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Some Bird Sightings : Azores 1st – 12th July 2013
Some Bird Sightings : Azores 1st – 12th July 2013 Whilst we knew that the Azores is not a great place to for birding unless it is the migration season, we did manage to see a couple of birds apart from the ubiquitous Chaffinch, Blackbird and Spanish Sparrow. On our return from a boat trip we had taken from Horta Faial to the island of…
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Summary June 2013
Summary June 2013 Garden June started surprisingly warm and sunny although it was still cold in the evenings. On the first of the month I saw a Buzzard circling overhead. A remarkable feature in the garden of late has been the regular visits from a pair of Mistle Thrushes who seem largely unconcerned about our presence in the garden when it is warm enough to…
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Woolston Eyes Open Day : 30th June 2013
Woolston Eyes Open Day : 30th June 2013 For quite some time I have been curious about the Woolston Eyes Reserve near Warrington so when I saw a reference to their “Open Day” (they only have one every four years !) I was keen to go over there and see what it was like. Being a “members only” site it was a rare chance to…
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Birding Group Visit to Brockholes Nature Reserve 25th June 2013
Birding Group Visit to Brockholes Nature Reserve 25th June 2013 Anne and I went to Brockholes on the 17th of May but just a month later the place was transformed with vegetation now abundant. and the meadows in full bloom and full of insect life. The islands in No 1 Pit were full of quite high vegetation and gravel was hardly to be seen !…
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Birding Group Visit to The Spinnies, Aberogwen 11th June 2013
Birding Group Visit to The Spinnies, Aberogwen 11th June 2013 After we left Conwy, we drove along the expressway to the Tal-y-bont turnoff and then drove to Aberogwen where the North Wales Nature Reserve of “The Spinnies” is located. We parked up at the small car park and immediately we could see birds in the distance plunging on o the water and rising quickly up…
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Birding Group Visit to RSPB Conwy 11th June 2013
Birding Group Visit to RSPB Conwy 11th June 2013 This week’s birding day was to Wales and we all met up at the cafe at the RSPB site at Conwy. There have been quite a few changes to the cafe and surrounding area since we were last there. There is now the ubiquitous playground for infants and a new educational centre seems to be being…
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Birding Group Visit to Goyt Valley 4th June 2013
Birding Group Visit to Goyt Valley 4th June 2013 The birding group visit to Goyt Valley was always going to be interesting because last year we decided that we had probably left it too late to go there. This year it was decided to go a couple of weeks earlier but, of course, this year spring is so late in coming that we might even…
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