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Writing tagged: ‘curlews’

Grey seal

On the rocks

What I saw sitting on my favourite rock.

Published 25-Sep-2022
Filed under: Nature, Writing Tags: Anglesey, Anglesey 2022, birds, Brent geese, cormorants, curlews, gannets, grey seals, guillemots, gulls, little egrets, nature waiting, oystercatchers, razorbills, RNLI, rock pipits, Sandwich terns, swallows, wheatears
The first swallow of summer

31 March 2021

The first swallow of summer.

Published 31-Mar-2021
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, butterflies, Calder Valley, curlews, goat willows, Hebden Bridge, insects, spring, swallows, trees
‘New Road’ above Hebden Bridge
‘New Road’ above Hebden Bridge

30 March 2021

Spring has finally returned.

Published 30-Mar-2021
Filed under: Writing Tags: bees, birds, bumblebees, Calder Valley, curlews, Hebden Bridge, mammals, roe deer, spring
Pussy willow

28 February 2021

Late February seems to have decided it’s April.

Published 28-Feb-2021
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, Calder Valley, curlews, goat willows, Hebden Bridge, spring, trees
Hell’s Mouth

9 September 2020

Another favourite Anglesey walk.

Published 09-Sep-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: Anglesey, Anglesey 2020, autumn, birds, cetaceans, choughs, cormorants, curlews, gulls, oystercatchers, razorbills
Razorbill

7 September 2020

Watching razorbills.

Published 07-Sep-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: Anglesey, Anglesey 2020, birds, curlews, gannets, gulls, little egrets, oystercatchers, razorbills
Selfheal

30 June 2020

The delights of a wet day.

Published 30-Jun-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, Calder Valley, curlews, flowers, Hebden Bridge, lapwings, selfheal
Roe buck

27 April 2020

A wonderful day’s wildlife.

Published 27-Apr-2020
Filed under: Featured Writing, Writing Tags: archaeology, barn owls, birds, Calder Valley, coronavirus, curlews, garden, goat willows, Hebden Bridge, insects, kestrels, lapwings, mammals, meadow pipits, mistle thrushes, red grouse, roe deer, skylarks, stonechats, swallows, the Moor, trig point 4144, videos, wheatears
Curlew

23 April 2020

Curlew over Hebden Bridge.

Published 23-Apr-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, Calder Valley, curlews, Hebden Bridge
Daisy

16 April 2020

Birds and butterflies.

Published 16-Apr-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, butterflies, Calder Valley, cowslips, curlews, daisies, flowers, Hebden Bridge, insects, lapwings
Xanthoria parietina

11 April 2020

Looking out over Hebden Bridge, some curlews, and some lichen.

Published 11-Apr-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, Calder Valley, curlews, ducks, green woodpeckers, Hebden Bridge, lichen, mallards, nuthatches, Xanthoria parietina
Garden incinerator

26 March 2020

Time for a bonfire!

Published 26-Mar-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, Calder Valley, curlews, garden, Hebden Bridge, ravens

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