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Saturday, 13 December 2014

One day like this a year will see me right

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What a beautiful morning, dawn broke clear and sharp on the Washes.  Ice crunch of frost under foot and cold scalding on the ears.  Bugling ...

from dusk til dawn

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On Friday evening I got the chance to see the swans at Welney at close quarters from the basement of the main observatory during the sw...
Tuesday, 9 December 2014

Winter bites.

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After this mornings' superb sunrise the sky softened and the wind washed away the colour. Subtle pinks and greys made the black shape...
Monday, 8 December 2014

The Raptur

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The garganey was still there this evening, colder brown against the rippled steel water, yesterdays' caerulean replaced by chilling pru...
Sunday, 7 December 2014

Dapplers

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A late afternoon potter along Queen Adelaide Way looking at the Beet Pits and fields saw some dapper dabblers steal the show.  A good number...
Friday, 5 December 2014

womans hour

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As the morning sun was shining, I decided it would be a nice day for a drive across the fen to find some swans. Now that the weather has fi...
Monday, 24 November 2014

Titter ye not....

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Earlier in the year Andy had a drive by sighting of a Marsh Tit at Witcham, since then there have been a couple of reports of Marsh Tit in t...
Sunday, 23 November 2014

Swanning

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Yesterday was altogether more pleasant weatherwise than either Friday (which was freezing and windy), and today, a wet gloom of a day. ...
Monday, 17 November 2014

Falsehood

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No shade, No shine, No butterflies, No bees, No fruits, no flowers, no leaves, no birds, November! I’m rather fond of Thoma...
Sunday, 16 November 2014

November spawned a .......Garganey

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Foggy November mornings are not ideal for searching out birds across the Washes and even as the gloom cleared we were unable to find the Gre...
Tuesday, 11 November 2014

On approaching Welney.

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Kestrels seem to be having a good winter so far- I counted seven between Welney and Pymoor, and there were a few mo...