Black Country news and blogs Wednesday 8 May 2013
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Primroses around early Victorian Graves, St Peters Churchyard,…
Aldridge in a Campervan 8 May 13
Primroses around early Victorian Graves, St Peters Churchyard, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England All Original Photography by http://vwcampervan-aldridge.
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Cannock Chase
Wild Tamworth with Moocher 7 May 13
Bank holiday Monday and a visit to Cannock Chase.
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If you go down in the woods today…
The Reremouse 7 May 13
I spend the whole day at Merrions Wood today, hunting for minibeasts with Year 4 from Delves Junior School.
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Cottage overgrown with Ivy, Witherley, Leicestershire,…
Aldridge in a Campervan 7 May 13
Cottage overgrown with Ivy, Witherley, Leicestershire, England All Original Photography by http://vwcampervan-aldridge.
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Ruins of the 12th century Lilleshall Abbey, Shropshire,…
Aldridge in a Campervan 7 May 13
Ruins of the 12th century Lilleshall Abbey, Shropshire, England All Original Photography by http://vwcampervan-aldridge.
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Canal and Spring Blossom , Rushall, Walsall, England All…
Aldridge in a Campervan 7 May 13
Canal and Spring Blossom , Rushall, Walsall, England All Original Photography by http://vwcampervan-aldridge.
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Pink & White Magnolia flowers, Sutton Cheney,…
Aldridge in a Campervan 7 May 13
Pink & White Magnolia flowers, Sutton Cheney, Leicestershire, England All Original Photography by http://vwcampervan-aldridge.
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The Weekend
Birds of Shustoke Reservoir Warkwidkshire 7 May 13
Spent most of the time working in the garden but I did get over to Shustoke once.
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News from the Marsh
Clayhanger Marsh Log 7 May 13
Gareth has been out and about again and seems to have spent much of the morning logging our birds.
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St Peters Parish Church, Claybrooke, Leicestershire, England All…
Aldridge in a Campervan 7 May 13
St Peters Parish Church, Claybrooke, Leicestershire, England All Original Photography by http://vwcampervan-aldridge.
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Churchyard with Daffodils, Mancetter Village, Leicestershire,…
Aldridge in a Campervan 7 May 13
Churchyard with Daffodils, Mancetter Village, Leicestershire, England.
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May 6th – The English are still rather eccentric in their…
365 days of biking 7 May 13
May 6th – The English are still rather eccentric in their habits.
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May 6th – A lovely ride on on a sunny, bright spring day….
365 days of biking 7 May 13
May 6th – A lovely ride on on a sunny, bright spring day.
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5th May 2013
Martyn Yapp's Adult Plumage 6 May 13
Phew, thank goodness I got to see a male Whinchat on passage.
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Evening Update
Clayhanger Marsh Log 6 May 13
Following my visit today I received an e-mail from one of the regulars ( thanks Mark ) to say that he had encountered a Cuckoo and a Grasshopper Warbler on Pelsall North Common as well as two Wheatear near the new bridge yesterday.
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Almshouses over look the churchyard of St Peters parish church ,…
Aldridge in a Campervan 6 May 13
Almshouses over look the churchyard of St Peters parish church , Mancetter, Leicestershire, England.
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Elegant front door to Georgian town house, Market Bosworth,…
Aldridge in a Campervan 6 May 13
Elegant front door to Georgian town house, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England.
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Beech trees and wild garlic, The Dingle Woods, Aldridge,…
Aldridge in a Campervan 6 May 13
Beech trees and wild garlic, The Dingle Woods, Aldridge, Walsall, England All Original Photography by http://vwcampervan-aldridge.
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Thatched Cottage, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England All…
Aldridge in a Campervan 6 May 13
Thatched Cottage, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England All Original Photography by http://vwcampervan-aldridge.
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Arched windows in the ruins of Lilleshall Abbey, Shropshire,…
Aldridge in a Campervan 6 May 13
Arched windows in the ruins of Lilleshall Abbey, Shropshire, England All Original Photography by http://vwcampervan-aldridge.
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Spring Migration Report
Clayhanger Marsh Log 6 May 13
Shear luck today, arriving just in time for the traditional sound of spring Cuckoo briefly visits Terns regroup and attempt to establish a presence Common Sandpiper on Mere Usual suspects warbling Increase in Butterfly species The highs and lows of …
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St Peters Church alongside the River Anker, Witherley,…
Aldridge in a Campervan 6 May 13
St Peters Church alongside the River Anker, Witherley, Leicestershire, England.
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Mallow or Kerria, Bosworth Field, Leicestershire, England. All…
Aldridge in a Campervan 6 May 13
Mallow or Kerria, Bosworth Field, Leicestershire, England.
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Grave from the 1920’s, full of Primroses, Market Bosworth,…
Aldridge in a Campervan 6 May 13
Grave from the 1920’s, full of Primroses, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England All Original Photography by http://vwcampervan-aldridge.
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May 5th – Some wag has named the infamous junction in Little…
365 days of biking 6 May 13
May 5th – Some wag has named the infamous junction in Little Hay.
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May 5th – The weather was too good to resist. I took some…
365 days of biking 6 May 13
May 5th – The weather was too good to resist.
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Bike for sale, though trespassers will be shot! – Curio shop,…
Aldridge in a Campervan 5 May 13
Bike for sale, though trespassers will be shot! – Curio shop, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England All Original Photography by http://vwcampervan-aldridge.
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A Non-Birding Tale of Woe
Diary of a Birding Medic 5 May 13
Once upon a time in ambulance land, a solo RRV responder was sent to standby in a city that he hates with a passion.
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Terraced Cottages, originally a 17th century Hospital for the…
Aldridge in a Campervan 5 May 13
Terraced Cottages, originally a 17th century Hospital for the poor, in the churchyard of St James Church, Sutton Cheney, Leicestershire All Original Photography by http://vwcampervan-aldridge.
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1974 VW Type 2 Danbury Campervan, Market Bosworth,…
Aldridge in a Campervan 5 May 13
1974 VW Type 2 Danbury Campervan, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England All Original Photography by http://vwcampervan-aldridge.
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Blog post: Wildlife sightings for April 2013
RSPB: Middleton Lakes 5 May 13
This a monthly summary, so if you want more recent nature sightings, please click on the recent sightings tag on the RSPB Middleton Lakes web page.
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vwcampervan-aldridge: Gate overgrown with Rhododendron,…
Dean the man 5 May 13
vwcampervan-aldridge : Gate overgrown with Rhododendron, Witherley, Leicestershire, England All Original Photography by http://vwcampervan-aldridge.
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Gate overgrown with Rhododendron, Witherley, Leicestershire,…
Aldridge in a Campervan 5 May 13
Gate overgrown with Rhododendron, Witherley, Leicestershire, England All Original Photography by http://vwcampervan-aldridge.
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May 4th – The rabbit population is healthy and growing locally…
365 days of biking 5 May 13
May 4th – The rabbit population is healthy and growing locally right now.
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May 4th – A gorgeous, but windy, summer evening. Still taking it…
365 days of biking 5 May 13
May 4th – A gorgeous, but windy, summer evening.
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St Margaret of Antioch parish church, Stoke Golding,…
Aldridge in a Campervan 5 May 13
St Margaret of Antioch parish church, Stoke Golding, Leicestershire, England.
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Large Red Damselfly and Exuvia
Doorstep Birding 5 May 13
When I started early my afternoon walk into Monkwood on Saturday, the hunch I had had all week that Today would finally be the day I would see my first Odonata of the year began to fade.
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Robin sings at Ambion Wood, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire,…
Aldridge in a Campervan 5 May 13
Robin sings at Ambion Wood, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England All Original Photography by http://vwcampervan-aldridge.
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Grey-headed Wagtail in Leicestershire
Archie's British Birding Blog Deluxe 4 May 13
Thornton Reservoir, Leicestershire Photo by Adam Archer Belated news of a scarce form of Western Yellow Wagtail filtered through from Leicestershire last night.
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May 3rd – Spotted in the dusk, swans nesting. Frantically busy…
365 days of biking 4 May 13
May 3rd – Spotted in the dusk, swans nesting.
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May 3rd – This is an interesting one. Just by the Pelsall Road…
365 days of biking 4 May 13
May 3rd – This is an interesting one.
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May 3rd – As I spun around the canals at dusk to get some…
365 days of biking 4 May 13
May 3rd – As I spun around the canals at dusk to get some exercise and food in, I noticed there were a lot of narrowboats moored up – I passed at least 5 that weren’t regulars.
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Blog post: Guided Walk 04/05/2013…
Sandwell Valley RSPB 4 May 13
We hosted our regular 'first Saturday of the month' guided walk today.
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Thatched Cottage with wooden garden ornaments, Market Bosworth,…
Aldridge in a Campervan 4 May 13
Thatched Cottage with wooden garden ornaments, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England All Original Photography by http://vwcampervan-aldridge.
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Walsall Canal
WM Cycling 4 May 13
Bank Holiday Weekend, nice weather, what could be better than a nice cycle along your local canal, so thats what i did today, first trip of the year along the Walsall Canal from darlaston up to the Mainline canal near Oldbury, taking many pictures …
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Spring sunshine and new leaves on Hobs Hole Lane,…
Aldridge in a Campervan 4 May 13
Spring sunshine and new leaves on Hobs Hole Lane, Aldridge,Walsall, England All Original Photography by http://vwcampervan-aldridge.
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Blog post: Woodpecker gymnastics again
RSPB: Middleton Lakes 4 May 13
The great spotted woodpecker feeding station dance – the climb and slide, followed by the climb and twist – has started again.
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30th April 2013
Seeswood Pool & Beyond 4 May 13
Up in Lincs again today initially to photograph Nightingales at Whisby!! On site bumped into Dean.
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Back to the Patch
Bob the Birder 4 May 13
Saturday 4th May 2013 Nice when you see a new bird for the year without even getting out of bed.
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Narrow arched doorway, St Johns Church,…
Aldridge in a Campervan 4 May 13
Narrow arched doorway, St Johns Church, Bromsgrove,Worcestershire, England All Original Photography by http://vwcampervan-aldridge.