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Summary of May 2011
Garden and General The month started with a warm and dry but very windy spell. By the middle of the month some rain had set in and the weather was generally changeable with some heavy downpours at times. We hope we are winning the war with the neighbouring cat but now we cannot put any
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“Birds and Men” by E.M. Nicholson
“Birds and Men, The Bird Life of British Towns, Villages, Gardens and Farmland” by E.M. Nicholson, Collins Press, 1951 I have just finished reading “Birds and Men” by E.M. Nicholson. Anne got me this book as a present from the online Oxfam shop. It is an original hardback. Max Nicholson, who died in 2003 aged
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Birding Group Visit To Macclesfield Forest 24th May 2011
Birding Group Visit To Macclesfield Forest 24th May 2011 The weather looked reasonably good for a woodland walk and despite Anne and I both displaying symptoms of the onset of flu, we decided to go out for the birding walk anyway. We arrived at the car park on the far side of Teggsnose Reservoir about
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Chorlton Water Park 19th May 2011
Walk to Chorlton Water Park We went for a walk across the Meadows to Jackson’s Boat bridge and then along the Mersey to Chorlton Water Park. As we walked along the Mersey a Heron fledgling flew by and stopped at the water edge for a while. The lake at the water park was as empty
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Birding Group Visit To Pennington Flash 17th May 2011
Birding Group Visit To Pennington Flash Our planned visit was supposed to be to Macclesfield Forest but the weather forecast was so poor that it made sense for us to swop that trip with the one for the following week – i.e. Pennington Flash. Pennington Flash has hides and is well provided with footpaths so
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Summary Bird List for Wales Holiday May 2011
Summary Bird List for Wales Holiday
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Wales Break Day 5 : RSPB Conwy : 15th May 2011
RSPB Conwy We left Bodnant and decided to go back up to RSPB Conwy for a bite to eat and a last chance to view the lagoon from the panoramic cafe window. As we arrived it was pointed out to us that someone had just seen a Citrine Wagtail which is a reasonably rare bird
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