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Painted Ladies

August 10, 2019 by Redgannet No Comments

Perhaps just once in a decade, the UK experiences an invasion of Painted Ladies, Vanessa (Cynthia) cardui. Painted Ladies are part of the Aristocrat...

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Collaborative List – July 2019

August 3, 2019 by Redgannet No Comments

During July, 11 beats birded 12 countries (USA, UK, Ireland, Australia, Spain, New Zealand, Costa Rica, Japan, UAE, Mexico, China and Saudi Arabia) and...

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Tweet of the Day – Birdwatching on the Wireless.

July 27, 2019 by Redgannet 2 Comments

“It will never catch on” said the producers of the proposed radio programme. “Birdwatching..? On the wireless..? Everyday..? Are you mad?” But sometimes an...

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The cuckoo tree

July 13, 2019 by Redgannet 1 Comment

On a recent trip to India, a non-descript tree caught my attention. It was overlooking the butterfly garden in Sanjeevaiah Park, Hyderabad. The hysterical...

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Collaborative list – June 2019

July 6, 2019 by Redgannet 1 Comment

Here comes summer. The beats have been embracing the benign weather and cruising gently into the crazy, hazy, lazy days of summer. The trend...

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Blue, Gray, or Grey?

June 29, 2019 by Redgannet 2 Comments

Does anybody know which part of the Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias is referred to that entitles it to use the colour blue in its name?...

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Potato envy

June 15, 2019 by Redgannet No Comments

When you open up your world to wildlife, the rewards can be rich and fulfilling. When you open up your garden to give nature...

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Collaborative list – May 2019

June 1, 2019 by Redgannet No Comments

So that was May. Phew! Despite looking way older than his years, we cannot attribute Regannet’s haggard appearance to hard birding, scoring only 19...

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