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Lapwing (Peewit)

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This is a vocal bird in the breeding season, with constant calling as the crazed tumbling display flight is performed by the male. The typical contact call is a loud, shrill “pee-wit” from which they get their other name of peewit. Displaying males usually make a wheezy “pee-wit, wit wit, eeze wit” during their display flight. It…

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Spotted Flycatcher Appeal

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One of our most treasured songbirds, the Spotted Flycatcher, is disappearing. Once considered a common garden nesting species, the Spotted Flycatcher is now a bird that many people are willing to travel a long way to see. Breeding Bird Survey data show a decline in the breeding population of 39% between 1995 and 2016, part of…

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Oystercatchers in Flight at Old Hunstanton, Norfolk, UK

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[su_carousel source=”media: 1088,1087,1086,1085,1084,1083,1082″ width=”1200″ height=”800″ items=”2″] Oystercatchers in Flight at Old Hunstanton, Norfolk, UK Oystercatchers are large, stocky, black and white wading birds. They have a long, orange-red bill and reddish-pink legs. In flight they show a wide, white wing-stripe, a black tail and a white rump that extends as a ‘V’ between the wings. Because…

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Common Kingfisher Series

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The Common Kingfisher The common kingfisher also known as the Eurasian kingfisher, and river kingfisher, is a small kingfisher with seven subspecies recognized within its wide distribution across Eurasia and North Africa. It is resident in much of its range, but migrates from areas where rivers freeze in winter.