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Birding Dad: March 2015
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Monday, 23 March 2015. Peregrine - Wigeon- Buzzard epic. Peregrine v Wigeon v Buzzard. Amazing view of a Peregrine that has caught a drake Wigeon just outside Swantail Hide at Wheldrake Ings yesterday afternoon. The Wigeon valiantly tried to escape, being saved by the arrival of a local Buzzard which seemed to really enrage the falcon, which left it's half drowned meal and started mobbing the larger raptor. A few recent shots from Askham Bog etc attached with new 50D. Monday, March 23, 2015. Most of my t...
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Birding Dad: Finally meeting the Duke
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Saturday, 16 May 2015. Finally meeting the Duke. Today, Sol and me got the chance to hook up with Rich and Dan and try not just for Dukes, but Pearl-bordered Fritillaries, two butterflies I have never seen. Even Sol was excited! Some very nice Early Purple Orchids nearby too. The top three photos below are of a female (I think! And the bottom two of a darker male (again, I think! Sol leading Rich and Dan astray. Saturday, May 16, 2015. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Northern Latitude Birding Attitude.
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Birding Dad: November 2014
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Sunday, 30 November 2014. Top weekend of excessive booze celebrating in Suffolk for ex-pat Yorkshire birder Dunc's 40th Birthday. Nipped out with Rich and Gaynor to have a look at Westleton Heath on Saturday morning where we soon found flitty and skulky Dartford Warblers. There seemed to be plenty around with probably c10 individuals seen. Also a couple of Stonechats on the heath. Sunday, November 30, 2014. Friday, 28 November 2014. A Taste of Norfolk. Friday, November 28, 2014. Sunday, 2 November 2014.
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Wanstead Birder: July 2015
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Latterly mostly about travel. Friday, 24 July 2015. So what's been going on? Obviously there is never a dull moment at Chateau L, but there's not a lot to tell. This week however has been punctuated by two momentous twitches. Well, one momentous, one semi-pleasing. The first was a Green Sandpiper. On the deck. Although it was my 5th Green Sand. Please tell us it is not so? And if it is, please make sure to release some extra-special waders (or ducks) from your magic satchel before you go! If an instituti...
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Birding Dad: Dad rock: The Reserves Reunion 2015
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Thursday, 30 April 2015. Dad rock: The Reserves Reunion 2015. Oh dear, we are looking old, but we still rock! Thursday, April 30, 2015. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Northern Latitude Birding Attitude. Follow me on Twitter: @birdingdad. I work for Yorkshire Wildlife Trust (since 2010) having formerly worked at Norfolk Wildlife Trust (2009-2010) and Beds, Cambs, Northants Wildlife Trust (2001-2009). I also do a bit of leading/guiding for Yorkshire Coast Nature and Wildlife Travel. Discover amazing w...
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Birding Dad: August 2014
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Saturday, 30 August 2014. Wheldrake Ings this lunchtime revealed two Whinchats still present from Swantail, a Hobby flushed from riverside willows, and c200 Teal, with three Wigeon. Sadly, I couldn't pick out a Garganey despite checking every white tail stripe. On to Rufforth where the gulls were showing well. Large numbers of Lesser Black-backs, mostly Graellsii. But a few blacker Intermedius. Including one that got me going as a possible Fuscus, though I decided it was just a small female Intermedius.
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Wanstead Birder: Wanstead 2012
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Latterly mostly about travel. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). The Birds of Wanstead 2014. Lists, lots of lists. 115 - - -. 102 - - -. 118 - - -. 113 - - -. 183 (do you spot a trend? More detail than you could ever want on Bubo Listing. Playing the long game. A little bit of patch. JL vs The Gulls of the Thames Estuary. High-possibility of a screw-up but actually got it right vs. How I fritter away the day. The great white goose hunt. North Downs and beyond. Lady's on the downs. Coastal Scotland - July 2016.
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Wanstead Birder: Ahhh, Venice
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Latterly mostly about travel. Saturday, 18 July 2015. On Wanstead Flats since early spring. See? Dull and not worth a blog post. A visit to one of Europe's premier cities, even if in May? Yes, that's sufficiently interesting (to me at least) to be worth a quick summary. Labels: A short trip. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The Birds of Wanstead 2014. Lists, lots of lists. 115 - - -. 102 - - -. 118 - - -. 113 - - -. 183 (do you spot a trend? More detail than you could ever want on Bubo Listing. After ...
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Wanstead Birder: Wanstead 2015
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Latterly mostly about travel. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). The Birds of Wanstead 2014. Lists, lots of lists. 115 - - -. 102 - - -. 118 - - -. 113 - - -. 183 (do you spot a trend? More detail than you could ever want on Bubo Listing. Playing the long game. A little bit of patch. JL vs The Gulls of the Thames Estuary. High-possibility of a screw-up but actually got it right vs. How I fritter away the day. The great white goose hunt. North Downs and beyond. Lady's on the downs. Coastal Scotland - July 2016.
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Wanstead Birder: My life now vs my life then
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Latterly mostly about travel. Wednesday, 22 July 2015. My life now vs my life then. OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL,. Article 285, paragraph 4. On balance I prefer then. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The Birds of Wanstead 2014. Lists, lots of lists. 115 - - -. 102 - - -. 118 - - -. 113 - - -. 183 (do you spot a trend? More detail than you could ever want on Bubo Listing. My life now vs my life then. A quick trip to southern Poland. JL vs The Gulls of the Thames Estuary. After long unp...
