Tag: Birds
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12-15th May 2023 – Pembrokeshire
We have had very limited opportunity to get out and about recently so it was a real treat to spend a few days last week at some friends who live in Pembrokeshire. Although not a birding visit our friends were sympathetic enough to afford me plenty of opportunity to get some nature photos. Our first…
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9th May 2023 – RSPB Ham Wall
I was very pleased to spot the Great Reed Warbler which has been resident at Ham Wall for the last few weeks. I thought I might have difficulty in finding it but its very loud song (and some helpful birders) helped me find it easily. The Great Reed Warbler is a rare passage migrant in…
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28th April 2023 – The Forest of Dean
I had subscribed to a an afternoon birding walk in the Forest of Dean organised jointly by local retailer “Clifton Cameras” and “Zeiss Optics”. The walk was billed as an opportunity to view and experience Zeiss’s new SLF binoculars and Digital Thermal Imaging (DTI) cameras as well as other optics. The Forest of Dean is…
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15th April 2023 – Home
I seem to be missing the excitement of spring as I have had very limited opportunity to get out and about in recent weeks. So, it was quite comforting to see a few birds through the window from my lounge this morning, in particular two jays that were gathering nest making materials. In addition from…
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24th March 2023 – Eastville Park, Bristol
A walk through my local park in the rain showers this afternoon was rewarded with a view of a tawny owl in an owl box on the island in the middle of the lake.
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14th March 2023 – Somerset Levels
The weather was kinder today and, although there was a fresh breeze throughout, it was sunny for most of the day. I visited 3 nature reserves on the Somerset Levels, about an hour and a half south from my home in Bristol. At RSPB Catcott Lows a couple of wardens had just disturbed most of…
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5th March 2023 – Galleries
I have created a new “Galleries” section on my blog to highlight some of my bird photos. I have purposely not labelled the birds in the mixed galleries as I thought it might be fun (for me too) to try our luck at identifying them. They are labelled elsewhere on the site. So far I…
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Nature Photo Challenge: Eyes
I enjoyed Denzil Nature’s Photo Challenge on “Pattern” last week and particularly enjoyed seeing some of other bloggers’ contributions. See Denzil’s post. His challenge this week is “Eyes”. So here goes: The eyes have it!
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19th February 2023 – WWT Slimbridge, Gloucestershire
We are regular visitors to Slimbridge but we generally avoid going there during school holidays. However, with a rarity, a White-rumped Sandpiper (an annual visitor to the UK from North America in small numbers), reported there the temptation was too great. On arriving at the Rushy Pen hide (where it has been reported in recent days) we…
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14th February 2023 – Chew Valley Lake, Somerset
A beautiful day to visit Chew Valley Lake just south of Bristol. The water level was very high and it didn’t look very inspiring when we looked out from the Stratford hide. Until, that is, a group of 8 Goldeneye came into view. One of the males was displaying regularly by raising its head to…
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