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Latest POsts:
- Hawfinch foundEver since there was word of a big influx of hawfinches this winter, I’ve been desperate to track some down; I had just such a chance to see one or two very close to my home this week. I followed the Bird Guides map and came across a very knowledgeable local burder who was able to tell me much about […]
- December startsWith every season there is a predictable pattern of what wildlife you expect to see and where. It’s not guaranteed however and nature has its own way of surprising you. Today a song thrush sang from a tree top with its wonderful repeated phrases…ununusal? No. It was delightful, but is the norm for this time of the year. On Friday […]
- Somerset Levels VagrantI had an opportunity to dash down to the SL to hunt out the Yellow-Browed warbler again, and with the sun shining I couldn’t resist it. Using the Bird Guides app I was reassured that the bird(s) that I’d seen previously had not moved, which being late November was a surprise. The weekend weather had been atrocious which was evidenced […]
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