Month: November 2018
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30th November 2018 – Eastville Park
After a few rainy days I was beginning to get cabin fever and so it was great to get out and dodge the showers for a walk around the local park. Cabin fever? A robin seemed to greet us as we walked in to the park. The water was running high on the weir and…
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26th November 2018 – Eastville Park
It’s been another glorious day and really quite warm for November. Following a morning’s game of golf at The Kendleshire Golf Club just north of Bristol, where I saw a grey heron and 2 cormorants, I decided it was too nice to stay in this afternoon so I had a walk around the local park. …
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21st November 2018 – Cherington, Gloucestershire
Well the weather really has changed. As we drove to see some friends at Avening in the Cotswolds it began to snow. It didn’t come to anything but it was enough to make us realise the seasons are moving on. We had a pleasant little walk from Avening through the hamlet of Nag’s Head towards…
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19th November 2018 -Eastville Park
It was much colder this morning as I walked around our local park. I was soon cheered as the first bird I saw was a dipper (which I hadn’t seen for a while) on the River Frome. It was joined by a grey wagtail which was well camouflaged amongst the leaves on the river. A…
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15th November 2018 -Stoke Park and Eastville Park
The weather was lovely when we arrived in Stoke Park and a stonechat appeared straightaway. There wasn’t much else until we got to Eastville Park where we saw the tawny owl, a cormorant and a kingfisher but the weather was very gloomy by this time. We have no reason to complain.
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13th November 2018 – Stoke Park and Eastville Park
I had so little success looking for birds in Stoke Park that I turned my attention to taking landscape shots and I continued in that vain when I moved on to Eastville Park. And then 3 kingfishers came out to play … and I got over excited and took too many photos. In Stoke Park…
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12th November 2018 – Eastville Park
Having played golf this morning and not wanting to pick up leaves in the garden this afternoon a late walk in Eastville Park seemed the best option. It was a lovely bright morning for golf but it was surprising that, on such a beautiful wooded course, I saw very few birds and certainly didn’t get…
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11th November 2018 – Slimbridge
On our way to WWT Slimbridge we had the privilege to share an act of remembrance with the local community of Slimbridge on the centenary of the Armistice at their local parish church where there was an incredible installation “Wire Soldiers” by the local artist Jackie Lantelli. The wire soldiers stand at the foot of…
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7th November 2018 – Greenbank Cemetery Bristol
Greenbank Cemetery in Bristol, close to where we live, is a wonderful place to view wildlife and nature. We thought, as we approach the centenary of the Armistice. it would be a good place to visit today in the rain. Although the trees were magnificent and, in spite of the fact that there were many…
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5th November 2018 – Somerset Levels
As we didn’t get out at all the day before, due to the wet weather, we decided to have a trip down to Somerset. It was a murky start to the day but quite mild for November. We started at WWT Steart Marshes and went in search of spoonbills which had been reported. The tide…
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