The Hairy Birder: Happy Solstice

Wednesday 21 December 2016

Happy Solstice

I would just like to take this opportunity to wish you all a Happy Solstice!

"May this Solstice and turning of the wheel bring you love, peace and good fortune in the coming year. Let us welcome the returning sun with Hope and Joy"!

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Nutcracker (Cocknage, Staffordshire Oct 1991) - 21 years ago today - how time flies! This remains one of my all time favourites in the UK and has since become something of a 'blocker'. I'd never seen o...
11 years ago
Cambridge Banding

W.T.F.???? - So the question is, where are the birds? Certainly not in the nets last weekend! A stunning total of nine birds were banded on Saturday, with a massive im...
11 years ago
Lleyn Birding

Red Knot - A flying visit through town on a lovely calm, hot and sunny afternoon gave me the opportunity to check the harbour as the tide dropped. Not much change on ...
11 years ago
fragments treasures memory

I have relocated... - My new blog address is... *HERE* Thank you kind regards
11 years ago
365 Days of Birding

New Blog - A few people have said that they haven't noticed that I have a new blog, so here's the link again for anyone who hadn't realised, take a look :) http://jsb...
11 years ago
One man and his Pond

- SITE NOW CLOSED AND CONTINUES http://cymbelinelister.blogspot.co.uk/
11 years ago
Mote Park - A Wildlife Patchwork

- *Woodland Floor* Being home for the long May weekend means thats I am able to make a few visits to my number one favourite place, Mote Park. Unfortunate...
11 years ago
Bishop Monkton Birders

Swallow to Malta - Nice to see one of our Swallows controlled in Malta. http://btoringing.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/return-of-hirundo.html
12 years ago
Robyn's Cape Bird Chat Photo Blog

Blog has moved... please join me - I have transferred this blog to Wordpress to see if it is any better. I have been using for the past couple of months and there are a number of blog posts...
12 years ago
Chris's Bird Ringing

Quality not Quantity! - I would just like to apologise for the complete lack of posting lately, mainly due to a mass concentrated effort on my 3rd Year Honours Project at Bangor U...
12 years ago
Unravel

A New Site - Due to some technical problem, my account has been turned down and caused the temporary disappearance of both of my blogs. I decided, however, to migrate ...
12 years ago
Birding About Northumberland

Oddities - Popped to Cresswell today and came across quite a few Canada Geese on the sand bank in front of the hide, mixed in amongst them there were a few Greylag Ge...
12 years ago
Nature Observances

New address - My Blog has moved. If you are not automatically forwarded, please visit my new site but all the same posts and content at: Nature Observances
12 years ago
Peregrine's Bird Blog

A Fabulous Day on the Saltee Islands off Co.Wexford - * Click on any image to see larger file in seperate window * I think the Saltee Islands off the coast of Co.Wexford must be one of Irelands greatest wi...
12 years ago
Bill Aspin's Birding Blog 2

- A lack of recent posts is due to me becoming sick and tired of the length of time it was taking to organise and post blog entries due to glitches in the bl...
12 years ago
Ben and Carrie Tracks

Long time no sea.... - *Catch up with us on our last two months of travels, won't you?* *Rocky mountains and local snow shoe-ing wildlife below....* *This wile coyote made ...
13 years ago
South-West Lancashire Ringing Group

Birdwatching & Beyond - This Saturday, group members Brian Hopkins, Pete Fearon and Jack Taylor, gave a ringing demonstration to participants of Edge Hill University's Birdwatchin...
13 years ago
C-ringing

The Wash, a new job - I realised when I came around to updating this that I completely missed posting about the last wash trip - we caught 238 Sanderling on Heacham beach. A ver...
13 years ago
Prestwick Carr

The patch -
13 years ago
Go Wild, Wisconsin....With Birds

Sign of Spring in Wisconsin - I noticed the first sign of Spring for me here in Wisconsin. Look at the photo. Notice the Goldfinch at the forefront of the feeder? If you look closely th...
14 years ago
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The Hairy Birder

Wednesday 21 December 2016

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