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Safari Britain Nightingale Evening

Posted in Local sightings, tagged , , , , on May 30, 2009 | 5 Comments »

After some unpromising evenings earlier in the week, Thursday evening was clear for the 20 or so guests of the Safari Britain camp.
As we arrived, the ongoing influx of Painted Ladies was still in evidence, and a few of the regular warblers (Whitethroat, Chiffchaff), Blackbirds and Robins sang around the campsite.
Then we enjoyed a fine [...]

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Cuckoo at Glynde

Posted in Local sightings, tagged , , , , , , on May 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

No sooner has I moaned about it, a Cuckoo (the Cuckoo?)appeared over my head at Glynde Station this morning. Remind me to moan more often.
About the same time, a Little Egret flew over the village toward Glynde Levels, and Whitethroat, Long-tailed Tit and Swallow were all highly visible from the bridge.
There’s now a rather jealous-making [...]

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Appeal for Nightingales

Posted in Local sightings, tagged , , , on May 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Having been told there is a Cuckoo calling loudly around Glynde, I’m wondering what else I’m missing nearby.
Any local Nightingales out there, for instance? I know they’re loud, but no matter how much I listen from the bathroom window in the dead of night, I still haven’t heard one.
If you have a local [...]

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The Month in Birds – July 2007

Posted in Monthly reports, tagged , , , , , , on June 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Poor weather between mid May and mid June didn’t make it easy for breeding birds across the country. The May Bank Holiday downpours were particularly destructive, with most of the Bitterns’ nests at Minsmere in Suffolk washed out by flash flooding.
Closer to home, there were some good reports though. On Glynde Levels, one excursion found [...]

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