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Category Archives: British Trust for Ornithology
Redstarter for ten
I was delighted to see my first redstart in Bucks when doing my breeding bird survey at Hazlemere on 10 April. Continue reading
Hurray for a bit of scrub
A little patch of scrub made my bird survey at Hazlemere particularly rewarding. Continue reading
A blaze of firecrests
On the first day of spring I set off on a walk not expecting to see my first-ever firecrests. Continue reading
Where are the chaffinches?
I hardly see chaffinches any more, a sad loss. Continue reading
Posted in Birds, British Trust for Ornithology
Tagged Birds, British Trust for Ornithology, chaffinch, trichomonosis
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Bonus birds
On a walk round Turville I was pleased to see meadow pipit, redwing, long-tailed tit and kestrel. Continue reading
Posted in AONB, Birds, British Trust for Ornithology, Chilterns, walking
Tagged meadow pipit, Southend, Turville
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Two birds with one survey
I have taken on a new site for the breeding bird survey, at Piddington in Bucks. Continue reading
Dawn chorus days
I was up for the dawn chorus alongside a nationwide community of birdwatchers. Continue reading
Tricky paths at Tetsworth
I visited Tetsworth, Oxfordshire, again for a bird survey and found the public paths still to be in a poor state. Continue reading
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