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

Up to the Peaks!

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 Every year, Jayne and I have a drive out into the Peaks to catch up with a couple of very special summer migrants; Wheatear and Ring Ouzel...
Monday, 14 April 2025

Ring Ouzels

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This morning, Jayne and I went out into the Peaks to have a look for Ring Ouzel (148). After a bit of a false start, due to heavy mist, we ...
Sunday, 9 March 2025

Linacre - Ringing, Migrants and Year Ticks

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 Last weekend (1st March) I was down at Linacre for a ringing session, and yesterday (8th March),  I was back again for a walk around the re...
Saturday, 13 April 2024

Bonaparte's Gull and Red-breasted Goose - 2 Lifers!

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 Its not often that a Lesser Yellowlegs has to play second fiddle on a day's birdwatching in Great Britain, but, on today's trip to...
Saturday, 15 April 2023

Year List update - 15th April 2023

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 Over the last week or so I've had a few trips to catch up with a few more "year ticks", taking this year's total to 132. ...
Monday, 15 April 2019

Year List Update- 14th April 2019

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It's been over a month since I last updated the year list, and, since then, I've added quite a few new species, including a "li...
Monday, 23 April 2018

Year List Update

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I haven't updated the "year list" for a few weeks, so, after visiting the RSPB Bempton Cliffs reserve yesterday I thought I...
Friday, 14 April 2017

Big Moor Year ticks

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Jayne and I had a couple of hours on Big Moor this afternoon. It was pretty blustery, but we walked from the road up to the old reservoir an...
Monday, 2 May 2016

Scotland - Day 2

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Yesterday was our second day in Scotland. We started very early, meeting up at RSPB Loch Garten at 5.30am, hoping to see our first Capercai...
Saturday, 30 April 2016

Cairn Gorm

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Jayne and I are up in Scotland for a few days, and, as the title suggests, we visited Cairn Gorm today. We went in search of Ptarmigan , bu...
Friday, 10 April 2015

Ring Ouzels and Wheatear

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Living just 20 minutes from the Peak District National Park you'd think that "year ticking" Ring Ouzel and Wheatear would be...
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Saturday, 13 September 2014

More Mipits and a (near) record Goose Count

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After last week's success ringing my first Meadow Pipit of 2014  I was very pleased to hear that we were heading back up to a moorland...
Saturday, 14 September 2013

Non-stop Ringing

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That was the order of the day today as we ( Sorby Breck Ringing Group ), made our annual trip to the moorlands above Sheffield (Ringinglow),...
Saturday, 27 April 2013

Linacre nests at last and summer migrants

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Today started with a walk around Linacre to check the tit boxes. After a complete blank back on the 13th I was hoping for something, anythin...
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Saturday, 15 September 2012

Meadow pipt extravaganza

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Following on from my first ever  Meadow Pipits at Linacre last week I spent 5 hours out ringing this morning with the Sorby Breck Ringing G...
Saturday, 2 April 2011

Ring Ouzel Success - Burbage Moor - 2nd April 2011

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After a no show last week I decided to make a  return visit this morning with the hope of seeing Ring Ouzel . After about half an hour I hea...
Saturday, 26 March 2011

Leash Fen and Burbage Moor - 26th March 2011

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Just returned from a couple of hours up on the moors looking for early returning migrants - without any luck!!! I did, however, get a few ...
Saturday, 19 March 2011

Raptor Fest - Upper Derwent Valley- 19th March 2011

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The last time I blogged about the Upper Derwent Valley back in January the news wasn't good. I was reporting about raptor persecution du...