Crow vs Buzzard
“Meeagh” “Meeeeagh” Higher pitched than I expected a buzzard cry to be; three of them wheeling over the fields high up – 150 feet perhaps. I stand and watch, trying to remember the...
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By the power of Grayskull..I have the power!
Everything is out to get you. This may sound like a rather paranoid statement, but in the natural world it’s true. There is always another organism planning your downfall. Whether it be another...
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Red Kite is the comeback king
The Red Kite is a medium sized bird of prey known for its striking red plumage and black wing tips as well as a long forked tail. They feed largely on carrion, small...
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Wanderings of the Glossy Ibis
A pair of glossy ibises have built a nest at a RSPB site in Frampton Marsh, Lincolnshire. Whilst the pair have not produced any eggs, they have been seen courting and displaying which...
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Pectoral Sandpiper
Seen at the RSPB reserve at Marazion Marsh, Penzance, Cornwall in the last 24 hours. Taxonomic name. Calidris melanotos. This is not a British bird, they’re scarce passage migrants from America...
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Curlew Sandpiper
Spotted on migration near Penzance in the last few days. Taxonomic name: Calidris ferruginea. Green status. Can be easily mistaken for a Dunlin, but it is a little more elegant and a bit...
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Ortolan Bunting
Seen at St Levan, Cornwall, recently, an Ortolan bunting. Taxonomic name: Emberiza hortulana. An interesting, shy little bird it was considered a delicacy in France and parts of Asia. Hunting and eating this...
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Balearic Shearwater
Taxonomic name: Puffinus mauretanicus. This is a pelagic bird which lives at sea most of the year coming to land for breeding in the Balearic islands in the Mediterranean. It is bigger than...
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Great Shearwater
This week sighted travelling and hunting on the sea near the coast of Lands End, Cornwall has been the Great Shearwater. Taxonomic name: Puffinus gravis. It is on the endangered birds list under the...
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Cory’s Shearwater
Seen in the last few days at Porthgwarra near Penzance, Cornwall is the magnificent Cory’s shearwater. Taxonomic name is: Calonectris Borealis . Normally a bird of the North African and Mediterranean coastal regions...
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