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READ MOREWhite-Crowned Sparrow and the Twitchers Just after lunch I casually checked my pager and nearly dropped it as I read “White-crowned Sparrow Cley Village 1228”!!!!!!!!!! Now this little beauty from North America is a very very rare bird in Britain, what we term a mega! With additional news that viewing was difficult and the bird […]
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READ MOREIn Canada and in the southern United States, or anywhere in between at migration time, a white-crowned sparrow is nothing much: a mere bit-part player in the continent-wide drama of wildlife. When it misses its way and turns up in north Norfolk, it becomes a superstar. It’s not a rare bird, because the species is […]
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charities / rspb / Waveney Valley / Wild Birds / Wildlife December 21, 2007
READ MOREClick on image to read online RSPB e-newsletter, December 2007 edition
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READ MOREBarn Owl in flight Barn Owl in tree Heron in tree Young Mediterranean Gull Stonechat Photos courtesy Andy: wildlifeaylmerton.blogspot.com
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charities / rspb / Waveney Valley / Wild Birds / Wildlife December 16, 2007
READ MOREThe RSPB has joined forces with BBC Countryfile magazine to launch a ground-breaking UK-wide competition to highlight the work that farmers are doing for wildlife. The Nature of Farming Award will reward farmers for providing the ‘big three’ – the three essentials farmland birds need to thrive. A total of £2,400 is up for grabs […]
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charities / rspb / Waveney Valley / Wild Birds / Wildlife November 19, 2007
READ MOREClick on image to read online RSPB e-newsletter, November 2007 edition
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rspb / the coast / Waveney Valley / Wild Birds / Wildlife November 17, 2007
READ MORESurvival of the bittern is threatened after tidal surge destroys habitat The survival of the bittern, one of the rarest and most endangered species of bird in Britain, has been threatened after the tidal surge along the east coast of England last week. At Cley Marshes in Norfolk more than 100 hectares of reed beds, […]
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Food and Drink / Waveney Valley / Wild Birds / Wildlife November 13, 2007
READ MOREThe Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said the H5 strain was found in turkeys near Diss on the Norfolk and Suffolk border. The site also houses ducks and geese and all the birds will be slaughtered. A 3km protection zone and a 10km surveillance zone are being set up. Following further test […]
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charities / rspb / Waveney Valley / Wild Birds / Wildlife October 22, 2007
READ MOREClick on image to read online RSPB e-newsletter, October 2007 edition
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READ MOREAn after dawn walk up the track this morning saw a Common Buzzard perched up, the first such sighting since the spring. Also noticable were several Fieldfare flying over high going south with smaller numbers of Redwing. At work I stopped in the layby just west of Melton Constable for lunch. This spot affords some […]
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charities / Waveney Valley / Wild Birds / Wildlife September 27, 2007
READ MOREUps and downs for rare birds on Suffolk coast Despite summer flooding that badly affected the breeding success of many birds this summer, stone-curlews, Mediterranean gulls and marsh harriers had record breeding seasons at RSPB nature reserves on the Suffolk coast. The rare stone-curlew first returned to nest at RSPB Minsmere nature reserve in 2003 […]
