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A birding odyssey.: Quintessential Speyside ! 21.4.2015
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Personal birding at home and abroad, plus other natural history and conservation involvements. Tuesday, April 28, 2015. I'd deliberately set this day aside to visit as many favourite sites as I could manage and so it proved to be. Glen Feshie, Boat of Garten, Carrbridge, Loch Garten, and Abernethy Forest were just some of the sites I went to in great weather too. Glen Feshie, as ever, proved irresistible and a walk around the Uath Lochans a necessity. John S. Armitage. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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A birding odyssey.: Follow up action on the Visitor Centre proposal at Spurn.
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Personal birding at home and abroad, plus other natural history and conservation involvements. Thursday, April 30, 2015. Follow up action on the Visitor Centre proposal at Spurn. Dear all. may I bring the following to your attention? I am in contact with several local people who have met with your staff to discuss the matter and am aware of the poor reputation YWT has. John S. Armitage. Isle of Islay,. John S. Armitage. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). John S. Armitage. View my complete profile. YWTs ...
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A birding odyssey.: Barn Owl bonanza?
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Personal birding at home and abroad, plus other natural history and conservation involvements. Friday, May 1, 2015. Well, as we all know, spring is the season for renewal, new life and the promise of better things to come. This was a picture taken through my kitchen window a couple of days ago which more than adequately confirms the sentiments. It might all have ended there in a "local" sense until last evening. Avidly watching the first in a re-run of "Foyles War",. So what to make of all this? I don't ...
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A birding odyssey.: Can things get any better? 23.4.2015
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Personal birding at home and abroad, plus other natural history and conservation involvements. Tuesday, April 28, 2015. Can things get any better? Although I could have done without the prospect of a further long drive I'd deliberately programmed today due to needing to be in Inverness in the evening. And so the morning saw me travelling north to Inverness, beyond and continuing up the east coast to Brora . My target location . Sputie Burn! Never heard of it? How long can you look at a bird, even a lifer?
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A birding odyssey.: Hen Harriers under siege again!
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Personal birding at home and abroad, plus other natural history and conservation involvements. Thursday, May 7, 2015. Hen Harriers under siege again! Since January 2012, when I altered the name of this Blog, I have written well over thirty entries relating to this problem. There is one piece in particular that I would very much like people to read (please! 2012 1st May. "Hen Harriers in Bowland.a lament". So, conservation organizations, what to do? The Pleasure Killers clearly know about it. Think ab...
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A birding odyssey.: YWT's proposed Visitor Centre at Spurn, a "white elephant" in the making ?
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Personal birding at home and abroad, plus other natural history and conservation involvements. Wednesday, April 29, 2015. YWT's proposed Visitor Centre at Spurn, a "white elephant" in the making? Now, why all this fuss? So do we want an under-performing built edifice that is closed most of the year and achieves precious little for conservation in the process? So what should be done? There are several aspects to be considered, but I would urge all UK readers to consider the following:. Please make up your...
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A birding odyssey.: A period of reflection.......
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Personal birding at home and abroad, plus other natural history and conservation involvements. Saturday, May 9, 2015. A period of reflection. At 1100 hours today church bells rang out across the UK celebrating VE Day, the end of the Second World War, a conflict that had engulfed many nations across the globe. When you go home. Tell them of us and say. We gave our today. John S. Armitage. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). John S. Armitage. Millhouse Green, South Yorkshire., United Kingdom. A different k...
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A birding odyssey.: Northward Ho! 20.3.2015
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Personal birding at home and abroad, plus other natural history and conservation involvements. Thursday, April 16, 2015. There was little of any real note at the main reserve other than an odd Marsh Harrier so I went down to the part of the reserve that abuts the salt-marsh on the edge of Morecambe Bay. The tide was high and waders were gathered together in tight packed groups. Lots of Redshank and Black-tailed Godwit were in evidence and a Kingfisher flashed past at one point. John S. Armitage. A bit of...
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A birding odyssey.: Eastward bound ! 18.4.2015
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Personal birding at home and abroad, plus other natural history and conservation involvements. Tuesday, April 28, 2015. A pre-dawn start in order to catch the 0700 hours ferry. An uneventful crossing with my journey beginning in warm spring sunshine and great visibility, a potentially uplifting combination when embarking on any journey through Scotland. Time for a rest, a cuppa and to watch the Arsenal v. Reading football match! John S. Armitage. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). John S. Armitage.
