Showing posts with label Yellowhammer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Yellowhammer. Show all posts
Saturday, 7 March 2026

Common Scoter!

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 I've only managed 3 visits to Linacre this year (!), so I was very keen to get down this morning. Honestly, I was hoping for some Whoop...
Saturday, 11 January 2025

American Wigeon and Iceland Gull

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Whilst in Northumberland, enjoying the White-billed Diver , we also took the opportunity to see some other beautiful birds. Our first stop w...
Friday, 2 April 2021

Linacre - 27th March 2021

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 Last Saturday morning, I spent a couple of hours at Linacre. It was five degrees, windy, with a few hail showers! Water bird numbers had be...
Saturday, 2 February 2019

Year List Update - 2nd February 2019

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It's been a while since I updated the 2019 Year List, and, as you can see, there are a few new additions. The Song Thrush was heard ...
Monday, 6 February 2017

How old??

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How long do birds live? is a question we are often asked by members of the public at ringing demonstrations. I was asked this exact question...
Sunday, 8 January 2017

New Year Ringing, Waxwings and Year Ticks

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I know its not quite the new year now, but today was the first opportunity I had to get out ringing in 2017, hence the title of today's ...
Monday, 11 July 2016

Linacre Nestboxes and Ducklings

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There was no ringing this weekend due to wind and rain(!), so instead I popped down to Linacre to check the nestboxes. At this time of the y...
Saturday, 25 June 2016

Linacre June WeBS - ducklings everywhere!

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I spent 2 hours at Linacre this morning with Luke walking around all three reservoirs. Whilst there, we saw 6 species of water birds with yo...
Friday, 10 June 2016

Derbyshire Red Kite

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Last night, following a text from my nephew, Luke, I spent a very enjoyable couple of hours watching a Red Kite at a site in North Derbyshi...
Monday, 8 February 2016

Avenue Ringing - 7th February 2016

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After a few weekends of wet and windy weather, I managed to get out with 4 other members of Sorby Breck Ringing Group for a ringing session...
Sunday, 12 April 2015

Blackcap and Chiffchaff

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Today's ringing session saw 5 members of Sorby Breck Ringing Group down at the Derbyshire Wildlife Trust's Avenue Washlands reserv...
Monday, 9 March 2015

Avenue Ringing

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Yesterday's ringing session with 4 members of the Sorby Breck Ringing Group , at The Avenue Washlands began slowly, but, by the end of ...
Monday, 9 February 2015

Ringing tick

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This weekend's ringing session took place at the Derbyshire Wildlife Trust's Avenue Washlands . There were just 3 of us from The Gro...
Sunday, 4 January 2015

Avenue Ringing - 4th January 2015

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After a blank month in December, when I didn't manage to get out ringing at all, I was very pleased to get out this morning. There was a...
Monday, 17 February 2014

Avenue Ringing - 16th February 2014

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Yesterday morning the weather was dry and still, so I managed to get out ringing with the Sorby Breck Group. We went back down to the Derby...
Saturday, 8 February 2014

Playing catch up

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The weather last weekend was pretty awful, but I did manage to get out for one ringing session with the Group . We went down to The Avenue ...
Sunday, 5 January 2014

Avenue Ringing - 5th January 2014

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After a four week break from ringing due to bad weather and Christmas I got out this morning with the group , visiting the Derbyshire Wildli...
Saturday, 5 October 2013

Linacre ringing and a new species

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Spent a few hours down at Linacre this morning with the Ringing Group . We thought it was going to be quiet, as the feeders had hardly been ...
Sunday, 17 February 2013

Avenue Ringing and Year List update

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I managed to get out for a few hours this morning with the ringing group to The Avenue , Derbyshire Wildlife Trust's reserve on the out...
Wednesday, 19 December 2012

Sunday morning at The Avenue

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I spent four hours on Sunday morning at The Avenue Washlands in Chesterfield with my nephew and other members of the Sorby Breck Ringing Gr...