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30 Days Wild – Day 2 – Train Fail
With a nine hour journey on the cards, I thought I’d at least be able to spend it train birding, always a favourite pastime of mine.
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Tagged 30 Days Wild, askham bog, egret, exe, red kite, york
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YWT Potteric Carr March 2018
Being in the area with an hour to spare, I thought I would have a quick look for the bitterns at Potteric Carr near Doncaster.
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Tagged bittern, canada goose, chaffinch, cow, egret, highland, potteric carr, reedbeds
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Spurn and Kilnsea, February 2018
A trip to Spurn Point and Kilnsea is never a bad thing, but when you can do it and get paid it really does feel like you are cheating at life somehow. But being a work trip, the opportunity to … Continue reading
YWT Kilnsea Wetlands and an ironic grebe
Sorry for the delay, this visit actually took place the 5th and 6th of the month but goes up a fortnight down the line. Still, better late than never.
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Tagged buzzard, ducks, egret, geese, godwit, grazers, kilnsea, linnet, meadow pipit, slavonian grebe, waterfowl, wildlife trusts, YWT
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Monday Bird of the Week No.53 – Little Egret
Last week we saw a bird that has had highs and lows. This week, a bird that is very much seeing a massive natural success, one of the most naturally widespread birds in the world. The Little Egret.
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Tagged Bird of the Week, birds, egret, fishing, Heron
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