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Purple Sandpiper – Calidris maratima
Purple Sandpipers are a very rare breeding bird in Scotland with only a handful breeding in secret locations. In the winter, migrating birds from the…
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Spotted Sandpiper – Actitis macularia (Topsham)
The Spotted Sandpiper. First Winter juvenile A North American breeding species, a rare vagrant to the UK . The Spotted Sandpiper is described by "Birdguides"…
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Almost disaster!
This morning the weather was so bright and sunny it was one of those days that you just had to be out in. During the…
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Cormorant over the garden ——– and in the Canal!
Today's weather is abysmal! But it is expected to clear by the afternoon. A walk in to the garden revealed an absence of the…
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Update
The last few days have been hectic ones. Friday would have been a great day for birdwatching as it was bright and sunny, but I…
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Marsh Tit – Poecile palustris
The Marsh Tit is on the Red List of UK birds, those that are in decline and in need of special concern and are on…
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Rose’s journey into the realm of houseplants began with a small windowsill garden during her college years. What started as a few humble succulents soon blossomed into a full-fledged passion for nurturing…
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Getting good photographs of birds in flight is a hard thing to achieve successfully, but extremely rewarding and enjoyable when you get some results. At…
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