Richard Doan
@richard_doan_
Head Warden of Gib Point NNR for Lincs Wildlife Trust | Keen patch birder | sea watcher | vis-migger | finding own birds | orchid enthusiast | Cetacean watcher
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14-09-2016 22:08:55
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All roadside verges should be like this - thousands of Pyramidal Orchids in Dorset #orchid #pyramidal Wild Orchids UK & Ireland Britain's Orchids
Nice day exploring around Cley Marshes and surroundings: Roseate Tern (west at 1033hrs), Manx Shearwater, 6 Whimbrel, 4 Arctic Skua, 146 Blackwit, 5 Spoonbill, 3 Great White Egret, 6 Bearded Tit, Little Gull, Greenshank and 3 Dartford Warblers! NWT Cley Marshes Chris Mills
Glossy Ibis at Holkham NNR seen distantly from George Washington hide feeding in distant scrape 1119hrs BirdGuides
1/2 - 2 of the 4 juvenile marshies at RSPB Otmoor are stunning partial leusistic birds! One mostly white and one half white with a black bar along it's wings. They have a lighter coloured gold cap too, amazing birds to see and I hope their feathers are strong enough Oxford Ornithological Society
2024 UK - Get in there! The Ghost #Orchid (Epipogium aphyllum) is one of our rarest species, and one that doesn’t need an introduction. After 30 years of searching I’m beyond delighted to have chanced upon one European Orchids & Wildflowers Mariposa Nature Tours BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland #wildflowerhour
A good day around Gib with my personal highlights: 4 Redstart (1 adult male), 16+ Pied Flycatcher (numerous vocal birds), 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 17 Spoonbill, 650 Ringed Plover, 2000 Dunlin, 350 Curlew and 600 Redshank! Lincsbirding
A big thank you to Jason Brown Contracting for installing our new interpretation boards at Gibraltar Point today and for some lovely fencing/gate works this week opposite Sykes Farm. Cracking jobs all round! Thanks very much lads, especially in some awful weather conditions!
Sometimes you just have one of those days... I was lucky to be leading Monday's YorkshireCoastNature wildlife adventure when all hell broke loose about five nautical miles off the North Yorks coast. Here's those seven incredible hours distilled into a few minutes: northernrustic.blogspot.com/2024/09/humpba…