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Friday, 16 January 2026

Rufford - 3rd January 2026

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Back at the start of the year, when we'd had a couple of days of very cold weather, I went across to Rufford, for my first visit of the ...

Saturday, 10 January 2026

Ring-necked Duck!

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In my last post, I mentioned a male Ring-necked Duck (77), I went to see last weekend. Unfortunately, the bird had left Shipley before I c...

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Year List Continues

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Travelling back from Northumberland on Friday, an then having the weekend, Jayne and I managed to add a few more species to the "Year ...

Sunday, 4 January 2026

Year List 2026 - Here we go again!!!!

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I started the new Year List whilst in Northumberland on Thursday. By the end of the day, I had managed to spot 50 species, including my firs...

Friday, 2 January 2026

A Tale of Three Pipits - Rock, Meadow and Water.

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I have to be honest, and say that, even as a "birder", I don't often look that closely at pipits. They are, after all, the ve...

Rufford Gulls - 21st and 23rd December 2025

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This last week, whilst off school for the holidays, I had a couple of visits to Rufford to see the Black-headed Gulls . The first visit was...

Wednesday, 31 December 2025

Year List 2025 - The final total

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Over the last two days, I've managed to add another 2 species to my "Year List" for 2025, namely Purple Sandpiper (209) and...

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