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A Year in the Life of a Nest Box
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A Year in the Life of a Nest Box

We caught up with Philip Jordan to find out about his latest project documenting nest box activity at Gosforth Nature Reserve. What a year it has been!…

17 March 2022

Barn Owl Nest Box | Gosforth Nature Reserve

A Ringer’s Year: February 2022
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A Ringer’s Year: February 2022

North East ornithologist, Phil Hanmer, shares a new update summarising bird ringing across Northumberland throughout December …

3 March 2022

Ringers Year

A Ringer’s Year: January 2022
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A Ringer’s Year: January 2022

North East ornithologist, Phil Hanmer, shares a new update summarising bird ringing across Northumberland throughout December …

17 February 2022

Ringers Year

Volunteers needed – help observe birds cache from your feeder
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Volunteers needed – help observe birds cache from your feeder

Discover how you can get involved in a new study monitoring caching behaviour in a range of familiar garden birds…

27 January 2022

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A Ringer’s Year: December 2021
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A Ringer’s Year: December 2021

North East ornithologist, Phil Hanmer, shares a new update summarising bird ringing across Northumberland throughout December …

7 January 2022

Ringers Year

A Ringers Year – November 2021
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A Ringers Year – November 2021

North East ornithologist, Phil Hanmer, shares a new update summarising bird ringing across Northumberland throughout November. …

13 December 2021

Northumberland | Ornithology

A Ringers Year – October 2021
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A Ringers Year – October 2021

North East ornithologist, Phil Hanmer, shares a new update summarising bird ringing across Northumberland throughout October. …

8 November 2021

Northumberland | Ornithology

North East Citizen Science: Birds
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North East Citizen Science: Birds

Keen to help monitor North East birds? Discover ornithological citizen science projects taking place in the region….

4 November 2021

Birds | Citizen Science | Nature in the North East | Ornithology

A Ringer’s Year: September 2021
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A Ringer’s Year: September 2021

North East ornithologist, Phil Hanmer, shares a new update summarising bird ringing across Northumberland throughout September….

5 October 2021

Birds | Phil Hanmer

A May Day at Darden Lough
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A May Day at Darden Lough

Inspired by a spring visit to Darden Lough in Northumberland, local naturalist Garry McWilliams shares his observations and art….

6 September 2021

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