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Writing tagged: ‘Wirral’

Dad’s Swiss Army knife
Dad’s Swiss Army knife

21 July 2020

Dad does some archaeology.

Published 21-Jul-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: dogs, reminiscences, Wirral

18 March 2020

A generous gift.

Published 18-Mar-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, Charles Darwin, coronavirus, great white egrets, grey herons, Wirral
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

4 March 2020

A lot of geese.

Published 04-Mar-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, Dee Marshes, pink-footed geese, Wirral
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

19 February 2020

Two signs of spring.

Published 19-Feb-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, black-headed gulls, blackthorns, Canada geese, lapwings, Wirral
Brent geese
Brent geese

29 January 2020

A mesmerising couple of hours on the Wirral.

Published 29-Jan-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, Brent geese, dunlin, Hoylake, oystercatchers, peregrines, sanderlings, shelducks, 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
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

8 January 2020

Distracted by geese.

Published 08-Jan-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, Dee Marshes, kestrels, little egrets, pink-footed geese, redshank, Wirral, woodpigeons

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
Buzzard

24 December 2019

My 32nd consecutive Christmas Eve ascent of Moel Famau in North Wales.

Published 24-Dec-2019
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, buzzards, Carolyn, Christmas, Moel Famau, red kites, Wales, Wirral

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