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Wednesday, 9 September 2009

Another new species 09.09.09

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A walk up Chapel Lane, round Westland Green and over Ash Valley Golf Course this morning gave views of my first spotted flycatcher in the p...

Migration watch from garden 08.09.09

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An hour in the garden from 4.30pm gave views of 125+ swallows heading south along the River Ash valley. The gentle southerly breeze and cle...
Tuesday, 8 September 2009

Hadham Hall wander 08.09.09

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An early start to see if there were any migrants around the fields north and east of Hadham Hall. Over 200 sand and house martins were seen...

To Tescos and back 06.09.09

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A fine 2 hour hike to the shops and returning via Green Street and Bury Green. Very little on show, with a soaring common buz...
Wednesday, 2 September 2009

Species number 94 for the parish 01.09.09

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An early start found me en route to Stortford Tescos via Muggin's Wood, Bury Green and Cradle End. The return journey was to the nor...

Chapel Lane, 10 Acre Wood and Foxearth Wood 30th August.

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A longer walk this morning, beginning with a wander to 10 Acre Wood on the extreme North East corner of the parish. Not too many birds of no...

August 27th Over the golf course.

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A short walk around New Road and the golf course footpaths gave good sightings of regular birds. A yellowhammer : shown here, was most confi...
Tuesday, 25 August 2009

Unusual garden sighting 25.08.09

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As I was sitting in the garden, preparing shallots for pickling!, my attention was drawn to some noisy house martins . As I looked up a hobb...

Another early morning start 21 .08.09

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I set off early again, 7.15am to try and improve on the yellow wagtail photos. Unfortubnately they were still at a distance. A long walk thr...

New species and rare bird 20.08.09

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A walk from Brick Kiln Hill around the polo fields finally offered me sightings of an expected migrant in the shape of a yellow wagtail . 6 ...