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Migratory Birds to Discover This Spring
Spring in the North East sees the arrival of many songbird and flycatcher species, returning to the UK to settle in for their breeding season….
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Parenting Coots at Killingworth Lake
Sometimes in parenting coots, patience runs out, and even on a quiet lake, a firm beak can speak louder than a thousand meeps….
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Walking the Ouse Burn Part 5: ‘A Great Park Surprise!’
The latest instalment of the ‘Walking the Ouse Burn’ series took me to Great Park – my first visit to…
Birds | Botany | Great Park | Invertebrates | Ornithology | Ouse Burn | Ouseburn | The Ouse Burn Way | Walking
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Where do all our Blue Tits come from?
Join in to help us understand the movements of Blue Tits in and around Gosforth Nature Reserve! The Mystery Do…
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Ringer’s Year September 2023
In Ringer’s Year September 2023, local ornithologist Phil Hanmer summarises a month of ringing effort. The aftereffects of Storm Arwen…
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Five Migratory Birds to Spot This Autumn
Discover five beautiful migratory birds to look out for this season with Student Naturalist, Carter Smith. Redwing ©Richard Potts Redwing…
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Ringer’s Year August 2023
Local ornithologist, Phil Hanmer recounts a month of ringing efforts in Ringer’s Year August 2023 First a correction; I reported…
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Tyne Kittiwakes Update 2023
In this new blog, Dan Turner provides an update on how the Kittiwakes are faring on the Tyne. It is…
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Ringer’s Year July 2023
Local ornithologist, Phil Hanmer reflects on a month of bird ringing in Ringer’s Year July 2023. I said this last…
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Ringer’s Year June 2023
Local ornithologist reflects on a month of bird ringing in this latest blog, Ringer’s Year June 2023 We thought we…