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Sedge Warbler (UK)

July 11, 2022 Birds, Conservation, Countryside, Nature, Norfolk, RSPB, Sedge Warbler

Sedge warblers have an olive-brown mantle and scapulars with dark brown streaks, and a cinnamon rump. On the upperwing the flight feathers are brown with pale buff edges, and the wing coverts are black with paler edges. The rounded tail is dark brown. The belly is white, the flanks are pale rust and the rest…

A Bird’s Eye View on the Queen’s Reign

June 6, 2022 Birds, Conservation, Countryside, Finch, Goldfinch, Nature, RSPB, Uncategorized

Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee is a celebration of truly historic occasion. This is the first time a British Monarch has reigned for 70 years. The Queen is the RSPB’s Patron and much has changed for our wildlife since she took to the throne in 1952. For one the RSPB reports that the skies are…

Fallow Deer at Burghley Park, Stamford, UK

March 1, 2022 Fallow Deer

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‘Blue Tit (UK)’

October 21, 2021 Birds, Blue Tit, Countryside

The blue tit is a delicate little bird, weighing in at around 11g – half the size of a robin. Often considered our most attractive garden bird, the blue tit is extremely colourful, with a bright blue cap, white face, black stripes across the eyes, bright yellow breast and blue, green and white wings.