Showing posts with label Bittern. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bittern. Show all posts
Sunday, 19 April 2026

RSPB Blacktoft Sands - 12th April 2026

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 Last Sunday, Jayne and I went across to RSPB Blacktoft Sands to try and add a few more species to the Year List. We were very successful, ...
Thursday, 9 April 2026

RSPB St Aidan's - 9th April 2026

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 Today, Jayne and I made our annual visit to RSPB St Aidan's to add a few new birds to this year's Year List. Our first new bird, Ce...
Saturday, 29 March 2025

RSPB St Aidan's - 29th March 2025

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 Jayne and I went up to RSPB St Aidan's today. We walked around the reedbeds and added 4 new ticks to the "Year List", as well...
Friday, 12 April 2024

RSPB St Aidan's - 8th April 2024

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 Jayne and I had a couple of hours at RSPB St Aidan's . near Leeds, on Monday. We had a walked around the reedbed trail, and added three...
Saturday, 12 August 2023

RSPB Minsmere - 9th August 2023

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 On Wednesday, Jayne and I had 3 hours at RSPB Minsmere . We got there just after 6am, and walked around the main scrape area, before finish...
Wednesday, 5 April 2023

RSPB Ham Wall - 4th April 2023

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 Yesterday, Jayne and I spent a few hours at RSPB Ham Wall in Somerset. It's a reserve we've wanted to visit for a while, and we wer...
Saturday, 2 June 2018

RSPB Old Moor

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Luke and I spent 4 hours at RSPB Old Moor on Thursday. It was warm with sunny spells and we walked all around the hides and ponds. The fir...
Friday, 2 June 2017

RSPB Minsmere - A Final Visit

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Today was our last day in Suffolk, so we had a final visit to RSPB Minsmere (thanks Jayne). It was 21 degrees, and the sun was shining when...
Wednesday, 31 May 2017

Red-footed Falcon!!

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News of a 1st summer male Red-footed Falcon on Dunwich Heath on Tuesday evening had me up early (again!) this morning, to see if I could ca...
Monday, 29 May 2017

RSPB Minsmere - 27th May 2017

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I'm down in Suffolk for a week, so, of course, the first stop has to be Bittern Hide at RSPB Minsmere . Jayne and I had a couple of hou...
Wednesday, 27 May 2015

Year List Update and a new Dragonfly

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This week is half term, which means I've had a bit of time to get out and about to do some birdwatching and increase my "year list...
Wednesday, 23 April 2014

Norfolk Highlights

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Just back from a couple of days in Norfolk, where I visited a couple of good reserves and added 17 species to the "Year List". F...
Friday, 31 May 2013

Minsmere Magic!

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Just been down to Suffolk for a week's family holiday. I managed to get quite a lot of birding done, including 3 visits to  RSPB Minsmer...
Wednesday, 20 February 2013

Bittern and Dipper

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Yesterday morning I decided to visit the Derbyshire Wildlife Trust's Wyver Lane reserve near Belper to see if I could catch up with one...