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Bird study: Blackcap

As soon as I heard the notes of its lovely melodious song, I knew I was looking out for a  blackcap amongst the trees growing by the river in Fairy Glen. Often singing from a perch in deep cover, I … Continue reading

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Bird study : A Chiffchaff’s year

I spotted my first returned migrant Chiffchaff of this year about three weeks ago, flitting about in low vegetation by the side of the river Colwyn. Since then I have heard the unmistakeable call several times in various places, but didn’t have … Continue reading

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