Exploring nature & wild places. RSPB member 30 years but only just visiting their great reserves. Support Woodland Trust & Yorkshire Wildlife Trust. Novice

Yorkshire and The Humber
Joined March 2009
Emsworth today: Grey Plover and Redshank Distant and awful weather conditions. I had my camera under a dry robe
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Hill Head today Brent Geese, Ringed Plover, Common Gull Very blustery
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Stop at @RSPB_OldMoor on way to Portsmouth for elderly relative visit Gadwall, Shoveler, Wigeon, Teal
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Also saw a Clouded Yellow no photograph Plenty of dragonflies about
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Dipper, Bridgehouse Beck Oxenhope today
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Soggy day in The Pennines Walk from Oxenhope and saw a group of Grey Partridge Probably was worth getting the camera wet
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Childcare day in Otley Southern Hawker, Kingfisher, Common Darter, Dipper
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Struggling to see many birds at the moment. I need to make some trips to the coast Loving some of the migratory birds showing up in my feed At least my Dipper is reliable a short walk from home, Bridgehouse Beck Oxenhope yesterday
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Fungi in Oxenhope today The only one I’m comfortable about identifying is the Fly Agaric (last) The first is possibly a Bloody Brittlegill, the Puffball possibly Dusky Puffball and the Waxcap a Honey Waxcap?
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Common Gull seen in the fields around Oxenhope
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Oxenhope today Stonechat family on the moor Pied Wagtail on the cricket pitch Grey Wagtail in Bridgehouse Beck
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Otley childcare day Red Admiral, Hornet Mimic Hoverfly, Common Darter Grey Wagtail
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Too long since we had a day out at the coast so yesterday we traveled to @Bempton_Cliffs Small Copper, Gannet, Stonechat, young Tree Sparrow
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Rainy day but got my camera out when under shelter of some trees near Bridgehouse Beck, Oxenhope Dipper, Grey Wagtail
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Childcare day in Otley I’m spoiled by the Oxenhope Dippers who allow me to approach quite closely, the Otley Dippers are more timid. Also Kingfisher, Common Darter, Dunnock
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Confiding Wheatear at @RSPBPagham today
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Hill Head beach on The Solent Turnstone, Common Gull, Sandwich Tern, Mediterranean Gull
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Two different ringing schemes for Med Gulls @Calybites
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