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A merry chirpy Christmas

Posted 29-12-11 at 10:59 AM by Darryl

Due to working 7 days most weeks and the fact that it's dark when I leave the house and when I return has prevented me watching my garden birds over the last month but I noticed the food was going down much quicker than in the past. At last Christmas arrived meaning a whole week to catch up with the everyday lives of my feathered friends. I also get to play with the Nikon3100 I bought myself as a treat for stopping smoking and the 10x50 binoculars and guide to British birds my other half got me...
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Two more updates....

Posted 06-12-11 at 07:51 AM by Jynx_69

....to my ringing blog this week.
A shameless bit of self-promotion I know, sorry
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Whitby weekend 25th-28th November 2011

Posted 29-11-11 at 07:06 PM by alanjns
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I set off excitedly at 9.30am on Friday morning for a long weekend in Whitby. Excited because I have never been to Whitby before, but was aware of its history and beauty, but also because a very dear friend (and my old boss) was getting married at the Ravens Hall Hotel, situated on a cliff top overlooking the beautiful Robin Hood Bay, half way between Whitby and Scarborough.

Six long hours and several trains later I arrived at the guest house that I had booked and it wasn't very long...
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Ringing Blog

Posted 23-11-11 at 09:28 AM by Jynx_69

Hi all.
If anyone's interested I have started a blog to document my ringing training here: A Trainee Ringer's Diary

Cheers

Simon
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Kittiwakes and red squirrels under threat in Tyne & Wear

Posted 13-11-11 at 06:46 PM by Greenmillie64
Updated 13-11-11 at 07:25 PM by Greenmillie64

It is typical, the local council tried to sneak through planning approval for 600 (luxury) new houses on a very significant green belt area of Gosforth in Newcastle. In the course of the protests local activists have been told that petitions are not allowed! It is slap bang in the centre of the last urban population of red squirrals in Britain (or the world?). It will put even more pressure on this fragile colony and will seriously threaten colonies of rare noctrule bats along with other species...
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