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    Bittern 'Booming' in late November

    Whilst out Birding at first light this morning, I heard from the edge of a reed bed, what I would have confidently identified in early Spring, as a Booming Bittern, with an occasional grunting sound being heard also,....but in late November, surely this can't be correct. I must stress, that at...
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    Polecats

    Early this morning, I saw a Polecat in North Wales, in the lowlands on Deeside in Flintshire. I've noticed that this species is a BAP mammal, and also a species of conservation concern in the U.K.......should I report the sighting to a relevant conservation authority ?
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    Which Tern?

    13/10/17 Location........Burton Marsh, Cheshire, England, UK 1 'marsh tern', was noted early morning today, which I would have expected to be a Black Tern,.... but....it did appear to be showing much paler/whiter undersides, and was also much paler above, than I would have expected from a...
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    Vanishing Common Tern's

    On the 24/04/17, I had anywhere between 100 and 150 roosting Common Tern's, that were back at the traditional breeding colony, at Shotton in North Wales........which have now vanished to another site........but where? In the past, they have relocated to Preston Dock, but I've been unable to...
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    Flint Point, Shotton & Chester

    01/01/2016 Tufted Duck 57 Great Crested Grebe Grey Heron 2 Little Grebe Teal 10 Gadwall 16 Wigeon Kingfisher Mistle Thrush 2
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    Tree Bumblebees in Nest Box

    I've got a Tree Bumblebee nest in my garden nestbox, (which I'm delighted about B (:), but when the bee nesting season ends, could anyone advise me, as to whether I should remove the old bees nest, or leave it, so that it can be used again next year? For me,....leaving it, would be the best...
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    Is this weekend, the best time to do the Big Garden Birdwatch?

    As you'll already know, the RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch, will be taking place this coming weekend, but do you think that this is the best time of Winter to carry out this survey? I generally find, that the end of January, is a little quieter birdwise in the garden, than say, the end of...
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