Showing posts with label Pintail. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pintail. Show all posts
Friday, 20 February 2026

Wild Goose Chase!

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 Jayne and I drove across to RSPB Frampton Marsh on the search for a few year ticks. As the title of this post implies, it didn't quite...
Wednesday, 1 January 2025

2025 Year List Begins

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 This year's Year List started off quite slowly, as the weather here in Norfolk was very windy! By the end of the day, however, Jayne an...
Saturday, 1 September 2018

Norfolk Birding - August 2018

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Last weekend Jayne and I spent 3 days in Norfolk. We travelled down on Sunday and popped into RSPB Frampton Marsh to catch up with a Stilt ...
Saturday, 7 October 2017

Year List Update - 7th October 2017

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I haven't update  my 2017 "Year List" since August.  There haven't been too many additions since then, but I have added Sh...
Thursday, 18 February 2016

WWT Slimbridge- 15th February 2016

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It's half term this week, so I traveled down to the Wildfowl and Wetland Trust's Slimbridge reserve with my nephew and his friend o...
Friday, 30 October 2015

RSPB Leighton Moss

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I've just been away with Jayne to the Lake District for a few days (more about that in a later post), and, on the way, we decided to pop...
Thursday, 27 August 2015

RSPB Frampton Marsh

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I had a drive over to Lincolnshire today to see if I could see a Red-footed Falcon at the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust's Willow Tree Fe...
Monday, 15 December 2014

WWT Welney

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I was out and about with the Chesterfield RSPB Group at the weekend, visiting the Wildfowl and Wetland Trust's Welney reserve. At th...
Friday, 3 January 2014

WWT Slimbridge - 28 Year Ticks and a Lifer

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The weather forecast for Thursday was the best of the week, so I decided to head out, with my nephew, birding and "year-ticking" a...
Sunday, 20 October 2013

RSPB Frampton Marsh and 3 Year Ticks

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A couple of times a year I help lead a walk for the Chesterfield RSPB Group . Today's walk took us to the RSPB's reserve of Frampton...
Thursday, 29 August 2013

RSPB Blacktoft Sands and Old Moor

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I decided to have a drive over to RSPB Blacktoft Sands today in search of waders. As always I was very pleased with the variety of birds on...
Wednesday, 10 April 2013

Common Cranes

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Last night, whilst surfing the web I came across some very interesting news that saw me driving down to The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust'...
Sunday, 25 September 2011

Rutland Water - 24th September 2011

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Rutland Water , an amazing nature reserve run by Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust , was the site for this month's field trip of...
Sunday, 27 March 2011

New Binoculars and 6 Year Ticks - what a day!!!!

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I haven't had any new binoculars for the last 14 years, so, with a big birthday coming up in April this year, Jayne offered to get me so...