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Dorset 4 - Durlston Nature Reserve, Swanage: Stonechats and Wheatears. 01.04.22

Sim Elliott

Apr 2, 20222 min read

Dorset 4 - Durlston Nature Reserve, Swanage: Stonechats and Wheatears. 01.04.22

I travelled to Swanage by the Purbeck Breezer bus from my hotel in Poole Swanage Bay Old Harry Rocks from Swanage I came to Swanage to...

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Dorset 3 - RSPB Arne: waders & the landscapes of the Purbeck Heaths National Nature Reserve 31.03.21

Sim Elliott

Apr 1, 20222 min read

Dorset 3 - RSPB Arne: waders & the landscapes of the Purbeck Heaths National Nature Reserve 31.03.21

I got to RSPB Arne from my hotel in Poole by train (to Wareham), by bus (to Stoborough Green ) and by foot (4 miles walk) to Arne is part...

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Dorset 1 - RSPB Radipole Lake & RSPB Lodmoor, Weymouth. 29.03.22

Sim Elliott

Mar 30, 20221 min read

Dorset 1 - RSPB Radipole Lake & RSPB Lodmoor, Weymouth. 29.03.22

I arrived in my Poole hotel, for my four day Dorset nature holiday at lunchtime. I got to Poole by train from Brighton. I had time in the...

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Birding close to home. Whitehawk Hill to Rottingdean, via Sheepcote Valley and Ovingdean. 23.03.22

Sim Elliott

Mar 24, 20223 min read

Birding close to home. Whitehawk Hill to Rottingdean, via Sheepcote Valley and Ovingdean. 23.03.22

I decided to do a walk that I did many times from January to April 20211, when the covid-19 lockdown regulations prohibited leaving your...

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Old Lodge Nature Reserve, Ashdown Forest. Nuthatch. 21.03.22

Sim Elliott

Mar 22, 20221 min read

Old Lodge Nature Reserve, Ashdown Forest. Nuthatch. 21.03.22

I went with a friend to Old Lodge Nature Reserve in Ashdown Forest. For details of the reserve see: Old Lodge | Sussex Wildlife Trust Old...

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RSPB Medmerry & Fishbourne Channel (Chichester Harbour). Little Ringed Plovers & Avocets. 19.03.22

Sim Elliott

Mar 20, 20223 min read

RSPB Medmerry & Fishbourne Channel (Chichester Harbour). Little Ringed Plovers & Avocets. 19.03.22

I went to RSPB Medmerry yesterday because I had read on the Birding the Selsey Peninsula (selseybirder.blogspot.com) blog that there were...

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Mediterranean Gulls at the Oyster Beds Nature Reserve, Langstone Harbour. 15.03.22

Sim Elliott

Mar 17, 202211 min read

Mediterranean Gulls at the Oyster Beds Nature Reserve, Langstone Harbour. 15.03.22

I went to the top part of Hayling Island yesterday, visiting the Langstone Harbour Oyster Beds nature reserve (aka West Hayling NR, owned...

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Rye Harbour Nature Reserve. The Avocets are back. 14.03.22

Sim Elliott

Mar 15, 20221 min read

Rye Harbour Nature Reserve. The Avocets are back. 14.03.22

Monday 13.03.22 was the first day of my 2022 trips Rye Harbour to survey bumblebees as part of the Bumblebee Conservation Trust's...

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Multitudinous finches at Warnham Nature Reserve. 12.03.22

Sim Elliott

Mar 13, 20222 min read

Multitudinous finches at Warnham Nature Reserve. 12.03.22

I went to Warnham Nature Reserve yesterday with a group from the Gay Birders Club. It was a lovely summer spring day. Map from:...

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A Bittern in Barnes. London Wetland Centre. 08.03.22

Sim Elliott

Mar 9, 20221 min read

A Bittern in Barnes. London Wetland Centre. 08.03.22

The last (and first) time I visited the London WWT Wetland Centre in Barnes was shortly after the second lockdown, and all the hides were...

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Urban Birding: Walthamstow Wetlands. Cormorants, Kingfishers, Tufted Ducks & Golden Eyes. 05.03.21

Sim Elliott

Mar 7, 202213 min read

Urban Birding: Walthamstow Wetlands. Cormorants, Kingfishers, Tufted Ducks & Golden Eyes. 05.03.21

Conservation, auto-rewilding and development Walthamstow Wetlands consists of a group of reservoirs in Walthamstow/South Tottenham, owned...

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In and around the WWT Arundel Wild Wetland Centre. Mandarin Ducks and Water Rail. 01.03.22

Sim Elliott

Mar 2, 20221 min read

In and around the WWT Arundel Wild Wetland Centre. Mandarin Ducks and Water Rail. 01.03.22

On Tuesday 1st March I returned to Arundel to go to the Wildfowl and Wetland Trust Wetland Centre; when I was in Arundel on Monday, we...

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Iford Brooks, Lewes & The Burgh, Burpham. Geese, Grey Partridges and raptors. 28.02.21

Sim Elliott

Mar 1, 20222 min read

Iford Brooks, Lewes & The Burgh, Burpham. Geese, Grey Partridges and raptors. 28.02.21

I went birding with a friend on Monday 28.02.21. I returned to Iford, to show him the Tundra Bean Geese, Russian White-Fronted Geese and...

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RSPB Pagham Harbour. The female Kingfisher, again. 22.02.22

Sim Elliott

Feb 24, 20222 min read

RSPB Pagham Harbour. The female Kingfisher, again. 22.02.22

When I visited Pagham Harbour on Tuesday I visited the full revere; walking first from the visitors centre to the Ferry Pool and then...

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Cuckmere Haven, the day after Storm Eunice, and the importance of Saltmarshes. 19.02.22

Sim Elliott

Feb 20, 20225 min read

Cuckmere Haven, the day after Storm Eunice, and the importance of Saltmarshes. 19.02.22

It was very windy today at Cuckmere Haven. I had planned to go to Pagham Harbour but the train track to Chichester was blocked all...

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Pett Level and Rye Harbour Nature Reserve. The Spoonbill is still there! 16.02.22

Sim Elliott

Feb 17, 20223 min read

Pett Level and Rye Harbour Nature Reserve. The Spoonbill is still there! 16.02.22

I went to Pett Level, and Rye Harbour Nature Reserve as a last-minute decision. On Wednesdays I normally visit my mother, but yesterday...

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A sufficiency of Brent Geese & Pintails in Langstone Harbour on a dark, rainy February day. 15.02.22

Sim Elliott

Feb 16, 20227 min read

A sufficiency of Brent Geese & Pintails in Langstone Harbour on a dark, rainy February day. 15.02.22

I visit the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust's Farlington Marshes (top of Langstone Harbour) Farlington Marshes Nature Reserve...

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Titchfield Canal & Titchfield Haven Nature Reserve: a focus on Black-Tailed Godwits. 12.02.

Sim Elliott

Feb 13, 20223 min read

Titchfield Canal & Titchfield Haven Nature Reserve: a focus on Black-Tailed Godwits. 12.02.

I reached Titchfield Haven by train (Brighton to Fareham) and bus. Last time I visited I took the Solent X5 bus from Farnham Train...

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Nature, volition, luck & well-being: 3 bird trips, 8 rare or hard-to-spot birds. 01-08.02.22

Sim Elliott

Feb 10, 20223 min read

Nature, volition, luck & well-being: 3 bird trips, 8 rare or hard-to-spot birds. 01-08.02.22

Engagement in nature is a significant driver of my well-being. But luck is a huge component of what you see. There is knowledge that can...

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08.02.22/3 Short-Eared Owls and other birds at dusk. Cuckmere Haven.

Sim Elliott

Feb 9, 20221 min read

08.02.22/3 Short-Eared Owls and other birds at dusk. Cuckmere Haven.

After I finished my walk form Iford to Newhaven on Tuesday 08.02.22, I hopped on an 12X bus, got off at the Seven Sisters Country Park...

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