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What we’ve lost and what we’ve gained
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.
Nature in lockdown
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?
The first visitor
Getting back to York on Saturday at about 1pm, I was curious what the first bird I’d see would be.
Feasting finches
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.
Chaddesden Park, New Year’s Day 2021
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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Tagged birds, chaddesden, derby, great spotted woodpecker, green woodpecker, Nuthatch, redpoll, wood
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Sparrowhawk and starling
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
Lindisfarne and Alnmouth, April 2019
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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Tagged alnmouth, birds, eider, lindisfarne, meadow pipit, Northumberland, northumbria, redshank, skylark
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Avian Keratin Disorder
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.
Posted in Biology, Birds
Tagged avian keratin disorder, bill, birds, blue tit, deformity, keratin
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