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Writing tagged: ‘teal’

Flock of redshank

11 March 2020

A thrilling spectacle.

Published 11-Mar-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, curlews, Dee Marshes, dunlin, gulls, kestrels, little egrets, oystercatchers, peregrines, pink-footed geese, redshank, shelducks, teal, Wirral
Female stonechat
Female stonechat

15 January 2020

Birds on the Dee Marshes.

Published 15-Jan-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, black-headed gulls, Burton Point, buzzards, chaffinches, curlews, Dee Marshes, hen harriers, jackdaws, kestrels, lapwings, little egrets, Phragmites, pink-footed geese, ravens, redshank, rooks, stonechats, teal, Wirral, woodpigeons
Burton Marshes

17 October 2019

The Dee Marshes.

Published 17-Oct-2019
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, Burton Point, Cetti’s warblers, Dee Marshes, jackdaws, knots, little egrets, ravens, redshank, reed mace, rooks, teal, Wirral
Cetti's warbler
Cetti's warbler

10 April 2019

In search of bearded tits.

Published 10-Apr-2019
Filed under: Writing Tags: avocets, bar-tailed godwits, bearded tits, birds, brimstone butterflies, Cetti’s warblers, chiffchaffs, Dee Marshes, ducks, gadwalls, geese, lapwings, little egrets, little grebes, nature waiting, ravens, reed buntings, shovelers, teal, tufted ducks, Wirral
High tide, Gayton Marshes

20 February 2019

High tide at the Dee Marshes.

Published 20-Feb-2019
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, black-headed gulls, Brent geese, curlews, Dee Marshes, greylag geese, mallard, pink-footed geese, redshank, shelducks, teal, Wirral
Female hen harrier

7 February 2019

Distracted by raptors.

Published 07-Feb-2019
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, buzzards, crows, Dee Marshes, hen harriers, teal, Wirral, woodpigeons

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