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Crete Birding - trip report October 2024
Birding on the Island of Crete is a beautiful experience in Autumn with some truly breathtaking scenery, rugged and mostly uninhabited,...
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Sep 19 min read
Catalonia birding - August 2024
The Catalan region of Northeastern Spain is a popular destination for birding with the Pyrenees mountains to the North, coastal marshes...
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Martin Roper
Jul 131 min read
Birds of Sprotbrough flash (Part 1)
A total of 194 bird species have been recorded at (YWT) Sprotbrough Flash since 1957 within a catchment area which comprises of the...
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Martin Roper
Jul 131 min read
Birds of Sprotbrough Flash (Part 2)
A total of 194 bird species have been recorded at (YWT) Sprotbrough Flash since 1957 within a catchment area which comprises of the...
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Martin Roper
Jul 120 min read
Lesvos birding - Trip report 2024
A Rüppell's warbler is singing on top of Genista bathed in early morning sunshine, its spring again and we're on the Greek Island of...
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Martin Roper
Jun 183 min read
Suffolk birding - April 2024
Staying at our usual place near the village of Saxmundham we arrived on the 12th of April for a week's long birding trip in Suffolk....
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Apr 262 min read
Sprotbrough flash sightings November 2024
A taste of winter arrived at Sprotbrough during November as temperatures dropped bringing snow and Ice. Waterfowl began to head to the...
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Martin Roper
Mar 301 min read
Sprotbrough Flash Archive
Sprotbrough flash a popular Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Nature Reserve (YWT) is located in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. A Site of Special...
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Dec 31, 202321 min read
A year at Sprotbrough flash and the Don Gorge 2023
Sprotbrough flash a popular Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Nature Reserve (YWT) is located in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. A Site of Special...
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Martin Roper
Oct 27, 20237 min read
Kos Birding - October 23
Bathed in sunshine with golden beaches lapped by the warm Southern Aegean Sea, the Greek island of Kos has long been a popular...
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Martin Roper
Jul 16, 20235 min read
Cornwall birding - June 23
Steeped in history and entwined in Celtic mythology Cornwall has long been a great destination for birding. The Cornish chough proudly...
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Martin Roper
Jun 11, 202314 min read
Lesvos Birding - Trip report 2023
A European roller is sittings on giant Fennel in the early morning sunshine, its one of six perched in the field, some are on Fennel the...
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Martin Roper
Apr 9, 20238 min read
Lake Kerkini and Central Macedonia
Having visited several Greek islands birding we thought it was time to take a look at the mainland and where better than Lake Kerkini...
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Martin Roper
Mar 4, 20236 min read
Fuerteventura trip report February 2023
Fuerteventura is the second largest of the Canary Islands and is located in the Atlantic Ocean 100 km from the north coast of Africa....
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Martin Roper
Dec 31, 202217 min read
A year at Sprotbrough Flash and the Don Gorge 2022
Sprotbrough Flash is a popular Yorkshire Wildlife Trust (YWT) nature reserve and designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). A...
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Martin Roper
Dec 22, 20225 min read
Birding Highlights 2022
An early morning start and a several hour drive to find what sometimes feels like a needle in a haystack after reading about a possible...
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Martin Roper
Nov 20, 20226 min read
Cyprus birding - trip report November 2022
The third largest island in the Mediterranean, Cyprus is a hotspot for migratory birds in spring and autumn and has an enviable list of...
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Martin Roper
Sep 29, 20225 min read
Crete trip report September 2022
The distinctive call of a Hoopoe was followed by a brief sighting of a pair foraging in the nearby olive groves, heading for cover...
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Martin Roper
Jul 13, 20226 min read
Norfolk and Suffolk June 2022
Norfolk and Suffolk have long been great locations for wildlife and are ideal counties for catching up with a few target species such as...
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Martin Roper
May 25, 202214 min read
Lesvos Birding May 2022
There’s something special about Lesvos in Spring, Rolling Meadows of vibrant wild flowers nestling harmoniously among the olive groves as...
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