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From a Distance
From my kitchen window I kept seeing a bird of prey over the road in the graveyard. It would jump down off the top of...
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Celandine
There’s a distinct lack of wild flowers around the village this spring so far. The long ditch all down the lane that had primroses has...
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Vanellus Vanellus But We Call Them Peewits
Driving home from town two weeks ago and on the edge of the village I noticed a recently ploughed field covered with birds. At first...
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Mistle Thrush
Walking back through the churchyard last week after taking the photos of various houses I spotted this fella sitting on a gravestone. This is at...
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Another Quiet Week
It’s been another quiet week here, even Storm Isha passed over the top of the bungalow last Sunday night without any damage and the remains...
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Starlings
I wrote about starlings on the feeders a year ago. They are back regularly again, and can easily get through a feeder full of dried mealworms...
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Aegithalos caudatus
Almost exactly a year since I included photos of the Aegithalos caudatus, better known as Long Tailed Tits, flying onto the feeders, here they are...
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Sweet Chestnuts
Many thanks for comments yesterday – apologies for not replying – just got side tracked by other stuff. These are Sweet Chestnut trees, two of...
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Herring Gulls
I’m seeing several gulls – too far away to see exactly what sort- from my front windows this summer due to the building work going...