Purple Sandpipers and Turnstones at Battery Point
December 16, 2012
There was a record count this morning on the high tide of 9 purple sandpipers at Battery Point. Park at the Lido on Esplanade road, walk up the steps onto the headland an...
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Temminck's Stint at Stockland Reach nr Steart, Somerset
December 08, 2012
This rare visitor to Somerset has been giving good views in a flooded field near Steart for the last few days. Unusually for a rare bird, it has also been fairly tolerant...
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Waxwings at Ashcott Corner, Somerset
December 07, 2012
As the 2012 'waxwing invasion' rolls on, we have been lucky enough to get a group at Shapwick Heath NNR and specifically next to Ashcott Corner car park. Yesterday mornin...
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Whooper Swan at Catcott Lows
December 02, 2012
We've had a party of ten mixed adult and juvenile whoopers and singleton adult round and about recently. The group of ten unfortunately for me had moved on today but I wa...
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Waxwing Safari to Cheltenham
November 30, 2012
2012 is proving another good year for waxwings. They are making their way down in impressive numbers from Scotland where there have been flocks of several hundred at a ti...
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Great Northern Diver at Weston-super-Mare
November 27, 2012
I nipped up for a quick look before work on Monday to find this gorgeous juvenile GND swimming about in the Marine Lake at Weston. For those unfamiliar with the spot here...
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Jays and Magpies Prepare for Winter
November 17, 2012
I've been meaning to track down a population of relatively tame jays in Bath for some time but haven't had a go until today. Perhaps it was a bit of a gamble going up in...
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Kingfisher at Shapwick Heath NNR
November 11, 2012
A truly beautiful day today in Somerset with sunshine and only a light breeze and perfect lighting for the two kingfishers frequenting the reed bed and trees in front of...
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Snow Buntings on Severn Beach
November 10, 2012
There have been up to 6 snow bunting on Severn Beach over the last few days. The approximate location is shown here on Streetmap. They flit up and down the high tide line...
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Two Hours on the River Dart
November 09, 2012
Every year at this time we have to get our boat out of the river so we can relax during the winter storms. Although it's a time of regret as we won't be sailing for anoth...
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