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January 29, 2007

Doing nothing: the ideal way to watch birds

DOING nothing: that's exactly how I spent an hour this weekend, as encouraged by the RSPB for its Big Garden Bird Watch.

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January 26, 2007

Extreme birding for "dead salmon" US visitor

I WISH I could say I found it, but I didn’t.
Even better than seeing a good bird, is actually being the first to find it. But on this occasion, just seeing the bird would be a challenge.

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January 22, 2007

Spot the difference

AS A child, I spent hours on wet school holidays doing those “spot the difference” puzzles, examining two seemingly identical pictures to pick out the slight differences between them: a three-legged chair in one, a missing moustache in the other.

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January 19, 2007

It's an ill wind….

GIVEN the forecast for bad weather and gale force winds on Thursday, who in their right mind would choose to stand on the exposed salt marshland of the Dee Estuary looking for birds?

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I've been fascinated by wildlife since, as a child growing up in Kent, a badger walked through my garden play tent without breaking stride, leaving two badger-sized holes in the sides. I'm not an expert, but now that I’m a freelance marketing consultant in beautiful North Wales, I can indulge my love of walking, birding and discovering wildlife.

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