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Tuesday, 26 August 2025

African Birds - Storks and Herons

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Whilst in Kenya, Jayne and I managed to see many different storks and herons. The first species we saw was the Saddle-billed Stork (seen on...

Maasai Mara Birds - Part 1

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Where do I begin? In the 2 days in the Maasai Mara, we saw 50+ species of bird, pretty much all of them lifers! I can't list them all he...

Monday, 25 August 2025

Linacre WeBS and Ringing

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This week, I have been down to Linacre a couple of times to carry out this month's WeBS count and for a ringing session. The WeBS count...

Sunday, 24 August 2025

RSPB Frampton Marsh - 22nd August 2025

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Every year, at about this time, Jayne and I drive over to RSPB Frampton Marsh to catch up with a few passage waders, that can be seen, at t...

Thursday, 21 August 2025

Rufford Gulls - 20th August 2025

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After a couple of weeks away, I had a 2 hour visit to Rufford yesterday afternoon. There were approximately 75 Black-headed Gulls present ...

Tuesday, 19 August 2025

Maasai Mara - Part 2

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On day 2 of our time in the Maasai Mara, we spent the entire day out on safari (7.30am - 5.00pm). We saw all the usual suspects (see previou...

Maasai Mara - Part 1

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Last year, Jayne and I had a fantastic two week holiday in Kenya and Zanzibar, to celebrate a special birthday. We visited Kenya for a week...

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