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Joe Wynn Photography: February 2013
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Monday, 4 February 2013. Down and Out in Manchester and Rhyl. That low, early morning winter sun really helps here. But its not all Buntings on the seeded patch, this Meadow Pipit has grown bold with the extensive disturbance and as a result has become quite tame. Even down to eye-level. And that bit of luck required to get something more special. But soon the bunts were back and my attention drawn away from this unobtrusive LBJ. A stunning male struts his stuff. This one appears to be trying to hide!
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Joe Wynn Photography: Scilly Birding
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Tuesday, 30 September 2014. Further off, but with better light. And a few Snipe. On the tip off of a local, I decided to catch Joe Pender's Sapphire Pelagic out that evening, even though it'd be very late in the season for anything and there was rain forecast. Good call as it turned out. I stopped on Hugh Town beach for some Turnstones. Looking at the people on the quayside above. And this surprisingly pale Gannet. As dark drew near we saw more stormies and shearwaters, and Joe caught 3 blue sharks. ...
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Joe Wynn Photography: December 2012
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Monday, 31 December 2012. 2012The Year That Was. So I thought, what with this being the eve of 2013 and the Fiscal Cliff (scary eh? I better get on with it and write it down, like an egalitarian online version of Samuel Peeps. Minus the massive wig, obviously. So without further ado, get yourself an eggnog (or a glass of water. Or nothing. I'm not forcing you.) and let me regale with tales of bygone days spent out in the field. April came just 31 days after March, and with it a trip to meet world-famous ...
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Joe Wynn Photography: July 2013
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Friday, 19 July 2013. My blog, my blog, why have you forsaken me? Of late i've been something of a vagrant, i've wandered over Manchestor and the UK generally in search of, well, nothing really. But spent a belting three days up in Scotland, the details of which I will regail the discerning reader with in due time, but for now some pure, unadulterated action from my most favourite inshore small island in Sutherland: Handa! So imagine a really sunnny coupl'a days (hard isn't it? But what Handa is renowned...
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Joe Wynn Photography: September 2014
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Tuesday, 30 September 2014. Further off, but with better light. And a few Snipe. On the tip off of a local, I decided to catch Joe Pender's Sapphire Pelagic out that evening, even though it'd be very late in the season for anything and there was rain forecast. Good call as it turned out. I stopped on Hugh Town beach for some Turnstones. Looking at the people on the quayside above. And this surprisingly pale Gannet. As dark drew near we saw more stormies and shearwaters, and Joe caught 3 blue sharks. ...
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Joe Wynn Photography: April 2013
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Tuesday, 16 April 2013. The Mountains Afar', Mull 2013- Part I. Lord Byron once wrote of Scotland that. England thy beauties are tame and domestic. To one who has roved on the mountains afar'. But in the evenings I noticed some behaviour i'd never seen before in Divers, rafting. This is when many birds gather together in a huddle on the sea. But Divers are nearly always singletons, or at best are found in small groups. Therefore the sight of 27 one evening was something of a surprise. But then you're off...
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Links - Lancashire Moths
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Guide To Common Moths. Newsletters and Other Documents. Anglian Lepidopterist Supplies www.angleps.com. British leafminers www.leafmines.co.uk/index.htm. Butterfly Conservation ww w.butterfly-conservation.org. Butterfly Conservation (Moths Count). Butterfly Conservation (Lancashire Branch). Chorley and District Natural History Society www.chorleynats.org.uk. Dissection Group www.dissectiongroup.co.uk. Gelechid Recording Scheme www.gelechiid.co.uk. Lancashire Lepidoptera Facebook Page.
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Joe Wynn Photography: September 2013
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Thursday, 26 September 2013. Transportation (Or 'Nice Pecs'). One of the things I find odd (and I suspect everyone else finds acutely annoying) about photography is the way I can completely ignore the passage of time. Lunchtime? Time to catch the train home? No idea. It all passes me by. Which is fantastic in a way, I can think of very few things that can so totally absorb you as photography. Picking towards me indirectly, you could acutally see its footprints in the soft mud. Sunday, 1 September 2013.
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South-West Lancashire Ringing Group: March 2011
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If you are interested in becoming a ringer or would like information about the Group, contact us at:. Monday, 21 March 2011. This Saturday, group members Brian Hopkins, Pete Fearon and Jack Taylor, gave a ringing demonstration to participants of Edge Hill University's Birdwatching and Beyond course. The session at Mere Sands Wood was a massive success as participants were able to see Bullfinch, Reed Bunting, Brambling and Tree Sparrow amongst other more common woodland birds up close and personal. Other ...
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South-West Lancashire Ringing Group: February 2011
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If you are interested in becoming a ringer or would like information about the Group, contact us at:. Sunday, 27 February 2011. It has taken a while, but all 2010 data is now submitted to the BTO and we can provide the ringing results for the year. In total, 6032 birds were ringed of 73 different species. A few observations from Ian Wolfenden, Group Secretary:. We handled twice as many birds as 2009, but ringed just less than double- more retraps! South West Lancashire Ringing Group Blog. Ince Blundell a...