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Birds, Insects & Plants. Titchfield Haven National Nature Reserve. 02.05.22
This is one of my more typical blog posts; it is a log of the birds, insects and plants that I saw at Titchfield Haven National Nature...
Sim Elliott
May 3, 20224 min read
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Conservation & Canvey Island. Brownfield (Canvey Wick) & Greenfield (West Canvey Marsh). 30.04.22
Typically my blog posts record what I have seen on my day nature trips, supplemented with some information on the species seen, and the...
Sim Elliott
May 2, 202233 min read
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South Downs National Park, fauna & flora from Seaford Head to Friston Gallops. 26.04.22
When I go for walks in nature, I try to be open to experience and enjoy every aspect of nature that presents itself, whether that be a...
Sim Elliott
Apr 27, 20225 min read
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Butterflies at Birling Gap & Friston Forest, wild flowers, and Swallows at Cuckmere Haven. 23.04.22.
My nature journey of Saturday 23.04.22 was of two parts: a walk around Birling Gap and Friston Forest and then a walk in Cuckmere Haven...
Sim Elliott
Apr 24, 202212 min read
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RSPB Pulborough Brooks . White Storks; nesting Lapwings & Avocets; Sedge Warblers. 19.04.22 (pm)
I went to RSPB Pulborough Brooks by train. I typically get the train from Brighton to Pulborough, changing at Barham, and walk across the...
Sim Elliott
Apr 20, 20223 min read
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Newdigate Brickworks Nature Reserve (Surrey Wildlife Trust). Wild Flowers. 19.04.22 (am)
This was my first. I reached it by train and bus. I took the train from Brighton to Crawley (changing at Three Bridges) and then took the...
Sim Elliott
Apr 20, 202212 min read
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RSPB The Lodge, Sandy, Bedfordshire: heath and woodland birds. 16.04.22
I took the train from Brighton to Sandy; a Thameslink train to London Blackfriars, where I changed to a Thameslink train to Peterborough....
Sim Elliott
Apr 17, 20225 min read
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RSPB Pagham Harbour; first Terns of the year. 12.04.22
I travelled to RSPB Pagham Harbour by train (Brighton to Chichester) and bus (51 from Chichester). I went to Pagham as I went to Pagham...
Sim Elliott
Apr 13, 20224 min read
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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...
Sim Elliott
Apr 2, 20222 min read
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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...
Sim Elliott
Apr 1, 20222 min read
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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...
Sim Elliott
Mar 30, 20221 min read
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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...
Sim Elliott
Mar 24, 20223 min read
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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...
Sim Elliott
Mar 22, 20221 min read
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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...
Sim Elliott
Mar 20, 20223 min read
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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...
Sim Elliott
Mar 17, 202211 min read
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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...
Sim Elliott
Mar 15, 20221 min read
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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:...
Sim Elliott
Mar 13, 20222 min read
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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...
Sim Elliott
Mar 9, 20221 min read
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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...
Sim Elliott
Mar 7, 202213 min read
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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...
Sim Elliott
Mar 2, 20221 min read
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