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Writing tagged: ‘robins’

Robin

4 April 2020

Taking in the view from across the valley.

Published 04-Apr-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, Calder Valley, Canada geese, ducks, hawthorn, Hebden Bridge, jackdaws, mallards, nuthatches, robins, rooks
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

30 December 2019

A strange bird.

Published 30-Dec-2019
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, Burton Point, curlews, Dee Marshes, pink-footed geese, robins, Stense, stonechats, Wirral
Autumn, Burton Marshes

27 November 2019

A walk along the misty Dee Marshes,

Published 27-Nov-2019
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, blackbirds, Burton Point, Canada geese, Dee Marshes, frogs, jackdaws, kestrels, linnets, mistle thrushes, pink-footed geese, ravens, robins, rooks, voles, Wirral
‘Goldfinch’ by Lotte (4)

26 October 2019

My great-niece admires some goldfinches, and our first ever garden mustelid!

Published 26-Oct-2019
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, blue tits, Calder Valley, goldfinches, great tits, Hebden Bridge, house sparrows, mammals, robins, weasels
Juvenile robin

30 July 2019

A bird, a mammal, and an amphibian.

Published 31-Jul-2019
Filed under: Writing Tags: amphibians, birds, Dee Marshes, mammals, pygmy shrews, robins, Stense, tawny owls, toads, Wirral

15 June 2019

Visiting Berkshire.

Published 15-Jun-2019
Filed under: Writing Tags: Angela, Berkshire, Bill, birds, red kites, robins

18 April 2019

Logging the dawn chorus.

Published 18-Apr-2019
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, blackbirds, Calder Valley, chaffinches, collared doves, dunnocks, goldfinches, great tits, Hebden Bridge, house sparrows, robins, tawny owls, woodpigeons, wrens
Carolyn and Minnie

17 January 2019

A woodland walk with a friend.

Published 17-Jan-2019
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, Carolyn, curlews, dogs, great spotted woodpeckers, jackdaws, lapwings, little egrets, robins, rooks, 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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