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Andy Roberts is a writer who initiated DARnet. Contact me on aroberts@gmail.com or @aroberts on twitter
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| Contents |
| Blue House Farm North Fambridge |
| 140 Curlews |
| Flightless Birds at Kew Gardens |
| Greater Spotted Woodpecker |
| Fledgling Baby Birds |
| Long Tailed Tits |
| Shoveller Duck |
Blue House Farm North Fambridge
Blue House Farm Bird Reserve, North Fambridge Thursday is our new day off, so we took ourselves out of London on the Eastern Railway line towards Southend and then on the little single track branch line from Wickham to North … Continue reading
Posted in wildlife
Tagged Alexandra Lake, bird, bird reserve, birds, brent geese, crouch valley, habit, Marsh Harriers, reed beds, salt marsh, sea wall, Wanstead, wanstead flats, white fronted geese, widgeon, wildlife, wildlife trust
140 Curlews
I counted 140 Curlews on two mudbanks in the estuary near Devoran today. That’s a huge increase on recent years, and suggests the curlew population, and that of other wader birds, are well on the way to fully recovering after … Continue reading
Flightless Birds at Kew Gardens
I’ve bought an annual pass for Kew Gardens this years so I’ll be going more frequently, and for shorter trips. Apart from all the botany and horticulture of course, Kew is also hone to a fair bit of wildlife, some … Continue reading
Posted in birds
Tagged bird, birds, Flightless, geese and ducks, Kew, kew gardens, photo, woodland, woodland walk
Greater Spotted Woodpecker
These Greater Spotted Woodpeckers have become regular visitors in my urban garden, requiring the peanut feeder to be topped up every few days. A messy eater, the woodpecker seemed to be getting through loads of nuts at each visit but … Continue reading
Posted in birds
Tagged bird, birds, feeder, garden, garden bird, garden birds, great tits, peanut, starlings, Tits, urban garden, video, woodpecker, woodpeckers
Fledgling Baby Birds
It’s peak season for fledgling baby birds in our garden right now and every day seems to bring new additions to the hungry crowd. The baby great tits have been a joy to have around for the past week or … Continue reading
Tagged baby birds, baby sparrows, bird, birds, birds, fledgling, great tits, Robin, starlings, tit, wrens
Long Tailed Tits
I heard that the reason why Long Tailed Tits are becoming much more common is because they are in the process of becoming urbanised. The long tailed tit snuck in at number 10 for the first time in the RSPB … Continue reading
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Tagged bird, bird watch, garden, garden bird, Long, long tailed tit, long tailed tits, Tailed, Tits
Shoveller Duck
Shoveller Duck, originally uploaded by Andyrob. These Shoveller Ducks are quite interesting, on the ponds at Wanstead Flats. We first saw them arrive for winter feeding last year, about six pairs then they went away again. This year with … Continue reading
Posted in birds
Tagged bird, birds, duck, duckpond, fowl, padding, ponds, Shoveller duck, small pond, Wanstead, wanstead flats
