Having recently rediscovered the joys of birding for the first time since I was a wee lad, this is my record of getting to grips with re-familiarising myself with the world of birds.
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Posted Monday 13th September 2010 at 13:54 by Stoggler
It's mostly been a summer of cricket for me (watching, not playing!) and have not been birding much of late recently. I have been out on the occasional day but nothing really serious (although I did twitch a Hoopoe at Climping a couple of weekends ago).
All that changed this weekend though, and my, what a fantastic weekend it was too!
Up early Saturday morning and catching the train to Pulborough. Cue sitting in Nettley's hide for two hours to shelter from the rain...
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Getting to grips with young gulls
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Posted Tuesday 4th May 2010 at 15:35 by Stoggler
Updated Tuesday 4th May 2010 at 15:41 by Stoggler
A new and different birding location on Saturday morning, finally checking out The Burgh, an area of farmland on the South Downs just above Burpham, near Arundel.
I learnt about the area in Where To Watch Birds in Kent, Surrey and Sussex, and it's mostly arable farmland with a small triangular area of youngish woodland. As you enter the area, a sign informs you that you're entering a conservation area, run by the FWAG (Farming Wildlife Advisory Group) who are interested in farming... |
Getting to grips with young gulls
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Posted Monday 25th January 2010 at 10:09 by Stoggler
With the bad weather and then a nice bout of gastro-enteritis knocking me out of action for over a week, I had not been out birding since the 2nd of January. My poor bins were starting to gather a layer of dust and were crying for some attention.
Well now that my stomach had finally started to behave itseld again (is that too much information!?), I had a fantastic day on Saturday in West Sussex.
Dropping the lass off for work in Pagham early in the morning, I quickly...
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