. BIRDING NORTH BUCKS AND BEYOND. View my complete profile.
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Oh! By the way...........: January 2012
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Monday, 23 January 2012. Pagham Harbour and Selsey Bill. Yesterday saw Gen, Paul and ourselves up before the crack of dawn to travel down to West Sussex for a birding adventure with Beds Birds. John, our leader for the day, had prepared for the trip meticulously including going down a day ahead and scouting out the best viewpoints. We really enjoyed the walk despite the lack of ducks. There were 3 Grey Heron, standing in meadows, looking a bit fed up and two very vocal Little Egret flew over. Thi...After...
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All this because...: March 2011
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We don't remember the days. just the moments. Wednesday, 30 March 2011. The Fellowship of the [Birding] Ring. Last weekend’s birding trip -. A long weekend in mid Wales with friends from the Bedford RSPB Local Group - included a couple of what I can only describe as ‘Tolkien’ moments. The Ravens in particular wouldn’t have looked out of place in any supernatural tale – dark forms against a background of knarled, misshapen branches…. The drama was non-stop and there was so much going on you hardly knew wh...
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All this because...: August 2012
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We don't remember the days. just the moments. Thursday, 30 August 2012. This particular individual didn't look quite as 'glossy' as birds we've seen in Portugal but it was a juvenile, and the light wasn't good at all - I'm sure a little bit of sunshine would've made all the difference. Having said that, there were moments when we did catch a glimpse of that stunning iridescence. And anyway, it's always a great bird to see in the UK. Friday, 17 August 2012. 65279;Graylings at Snettisham and Minsmere (it's...
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All this because...: Summer?
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We don't remember the days. just the moments. Friday, 17 August 2012. I think most people would agree that generally Summer 2012 has been a wash out - and probably pretty disastrous for a lot of our wildlife. However, nature is nothing if not tenacious and on occasional days, and more frequently in the last few weeks, whenever we've had some reasonable weather, there have been birds and other creatures to see and appreciate. This Swallow was enjoying a sunny afternoon in late May at Cley. While we were a...
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Oh! By the way...........: Red-necked Grebe at Rutland
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Monday, 16 February 2015. Red-necked Grebe at Rutland. A great day out birding started at Sandy Smith with the Great Grey Shrike, then a nip up to Rutland Water for the Red-necked Grebe, We then went round to the Lapwing hide to find the Smew amongst a large quantity of Goldeneye, Tuftys, Pochard, Wigeon and Mallard. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). There was an error in this gadget. Red-necked Grebe at Rutland. View from the Cape. Identifying shorebirds in flight - Stilt Sandpiper.
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All this because...: August 2011
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We don't remember the days. just the moments. Tuesday, 16 August 2011. Summer can be a relatively quiet time for birding and indeed July was fairly unproductive for us, but things have picked up with the arrival of August. This may have been one of the last times they were in the nest because very soon after the photo was taken I watched them launch themselves into the big wide world. After lunch we went to Sizewell beach with the aim of finding some Little Gulls which had been reported there. They w...