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The Isles of Scilly: The Wrap-up Part 3
To close out this run of Scilly posts, a few images I had no ever natural home for.
Posted in Invertebrates, Mammals, Scillies
Tagged bryher, buoy, canada, isles of scilly, red squirrel, rock pool, Scillies, scilly isles
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The Isles of Scilly: The Wrap-up Part 2
In the previous post we were looking up and out, seeing those great views that big skies and big seas draw from us all at some deeper level. But that can mean we miss the little things. So this post … Continue reading
Posted in Botany, Invertebrates, Plants, Scillies
Tagged common blue, grasshopper, isles of scilly, meadow brown, oil beetle, Scillies, scilly isles
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The Isles of Scilly: The Wrap-up Part 1
I did start to post some blogs after my trip to the Scillies last year, but after posting part one and part two, I just lost all time for getting the rest up. So this is a bit of a … Continue reading
Posted in Botany, Scillies, Why watch wildlife?
Tagged bryher, gardens, scilly isles, st martin's, tresco, vineyard
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Flamborough Cliffs, May 2019
Back in May, with the second annual Yorkshire Puffin Festival looming large, I needed to get a picture for a quiz. the aim was to have a ‘count the birds’ image that revelled in in the thousands of seabirds that … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Yorkshire
Tagged bempton, flamborough, gannet, kittiwake, puffin, razorbill, uillemot, yorkshie puffin festival, yorkshire wildlife trust
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Hardcastle Crags, March 2019
I’m going to use the next few blog posts to share a few pictures from various trips last year, none of which I got round to putting up. Very self-indulgent, but then it’s my blog after all!
Posted in Amphibians, Birds, Why watch wildlife?
Tagged hardcastle crags, hebden bridge, national trust, toad, west yorkshire, yorkshire
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Humber train birding
Another regular work journey for me is out to Hull, and because I try to keep my carbon footprint down I’ll often take the train from York. In addition to being environmentally responsible, it offers me the opportunity to try … Continue reading
Posted in Birds
Tagged curlew, estuary, european, humber, marsh harrier, Ramsar, redshank, SAC, SPA, train birding
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Our latest winter garden resident
We’ve always had sparrowhawks around, and they nest nearby, but this winter one male seems to have become a more regular visitor – in fact he may have contributed to the recent low numbers on the Big Garden Birdwatch!
