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Writing tagged: ‘long-tailed tits’

Hardcastle Crags, autumn
Hardcastle Crags, autumn

Autumn strolls

After several days of pretty dreadful weather, Jen and I were finally able to get some decent autumn strolls in over the last week.

Published 09-Nov-2021
Filed under: Writing Tags: autumn, birds, Calder Valley, Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge, long-tailed tits, red kites, redwings, roe deer

A thrilling encounter on the most inauspicious of days

A surprisingly fruitful week in terms of random bird encounters

Published 09-Oct-2021
Filed under: Writing Tags: barn owls, birds, Calder Valley, geese, great spotted woodpeckers, Hebden Bridge, kingfishers, long-tailed tits, videos
Long-tailed tit

31 July 2021

Two random encounters.

Published 31-Jul-2021
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, Calder Valley, dogs, Hebden Bridge, long-tailed tits, peregrines

23 May 2020

Long-tailed tits gathering insects.

Published 23-May-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, Calder Valley, Hebden Bridge, long-tailed tits
Long-tailed tit

25 February 2020

Dowitcher twitcher.

Published 25-Feb-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, Dee Marshes, lapwings, long-tailed tits, starlings, twitching, Wirral
Knots (probably)
Knots (probably).

23 January 2020

A glorious day on the marshes.

Published 23-Jan-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, Burton Point, Dee Marshes, dunlin, horseflies, kestrels, linnets, little egrets, long-tailed tits, midges, Phragmites, pink-footed geese, redwings, robins, rooks, starlings, stonechats, Wirral
Mushrooms

21 September 2019

Autumn approaches.

Published 21-Sep-2019
Filed under: Writing Tags: autumn, birds, Calder Valley, dogs, fungi, Hebden Bridge, long-tailed tits, swallows
Caught by the River

6 July 2019

An entirely fictional Caught by the River event.

Published 06-Jul-2019
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, Calder Valley, cats, Caught by the River, Hebden Bridge, Helen Mort, long-tailed tits, magpies, on writing, swallows
Dee Marshes, Burton Point

27 March 2019

A walk along the edge of the Dee Marshes.

Published 27-Mar-2019
Filed under: Writing Tags: alders, birds, Burton Point, common whitlow grass, Dee Marshes, flowers, geese, goat willows, gorse, great white egrets, hawthorn, kestrels, little egrets, long-tailed tits, moorhens, rooks, skylarks, spring, Wirral
Burton Marshes

2 January 2019

Trying out my new filter.

Published 02-Jan-2019
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, Burton Point, crows, curlews, Dee Marshes, herons, lapwings, long-tailed tits, marsh harriers, photography, robins, Wirral, wrens

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