11:18am Friday 19th June 2009
MAY is one of the best months in the birdwatchers’ calendar and 2009 was no exception, with an excellent range of local sightings.
6:20am Friday 10th April 2009
MARCH was a rather quiet month for local birdwatchers, although there were one or two highlights.
12:14pm Friday 13th March 2009
HIGHLIGHTS for February were two long-staying birds in the Nosterfield area.
3:14pm Friday 6th February 2009
JANUARY was not a particularly exhilarating month for local birdwatchers but nevertheless there were one or two sightings to get 2009 off to a reasonable start.
11:57am Friday 12th December 2008
SOME readers may recall in my July column I suggested local birdwatchers keep an eye out for the very rare two-barred crossbill after a notable influx of the species to the northern isles.
1:28pm Friday 7th November 2008
OCTOBER’S highlight was undoubtedly the drake Canvasback which was found on Lingham Lakes, Nosterfield.
12:14pm Friday 10th October 2008
HONEY Buzzard was undoubtedly the species of the month in September with a massive arrival of birds on the English east coast. A similar influx occurred in 2000 and most birdwatchers assumed this was a once in a lifetime event so this second arrival was quite remarkable.
1:26pm Friday 15th August 2008
BIRDS of prey provided much of the interest for local birdwatchers in July. Pick of the bunch was a probable Black Kite seen high over Mount Grace Priory.
12:15pm Friday 6th June 2008
TWO significant rarities were the highlights of an excellent May for local birdwatchers.
2:41pm Friday 9th May 2008
APRIL proved to be a distinctly cool and wet month and not surprisingly this impacted on the arrival of summer breeders.
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