11 July 2020
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Our treat for yesterday morning’s perambulation was meeting a friendly little baby robin. We we walking through Burleigh Woods, on the far side of the University campus, and I spotted a rather round looking bird. Grabbing the binoculars, I quickly … Continue reading
30 May 2020
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We went back past Dishley Pool for our walk this morning, starting from a bit closer but continuing on down the top of the Grand Union canal and completing the loop via the industrial estate. No kingfisher today but we … Continue reading
17 May 2020
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Having spotted an information board on Beacon Hill yesterday that described it as Leicestershire’s second highest point led me to searching for the answer to the inevitable follow up question. It turns out that Bardon Hill is the highest and … Continue reading
7 May 2020
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Jane and I had an unexpected surprise on our morning exercise stroll today. We took another walk up Beacon Hill, just outside Loughborough. Near the top, we spotted a yellowish bird not too far away. Fortunately Jane had brought her … Continue reading
5 September 2019
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I had a lovely lunchtime earlier this week down by the river in University Parks. I had been hoping that I might see the kingfisher again, which I briefly spotted in July. That was entirely fulfilled. I saw a flash … Continue reading
24 July 2019
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I think I saw a kingfisher today. Just a brief flash of iridescent blue, low to the water along the banks of the Cherwell, where it flows through University Parks. Even though spotted for just for an instant, I can’t … Continue reading
29 January 2018
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This weekend has been the one picked by the RSPB for their annual garden birdwatch. This is an observational census of the birds seen in UK gardens and allows estimates of populations of different species and how that is changing … Continue reading
15 August 2017
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When I got back from picking up my shopping this evening, I found a sparrowhawk sitting at the end of my drive. I stopped by the side of the road but I think I was too close and it took … Continue reading
15 May 2017
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Jane looked up the bird we saw on Saturday in one of our books this morning and identified that it was not a siskin but, in fact, a yellowhammer. I should have recognised it, since we saw yellowhammers last year … Continue reading
11 May 2017
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I’ve got a few photos to work through from my recent trip to Canada and I’m afraid the first one I’m posting is a little morbid: At least it kept still enough for me to get a decent picture when … Continue reading