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The Feather Fanatic: June 2014
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Tales of mischief, woe and intrigue. well, not really, pretty much about birds and wildlife to be honest! Friday, 6 June 2014. Farming and persecution - why is our countryside being held to ransom? Part One: Raptor Persecution. It torments me to think that our beautiful countryside and the wildlife that depends on it has been continually and systematically destroyed until it is clinging on for mere existence. and for what? Money pure and simple. It is an utter disgrace. Poisoned Red Kite ( Milvus milvus.
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The Feather Fanatic: Shetland 2014 - Day 2 - Unst
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Tales of mischief, woe and intrigue. well, not really, pretty much about birds and wildlife to be honest! Tuesday, 14 October 2014. Shetland 2014 - Day 2 - Unst. Thankfully due to a change in ferry timings, the mad dash across Yell wasn't as mental as it could have been and also gave us the opportunity to have a quick look for the female King Eider that had been hanging around with a flock of Common Eider in Basta Voe. Female King Eider ( Somateria spectabilis. Basta Voe, Yell. It was getting towards the...
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The Feather Fanatic: September 2012
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Tales of mischief, woe and intrigue. well, not really, pretty much about birds and wildlife to be honest! Saturday, 8 September 2012. Long time no post - Norfolk (Part 1). Norfolk is one of those places that when you mention it in passing to a birder you generally get the response. "ahhhhhh, birder's paradise! Is mostly seen up in the north with the Shetlands enjoying the vast majority of records. Indeed, when I was up there in October 2009 we ended up seeing 7! Snow Bunting ( Plectrophenax nivalis.
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The Feather Fanatic: Shetland 2014 - Day 3 - A Ruby in the dark
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Tales of mischief, woe and intrigue. well, not really, pretty much about birds and wildlife to be honest! Wednesday, 15 October 2014. Shetland 2014 - Day 3 - A Ruby in the dark. Phil after raiding the pie shop in Voe. Brambling ( Fringilla montifringilla. It was only moments later when Phil started showing Mark how to age 1st-winter male Blackbirds when things got a little bit crazy as Al shouted for us to ' Get in the f@#*ing car. Pointons got a Rubythroat at Levenwick! Pic by David Gray). Shetland 2014...
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The Feather Fanatic: Shetland 2014 - Day 4 - Wild, wet and windy, a Pallid Harrier and the Golden Godwit!
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Tales of mischief, woe and intrigue. well, not really, pretty much about birds and wildlife to be honest! Wednesday, 15 October 2014. Shetland 2014 - Day 4 - Wild, wet and windy, a Pallid Harrier and the Golden Godwit! The morning started pretty late due to a combination of awful weather (and a few aching heads! Phone-scoped shot of the Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus. As we made our way down to the lighthouse the weather cleared up providing us with a stunning sunset as we arrived. A total off 44 out ...
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The Feather Fanatic: Shetland 2014 - Day 1 - A White morning and a Yellow afternoon
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Tales of mischief, woe and intrigue. well, not really, pretty much about birds and wildlife to be honest! Tuesday, 14 October 2014. Shetland 2014 - Day 1 - A White morning and a Yellow afternoon. The weather was beautiful in Aberdeen and the ferry journey was pretty relaxing too - not too choppy and I went up top to have a look for some seabirds as the ship headed north past the Aberdeenshire coast. On the way there were plenty of auk and Gannets offshore, some of the Gannets coming extremely close.
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The Feather Fanatic: June 2011
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Tales of mischief, woe and intrigue. well, not really, pretty much about birds and wildlife to be honest! Monday, 27 June 2011. Shark in the Mist. Brussels Lace ( Cleorodes lichenaria. Although the weather was poor, I felt pretty good about the nights trapping and went out to see what I'd got. After an hour of sorting and identifying the haul, I'd ended up with 277 moths of 66 species including a rather delicate species I'd not had before, Brussels Lace ( Cleorodes lichenaria. Fulmar ( Fulmarus glacialis.
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The Feather Fanatic: Shetland 2014 - Day 6 - Mark gets the Horn and the tale of two Buntings
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Tales of mischief, woe and intrigue. well, not really, pretty much about birds and wildlife to be honest! Wednesday, 15 October 2014. Shetland 2014 - Day 6 - Mark gets the Horn and the tale of two Buntings. As we woke up the weather was still pretty grim, albeit better than it had been predicted first thing so we trudged out to Veensgarth to get Mark the Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll that Al and I had jammed on the previous evening. Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll ( Carduelis hornemanni. Sumburgh Hotel, Mainland.
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The Feather Fanatic: Shetland 2014 - Day 8 - The Lancy, the Rubythroat and a fond farewell til next year
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Tales of mischief, woe and intrigue. well, not really, pretty much about birds and wildlife to be honest! Thursday, 16 October 2014. Shetland 2014 - Day 8 - The Lancy, the Rubythroat and a fond farewell til next year. Lanceolated Warbler ( Locustella lanceolata. Lanceolated Warbler ( Locustella lanceolata. We all agreed that seeing as the bird had been showing well for the last few days, (and it would be rude not to), that we should go and check out the Rubythroat again. Fred Fearn was with us and this w...
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The Feather Fanatic: August 2011
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Tales of mischief, woe and intrigue. well, not really, pretty much about birds and wildlife to be honest! Friday, 26 August 2011. July to August Update - Post 5 - A weekend on the Scillies (Day 3). Fulmar ( Fulmarus glacialis. The fin was back at the surface, nowhere near the line, so what had we got? Eventually the shark was brought to the surface again and the blue hue of it's skin shone vividly, a really spectacular fish. After landing it, the shark was measured from nose to tail and tagged. I...After...
