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Tag: Sand Martin

Global Big Day

Global Big Day

May 15, 2019December 23, 2019 Yoav Perlman Leave a comment

Yesterday I teamed up with Jonathan and Re’a to take part in Global Big Day. Our plan was to record as many species as possible, and also to connect with some specialties that are less likely to get recorded elsewhere. We did not plan our route too carefully, as this was not a competition but […]

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Slimbridge WWT, Hayling Island, Denny Wood and Pennington Marsh

Slimbridge WWT, Hayling Island, Denny Wood and Pennington Marsh

April 30, 2019December 23, 2019 Simon Colenutt Leave a comment

With the last days before my next foreign trip, work and family life have been hectic. The glorious, warm sunny Easter weekend of 19th April was spent decorating at home with some time on the beach with friends and family and enjoying the garden. Birding of late has been confined to a few short jaunts […]

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POLL: Should Anti-Bird Netting be banned to protect wildlife?

POLL: Should Anti-Bird Netting be banned to protect wildlife?

April 30, 2019February 18, 2021 Supertrooper 4 Comments

North Norfolk District Council has bowed to pressure to remove some anti-bird netting from cliffs. The netting was meant to deter sand martins from returning to their nesting grounds on the Bacton cliffs of the Norfolk coast. But it was a hazard that could potentially injure or kill birds and other animals. The government wanted […]

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A day in Dorset

A day in Dorset

April 6, 2019December 23, 2019 Brian Anderson Leave a comment

All winter I’ve wanted to get down and see the Lesser Yellowlegs at Lodmoor so yesterday we bit the bullet and drove the 160 miles down the M3 arriving around 8.15am we managed to find the target although views were not as crippling as the images I’ve been seeing. It was sat on the far […]

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A week in the forest of Dean

A week in the forest of Dean

March 9, 2019December 23, 2019 Brian Anderson Leave a comment

Just back from a week away in the Forest of Dean with my grandson with limited birding opportunities as the week was geared around ensuring he had a good time. I added a few year ticks with Ravens in the garden of our cottage and I twitched the Yellow-browed Warbler a couple of miles from […]

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Migrants lacking – Jubail

Migrants lacking – Jubail

September 16, 2018December 23, 2019 Jem Babbington Leave a comment

Whilst birdwatching in the Jubail area I saw a few good birds but very few migrants. The Egyptian Nightjars that I saw a few weeks ago are still present with at least three birds seen. This site, like the one in Al Hassa, seems to hold Egyptian Nightjars throughout the summer now indicating birds may […]

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6th and 13th August – Pennington Marsh

6th and 13th August – Pennington Marsh

August 23, 2018December 23, 2019 Simon Colenutt 1 Comment

A free Saturday morning on 6th August and I couldn’t resist the pull of Pennington Marsh but a few beers the night before meant a slightly later start so I wasn’t in the car park at Lower Pennington Lane until 08:00 by which time the dog walking hordes had descended. I wandered a short way […]

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Summertime birding – Jubail

Summertime birding – Jubail

June 29, 2018December 23, 2019 Jem Babbington Leave a comment

Birding the Jubail area in June gave a few surprising migrants including Whinchat, European Bee-eater, Red-backed Shrike, Barn Swallow and Sand Martin. A Western Cattle Egret was also a surprise as they are a winter species that has normally departed by this time of year. A few summer plumage Squacco Herons were also present showing […]

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