Monday, 27 January 2025

Species seen in Dickleburgh. As from Tuesday 21st Jan 2025

  1.  Little egret.
  2. Mute swan 
  3. Canada goose 
  4. Egyptian goose
    1. Mallard
    2. Wigeon
    3. Red kite
    4. Kestrel
    5. Common buzzard
    6. Pheasant
    7. Moorhen
    8. Lapwing
    9. Green sandpiper
    10. Common snipe
    11. Jack snipe
    12. Black headed gull
    13. Common gull
    14. Wood pigeon
    15. Collared dove
    16. Meadow pipit
    17. Pied wagtail
    18. Grey wagtail
    19. Dunnock
    20. Stonechat
    21. Robin
    22. Wren
    23. Blackbird
    24. Mistle thrush
    25. Long tailed tit
    26. Blue tit
    27. Great tit
    28. Chaffinch
    29. Goldfinch
    30. House sparrow
    31. Starling
    32. Jay
    33. Magpie
    34. Carrion crow
    35. Jackdaw
    36. Rook 
    40 species reached by 26.i.25
    Meadow pipit


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    This is me

    This is me
    At the end of another Norfolk Coastal footpath walk. 47 miles, 3 days 99 species of bird. September 2009

    Caley Wood view

    Caley Wood view
    sunshine through the canopy 29.05.08

    A walk along the Warta Valley, Poznan, Poland. Feb 2007

    A walk along the Warta Valley, Poznan, Poland. Feb 2007
    Best birds on this walk: black and middle spotted woodpecker and short toed treecreeper

    About Me

    My photo
    A primary school teacher for 30 years, I retired from teaching in July 2009 to set up my own science enhancement and communication company. The Primary Works offers science clubs, workshops and staged science shows nationwide. I have always been interested in bird watching since my early years. Apparently my first tick was after inquiring about a chaffinch and then receiving the Observer book of birds. By the age of 9 I had moved on to Tory Peterson's collins guide and was now involved on YOC birding holidays to Northumbria, Essex coast, Slimbridge and Yorkshire. My twitching rule is that I will willingly travel 1km for each gram the bird weighs. However, I have had many rarities just by being in the right place. I have travelled widely throughout Europe and also visited Australia and Sri Lanka. In 2016 I spent time at Portland Bird Obs and two trips to Aviero, Portugal. 2017 found me back in Sri Lanka in Feb/March, then July and back for New Year's Eve celebrations in December. Also returned to The Camargue in May for a 4 day trip. Few plans for 2018, but nothing yet booked apart from a trip to the IOW.

    Grey heron

    Grey heron
    Over the allotment 28.09.08

    Southern Hawker

    Southern Hawker
    Ridge footpath 27.08.08

    Juvenile green woodpecker (17.08.08)

    Juvenile green woodpecker (17.08.08)
    Note the stripes, denoting a bird fledged this year.

    common blue

    common blue
    Ash Valley G.C. 15.08.08

    Indian balsam (impatiens glandulifera)

    Indian balsam (impatiens glandulifera)
    River Ash

    azure damselfly

    azure damselfly
    River Ash 28.07.08

    marbled white

    marbled white
    Discovered at Westland Green 22.07.08

    ruddy darter

    ruddy darter
    Bush Wood 21.07.08

    honeysuckle 19.07.08

    honeysuckle 19.07.08
    growing in hedgerow in Chapel Lane

    cinnabar moth caterpillar

    cinnabar moth caterpillar
    Photographed on ragwort 19.07.08

    Bittersweet

    Bittersweet
    Study of petals 11.06.08

    male yellowhammer

    male yellowhammer
    08.06.08

    common blue butterfly

    common blue butterfly
    06.06.08

    River Ash

    River Ash
    looking south from the bridge at Hadham Ford

    Common poppy (papaver rhoeas)

    Common poppy (papaver rhoeas)
    in rape field 29.05.08

    Caley Wood sunshine

    Caley Wood sunshine
    29.05.08

    Millenium Wood fox

    Millenium Wood fox
    24.05.08

    common comfrey (symphytum officinale)

    common comfrey (symphytum officinale)
    06.05.08 banks of the River Ash

    Garlic Mustard or Jack by the Hedge,(Alliara petiolata)

    Garlic Mustard or Jack by the Hedge,(Alliara petiolata)
    flowers, leaves and fruit edible . Good in salad and pesto

    April showers

    April showers
    Double rainbow 30.04.08

    Caley Wood bluebells

    Caley Wood bluebells
    22.04.08

    Yellow Archangel

    Yellow Archangel
    Chapel Lane (20.04.08)

    sunlight 16.04.08

    sunlight 16.04.08
    looking south west from Bush Wood

    snowy buds

    snowy buds
    06.04.08 in Bush Wood

    Looking north west

    Looking north west
    05.04.08 evening shower approaching

    Back Garden

    Back Garden
    Easter Sunday (23.03.08)

    Brick Kiln Hill

    Brick Kiln Hill
    Looking east (23.03.08)

    No play today

    No play today
    The 2nd hole at Ash Valley golf course

    Teasel head

    Teasel head
    Bush Wood (21.03.08)

    Reflections

    Reflections
    daffodils at Bush Wood pond (21.03.08)

    Swollen River Ash

    Swollen River Ash
    The river at the bottom of Winding Hill 16.03.08

    Daybreak over the chapel

    Daybreak over the chapel
    Thursday 13th March

    Wild daffodils (narcissus pseudonarcissus)

    Wild daffodils (narcissus pseudonarcissus)
    growing in Bush Wood

    January snowdrops

    January snowdrops
    Banks of River Ash, north of Much Hadham

    Good Moon

    Good Moon
    From garden 24.01.08

    Village Green

    Village Green
    Looking east towards Acremore Street

    Looking south before Hadham Ford

    Looking south before Hadham Ford
    rare January blue sky

    Useful sites

    The following are some useful websites that may interest readers of this blog.
    Firstly, Bishop's Stortford Natural History Society http://bsnhs.webplus.net/

    Fellow birder, Gary Whelan's blog. Gives reports from our trips out together plus reports from his trips abroad. http://hairybirders.blogspot.co.uk
    http://www.hertsbirdclub.org.uk/ The official herts bird club website. Frequently updated, listing bird sightings around the county. Offers links to many other websites. Both of these sites also offer links to yahoo discussion groups.
    http://www.birdforum.net/ An international site. You can enter as a guest but become a member( free) to post comments, bird sightings and just about anything to do with wild birds. Good news updates, classified section for binoculars, cameras etc.
    http://www.guidedbirdwatching.com/ A new site set up where you can contact people worldwide who will help you find good birds in their country. UK section being set up presently.
    http://www.britainsbirder.co.uk/
    Fellow birders blog. Strtford resident, Graeme Smith regulary birds the area south of Stortford as well as around Spellbrook and the River Stort from Spellbrook to Twyford Locks. Some superb bird photography: Graeme uses a digital camera attached to his powerful telescope to get detailled images of the birds he sees. Well worth a browse.
    Two local sites that may be of interest can be found at
    http://www.thehadhams.com/ www.thepelhams.net/content/section/12/139/

    South Easterly walk

    South Easterly walk
    black, normal, red extended walk

    South Westerly route.

    South Westerly route.
    Black usual, red extended

    North Easterly walk

    North Easterly walk
    black short, walk. Red, extended

    North West Patch

    North West Patch
    black route regular. Red route the extended wander