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Under Rydon Hill: January 2015
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Mainly passerine ringing in West Somerset with a few other things thrown in from time to time - now all about my new life in "Quantoxia" from January 2011. Welcome to this blog about my time away from the tedium of domestic management. Once called "Tits and Things", now sub-titled "Life in Quantoxia", t. Monday, January 26, 2015. Well, we thought it was cold for us! Since Boxing Day, exactly one month ago, I have managed to ring 115 new birds of 21 species. A couple of birds stand out: another young ...
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Under Rydon Hill: October 2014
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Mainly passerine ringing in West Somerset with a few other things thrown in from time to time - now all about my new life in "Quantoxia" from January 2011. Welcome to this blog about my time away from the tedium of domestic management. Once called "Tits and Things", now sub-titled "Life in Quantoxia", t. Monday, October 13, 2014. About to burst into action? From a bird-ringing point of view, it is our quiet time. The remaining regulars know the score and how to get to the food without getting caught ...
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Under Rydon Hill: Due a break in the good weather
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Mainly passerine ringing in West Somerset with a few other things thrown in from time to time - now all about my new life in "Quantoxia" from January 2011. Welcome to this blog about my time away from the tedium of domestic management. Once called "Tits and Things", now sub-titled "Life in Quantoxia", t. Thursday, July 23, 2015. Due a break in the good weather. Young Jackdaw, lacking the adult grey nape. Young Robin starting its post-juvenile moult. Young Robin well into its post-juvenile moult. It has b...
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Under Rydon Hill: August 2014
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Mainly passerine ringing in West Somerset with a few other things thrown in from time to time - now all about my new life in "Quantoxia" from January 2011. Welcome to this blog about my time away from the tedium of domestic management. Once called "Tits and Things", now sub-titled "Life in Quantoxia", t. Sunday, August 31, 2014. A week later . I did keep the net between the SFH feeders in the orchard with much better results yesterday. Bingo! Lots of 3J King Harrys; my favourite species at the moment.
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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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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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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...
