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Birds and cricket

Posted on January 24, 2021 by David C

I’m a big cricket fan, enjoy watching it, and used to enjoy playing too. Watching the Sri Lanka – England test this morning, I was reminded how you can combine this with some incidental bird watching.

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What we’ve lost and what we’ve gained

Posted on January 17, 2021 by David C

It has been an interesting first couple of weeks at home in 2021. Some birds are notable by their absence, while others have appeared for the first time.

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Nature in lockdown

Posted on January 5, 2021 by David C

With the country once again plunged into a lockdown, nature will again play a big part in helping us all to cope. What did we learn in Spring 2020?

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The first visitor

Posted on January 4, 2021 by David C

Getting back to York on Saturday at about 1pm, I was curious what the first bird I’d see would be.

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Feasting finches

Posted on January 3, 2021 by David C

Looked out the dining room window this morning and was delighted to see 20-30 goldfinches in the hornbeam and birch feasting on the seedheads.

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Chaddesden Park, New Year’s Day 2021

Posted on January 1, 2021 by David C

I’ve been down in Derby over Christmas (entirely adherent to all appropriate rules) and have had my daily exercise in the local park and woodland.

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Sparrowhawk and starling

Posted on July 6, 2020 by David C

It’s brilliant that starlings do well where I live, and as annoying as their constant calling can be, it’s great that I get to see so many. But every now and again, I’m reminded they are part of a broader … Continue reading →

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A distant barn owl

Posted on February 13, 2020 by David C

Flamborough on the Yorkshire coast is one of my most frequent work visits, as it is one of the busiest parts of my professional ‘patch’. This isn’t something I complain about, as it’s a beautiful part of the world, that … Continue reading →

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Lindisfarne and Alnmouth, April 2019

Posted on April 29, 2019 by David C

  We recently took an Easter break up the coast in Northumberland, visiting Warkworth, Alnmouth, Bamburgh, Belford, and finishing on Lindisfarne. Though the weather wasn’t as good as it had been a few days earlier, it was still great to … Continue reading →

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Avian Keratin Disorder

Posted on January 28, 2019 by David C

It’s possible that some of you noticed that one of the blue tits in yesterday’s post had an unusually long beak. That’s because, presumably, it is suffering from Avian Keratin Disorder.

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