Showing posts with label Hobby. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hobby. Show all posts
Thursday, 27 August 2026

Four New Birds

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Before we came away, a good friend shared an excellent place to see Stone Curlew , so yesterday afternoon, I set out to have a look at the s...
Sunday, 23 August 2026

RSPB Minsmere - 22nd August 2026

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 Yesterday, Jayne and I had an early morning visit to RSPB Minsmere . We had three hours on site (6.30am - 9.30am), and added a new butterfl...
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Tuesday, 4 August 2026

Southern Migrant Hawker!

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 I've had a few attempts over the last few years to try and spot a Southern Migrant Hawker , without any luck, so today's trip to RS...
Wednesday, 27 May 2026

Farne Islands Revisited

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 It seems hard to believe, but Jayne and I haven't been to the Farne Islands since 2019, so last week's visit was long overdue. We a...
Sunday, 8 September 2024

Year List Update - 8th September 2024

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 Just 3 new additions to the Year List recently: 186 was the Hobby seen over Linacre on 31/8, 187 was a juvenile Sabine's Gull (1 of 2...
Saturday, 31 August 2024

Linacre - 31st August 2024

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 Based on the year so far, this afternoon's walk around Linacre, was by far the best one for insects this summer. In total, I saw 7 diff...
Sunday, 30 July 2023

Mannington Gardens - 30th July 2023

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 After our walk in Holt Country Park, we drove across to Mannington Gardens. We had a walk around the grounds and spotted some nice wildlife...
Sunday, 30 April 2023

RSPB Frampton Marsh - 29th April 2023

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 Jayne and I had a drive over to RSPB Frampton Marsh yesterday for our annual visit. As always, the reserve was fantastic, and we had a gre...
Saturday, 5 May 2018

RSPB Frampton Marsh - 16 Year Ticks!!

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Today, Jayne, Luke and I went across to RSPB Frampton Marsh in Lincolnshire. We had a superb day in sunshine and 23 degree heat, and manage...
Tuesday, 30 May 2017

RSPB Strumpshaw Fen

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Jayne and I had a few hours at RSPB Strumpshaw Fen , Norfolk, on Sunday. We went in search of Swallowtail butterflies, and Norfolk Hawker ...
Saturday, 20 June 2015

RSPB Strumpshaw Fen

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I've been keen to see Swallowtail butterflies and Norfolk Hawker dragonflies for several years now, but both species have a very restr...
Sunday, 11 May 2014

Year List update and a new bird for Linacre

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In the 9 years that I've been watching and recording the birdlife at Linacre there is one species of bird that, although very common in ...
Saturday, 21 September 2013

Linacre WeBS Walk- September 2013

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This month's WeBS walk took place this morning with myself, my nephew Luke and three other members of the Chesterfield RSPB Group (tha...
Wednesday, 28 August 2013

400+

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That's the estimated total of Swallows that we've managed to ring in the reedbed roosts at The Avenue so far this summer. We wer...
Saturday, 1 June 2013

RSPB Lakenheath- 28th May 2013

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During our recent trip to Suffolk Jayne and I popped across to the RSPB's Lakenheath Reserve in the search of a male Red-footed Falcon ...
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...