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Hello!
Welcome to the year of bird-watching that turned into three years and counting...
During 2014, I set out to see as many species of bird as I could in the 52-weeks that the year threw at me.
I managed to spot 201 and given that the current full-year record is 6042, I don't think I'll be getting a book deal out of it.
I thoroughly enjoyed the challenge - learning a lot along the way - so I have kept the blog going and will sporadically provide updates to let you know if I see anything new or have any bird-related 'adventures'...
Have a click around some of the past entries and please feel free to share and comment.
Have a nice day :)
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Tag Archives: butterflies
The Terninator
In case you didn’t all know, yesterday was International Dawn Chorus Day… It’s an event designed to get people out of their beds at some ungodly hour of the morning and out into the natural world with the chief purpose … Continue reading
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Tagged 22-spot ladybird, 5-spot burnet, beautiful demoiselle, butterflies, common blue, common tern, dawn chorus, dingy skipper, Earlswood Lake, green hairstreak, grizzled skipper, insects, international dawn chorus day, ladybird, lizard, mint moth, moths, national doughnut week, penalties, peter shiltern, rainbow kite, Warnham Nature Reserve, wood pigeon
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Jonah and the Rail
Firstly, owing to recent disputes and bureaucratic wranglings (with myself!) over what I can and can’t add to my 2014 bird list, I have amended my rules. They are now as follows: – Identification of bird must be 100% certain … Continue reading
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Tagged birds, Birdworld, brimstone, butterflies, chaffinch, comma, great spotted woodpecker, leucism, Pulborough Brooks, rules, spring, springtime, water rail, wren
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