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Chaddesden Park, Derby, March 2019
When visiting family in Derby, we will usually have a walk through Chaddesden Park and the wood, in particular checking the ponds for frogs and newts. This has been very productive in the past.
Posted in Birds, Invertebrates
Tagged chaddesden, derby, derbyshire, Little Egret, pond, ramshorn snail, robin
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Wheldrake Ings NNR May 2018
It was a glorious sunny Sunday morning, so I decided to head for Wheldrake Ings National Nature Reserve, in the hopes of being there before most other people.
Posted in Birds, conservation
Tagged black-headed gull, blackcap, common tern, corncrake, gadwall, great white egret, grey heron, house martin, Little Egret, little gull, Lower Derwent Valley, mute swan, National Nature Reserve, reedbunting, sedge warbler song, swallow, water rail, Wheldrake Ings, whitethroat song, willow warbler
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Spurn Point, October 2017
This is the first in a series of posts that come from a few trips we made to reserves around Spurn and heading back towards York between the 4th and 5th October. There are some rarer birds, but in many … Continue reading
Posted in Birds
Tagged dunlin, grey plover, head, hovering, hunting, kestrel, know, Little Egret, red backed shrike, ringed plover, rose coloured starling, spurn point, waders, wheatear, whitethroat
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RSPB Middleton Lakes
Last week we had a trip to RSPB’s Middleton Lakes reserve near Birmingham. It’s a pleasant place to spend some time, but delivered one genuine surprise that defied the birdbooks.
Posted in Birds, Books, Ethology, Invertebrates
Tagged birds, Goldfinch, Great crested grebe, greenfinch, Lakes, Little Egret, Middleton Lakes, moorhen, nature, Nuthatch, reed bunting, reserve, rspb, swan, water rail, Wetlands, wildlife
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