Month: May 2020
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30th May 2020 – Stoke Park Estate, Bristol
An early morning walk started with a close view of a roe deer next to the motorway before we reached Stoke Park. On the small pond there was a squabble between coots and moorhens – the coots seemed to be the aggressors but in their defence they did have chicks to protect. We saw whitethroats…
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24th May 2020 – self-isolating in Bristol
Lots of excitement this morning with Coal Tit fledglings in the garden.
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24th May 2020 – Stoke Park Estate, Bristol
It was probably the news of a common mynah at Duchess Pond that got us out of bed for an early morning walk around Stoke Park and the thought that we could avoid the crowds. We soon saw the common mynah who seemed to have adopted one of the many local fishermen who clearly had…
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21st May 2020 – self-isolating in Bristol
My day started well when I managed to photograph a Coal Tit on the bird feeder. It didn’t seem too worried about me standing quite close by. Coal tit on the garden bird feeder Later in the day we had another visitor – a robin who couldn’t make up his mind whether to come in…
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21st May 2020 – Oldbury-on-Severn
We drove out in the country to find an isolated spot for a walk. We chose an area close to Oldbury Power Station, a decommissioned power station close to Oldbury-on-Severn on the south bank of the Severn Estuary. Around the power station there are three lagoons in various states of disuse. These lagoons were large…
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20th May 2020 – Stoke Park Estate, Bristol
It was a beautifully sunny and warm morning and so we went over to Stoke Park early in the hope of beating the crowds. However, we clearly weren’t early enough, certainly not to beat the fisherman who were creating an almighty din by strimming the grass to a cinder and painting lines everywhere and thereby…
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16th May 2020 – Stoke Park Estate, Bristol
The weather was very mixed as we went for our daily walk to Stoke Park Estate. We didn’t stay long as there were lots of people about. I am very pleased to see so many people using the park but it was very difficult to keep at a safe distance and so we cut short…
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16th May 2020 – Self-isolating in Bristol
During the period of lock down due to the Covid-19 virus we have spent a lot of time in our tiny urban garden. We have tried to do all sorts to encourage wildlife in to the garden including paying attention to what we plant. We have also installed more nest boxes and feeders and even…
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14th May 2020 – Stoke Park Estate, Bristol
We are getting more confident of going out to take some exercise but once again a few joggers showed how inconsiderate they can be by not keeping a sensible distance (they seem too preoccupied with achieving their “times” recorded on their gadgets). When we were out this morning I thought I had two regrets: one,…
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12th March 2020 – Stoke Park Estate, Bristol
We wandered over to Stoke Park yesterday and again this morning. We have benefited from the exercise and have enjoyed meeting people (at a distance). I have been very challenged to get photographs of the birds as they are either hiding well or moving too fast (as was the case with swifts today). It’s fun…
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