So, I finally visited the Bee-eaters in East Leake! When I first heard about the Bee-eaters that were spotted fairly close to where I live, I was filled with excitement and couldn't wait to...
On Tuesday, I went to Aberystwyth University for a taster day. On the taster day we visited Bwlch Nant yr Arian Forest Visitor Centre where there is a Red Kite feeding station. We headed over in ...
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On Saturday my dad, mum and I drove to Exeter University (Penryn campus) in Falmouth for an open day. We took this opportunity to take a coastal walk the day after, before our long journey home....
Last Saturday morning, my family and I took a long awaited trip to our local nature reserve: Willington Gravel Pits. I haven't been out much due to lots of school work but with it being an extrem...
My dads photo On the 13th of February, my family and I headed down to Cornwall for our holiday. We were going to be staying in a cottage in Coombe Valley until Friday. We went on many a walk...
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On Wednesday the 8th of February I organised our school to take part in the RSPB's Big Schools' Birdwatch. We soon received our free id poster and I before we knew it we were outside counting the...
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Willington Gravel Pits is our local birding reserve, therefore its is our most visited site and a good job too, because I love it! There are 4 fantastic platforms and one of which has a magnifice...
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Last year I took part in the 'Young Birder of the Year' competition at the Spurn MigFest, one prize I won was a free stay in the new Spurn bird Observatory. Last weekend I decided to use my free...
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The other day I went birding at Willington Gravel Pits with my family and Simon Roddis (a great birder we have met through Twitter). Willington is my local nature reserve and it is always a favo...
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On September the 4th, my Mum and I headed to Spurn for The Migration Festival (MigFest). I was a competitor in the Young Birder of the Year Competition, along with Findlay Wilde and Ellis Lucas....
Wristbands and bracelets from BirdFair This year my family and I spent all three days at BirdFair, on previous years we had only been for one day, so I was excited about how much time we wou...
Last weekend, my family and I attended our first swan round-up with Sorby Breck ringing group. It was a great experience. We arrived and after a drink in the aptly named 'Swan Cafe', several ...
I am writing this blog post late due to the fact I have been so busy with end of year mock exams and tests. My sister and I went to check on the nest boxes we put up around school for our nest ...
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Abby, checking a box My sister, Abby and I are being awarded a grant from Derbyshire Ornithological Society from a fund which was set up to help young ornithologist and we are very grateful ...
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This morning was a great ringing session and it was a beautiful, clear day with lots of sunshine. Which makes a change from the usual cold mornings! We had a wide variety of birds, including Ree...
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During my half term holiday I went to the BTO for a week of work experience. I wanted to do this through my school, however school wouldn't let me go out of area, as this was my dream placement ...
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Avian Pox (Avian Poxvirus) is a virus that has become increasingly common in our garden birds. The birds develop a growth around its eye or beak area. There are guidelines on the BTO website wh...
Siberian Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus Tristis) Last weekend we went ringing in Uttoxeter, plenty of different species came into the nets, such as Meadow Pipits, Redwings, Song Thrush and Grey Wa...
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It was a freezing cold morning for ringing, but everywhere looked beautiful covered with a blanket of frost. As soon as we arrived at the site we heard 2 Tawny Owls calling, which made me even mo...
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On the evening of 5th December my family and I went to the BTO annual conference at Swanick, Derbyshire. It was my first time at the conference and I had been invited to speak so I was very exci...
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Ringing - Renishaw, 22nd November 2014 This weekend I went ringing at Renishaw, a woodland setting with a lake which is a breathtaking scene of showering vibrant orange and autumnal coloured le...
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White-necked Jacobin This August, my family and I went on a jam-packed, adventure wildlife holiday lead by Nick Baker to Belize, to see a wide variety of flora and fauna. Belize is a small c...
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