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4th November 2022 – RSPB Ham Wall, Somerset Levels
A glorious day on the Somerset Levels. We had a brief visit to RSPB Greylake. However, it was very quiet there other than a flock of lapwing which, along with a bittern, were spooked by a marsh harrier. We moved on to RSPB Ham Wall and spent a good deal of our time watching a…
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26th October 2022 – Eastville Park, Bristol
I had a walk around my local park this morning – the first time I felt I could do this since rupturing my Achilles’ tendon at the beginning of the year. No kingfisher today but I wasn’t disappointed by what I saw. Slideshow of my photos from my walk this morning:
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25th October 2022 – Westhay Moor, Somerset
It was a glorious morning for birding at Westhay Moor on the Somerset Levels. I had hoped to see bearded tits (reedlings) but, although I did hear them, I had no success in seeing them. However, I did have several sightings of reed buntings and a kingfisher but didn’t manage any photos. There were plenty…
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22nd October 2022 – Severn Estuary
Following a very wet day yesterday, it was great to get out and enjoy a walk along the Severn Estuary between New Passage and Severn Beach. The tide was already quite low when we arrived at New Passage but we were allowed some distant views of waders. However, before we reached Severn Beach there was…
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18th October 2022 – Cannington and Steart Marshes, Somerset
On our way to Steart Marshes in Somerset to do a spot of birdwatching we discovered a gem of a garden at Cannington near Bridgwater. In fact, we spent most of the day at The Walled Gardens of Cannington and left only a small amount of time for Steart Marshes (which was just as well…
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16th October 2022 – The National Arboretum, Westonbirt, Gloucestershire
No birds, just nature. Slideshow of photos of our visit to The National Arboretum at Westonbirt in Gloucestershire:
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4th October 2022 – Chew Valley and Blagdon Lakes, North Somerset
A pleasant enough day birding in the Chew Valley but I didn’t have much in the way of photographs at the end of the day as the water levels are still very low and all the waterbirds are quite a way out and the light was not great.
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25th September 2022 – Severn Estuary
Our trip for a stroll along the coast of the Severn Estuary, near the two Severn Bridges, started well with a view of a merlin and a sparrow hawk perched on the same dead tree on Northwick Warth. As well as big flocks of linnets and starlings there were lots of waders, mainly godwits and…
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20th September 2022 – Chew Valley Lake, North Somerset
I spent a very pleasant day birdwatching at Chew Valley lake. The water is very low (as in most parts of the country) and so most of the birds of interest were at quite some distance. Fortunately, I had my telescope with me and particularly enjoyed watching an osprey and a pectoral sandpiper. I gather…
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16th September 2022 – NT Tyntesfield, North Somerset
Just one bird (a nuthatch) at the end of our walk around the National Trust property of Tyntesfield in North Somerset has prompted me to write a blog. We always see robins here (and often buzzards) but the nuthatch was a first for me here. I have taken the liberty of adding (as a slideshow)…
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