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Snettisham Spectacular on the Wash

Snettisham Spectacular on the Wash

March 12, 2021September 26, 2021 Alan De Witt Leave a comment

In the UK, throughout the autumn and winter, very high tides in the Wash give rise to one of natures’ wildlife spectacles. The Wash is a large rectangular bay on the East coast of England. Sometimes it’s referred to as the ‘Snettisham Spectacular’ or ‘ Wader Spectacular’.  Undoubtable the best place to witness this is […]

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Proposed Bear River Development Would Be Detrimental to People and Birds

Proposed Bear River Development Would Be Detrimental to People and Birds

December 1, 2019February 18, 2021 Supertrooper Leave a comment

This week, Utah’s Department of Natural Resources released their 2019 update of the Bear River Development Feasibility Study. The study lays out 13 scenarios for developing 220,000 acre feet annually from the Bear River with storage for 400,000 to 600,000 acre feet. The proposed project would divert Bear River flows in the winter and during […]

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Radipole and Lodmoor – 13th February

Radipole and Lodmoor – 13th February

March 5, 2019December 23, 2019 Simon Colenutt Leave a comment

I was working in Sidford, Devon again today and having finished at around 11:00 I decided to divert my route home and head for the Weymouth area for a couple of light weight rarities. First up, at Radipole RSPB was a first-winter drake Ring-necked Duck which had been present on the reserve since 4th November. […]

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November and Early December

November and Early December

December 10, 2018December 23, 2019 Simon Colenutt Leave a comment

Well, November seems to have passed me by without seeing a single bird of any note while much of the UK seemed to be awash with rare Swift’s. I have barely managed to get out due to work commitments and a general low ebb in my birding enthusiasm, this comes to me once in a […]

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Whimbrel At Carlos Pointe: Part I

Whimbrel At Carlos Pointe: Part I

August 25, 2018December 23, 2019 Bob Pelkey 1 Comment

Although there was a very welcome breeze at dawn on the morning of 11 August, I was not prepared to walk miles from Carlos Pointe at Big Carlos Pass along Little Estero Lagoon with the temperature already at 78 degrees. The primary purpose of my visit to the freshwater pool at Carlos Pointe was to […]

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Marshside – Avocets and Godwits

Marshside – Avocets and Godwits

July 4, 2018December 23, 2019 Brian Rafferty Leave a comment

It has been some time since I last posted.I have some images from previous trips pending and as I will be going into hospital soon I thought I would try to bring the blog up to date.In the middle of May I visited RSPB Marshside to find recently hatched avocet chicks showing very well in […]

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Feeding Time

Feeding Time

March 27, 2018December 23, 2019 Brian Rafferty 6 Comments

It is a while since I posted. The weather has not been good and I am currently restricted as to how far I can walk. I did however last week manage a couple of trips to Martin Mere Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust. I could manage to get to the Discovery Centre where at Feeding Time […]

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Pennington Marsh – 5th October

Pennington Marsh – 5th October

October 17, 2017December 23, 2019 Simon Colenutt Leave a comment

It was a beautiful October day and after dropping Tobias at school I was going to spent the day at Pennington Marsh until it was time to pick him up at 15:30. After a coffee at the corner of Lower Pennington Lane I walked along the fun length of the Ancient Highway. It took me […]

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