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Sightings and Trip reports

Blog for sightings on our local patch, Sprotbrough flash and monthly reports, Sprotbrough flash archives and yearly reports

for the Don Gorge Valley along with Reports and Travelogue's from some of our birding trips here in the UK and in Europe.

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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...

Martin Roper

Jul 13, 20226 min read

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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...

Martin Roper

May 25, 202214 min read

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Fuerteventura birding trip ~ February 2022

Fuerteventura: Strong (fuerte) and Fortune (ventura) has generally been interpreted as meaning strong winds which this, the largest of...

Martin Roper

Mar 8, 20227 min read

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A year at Sprotbrough Flash and the Don Gorge 2021

Sprotbrough Flash is a popular Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Nature Reserve which is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)....

Martin Roper

Jan 11, 202211 min read

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Crete Trip Report September 2021

It was great to be back on a plane again heading for the Greek island of Crete, and after jumping through all the necessary hoops now...

Martin Roper

Oct 8, 20214 min read

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Cornwall

Is there more to Cornwall than Beaches, secret Coves and busy Harbour Towns with the odd Gull ready to steal your lunch, well hold on to...

Martin Roper

Aug 8, 20216 min read

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A year at Sprotbrough Flash and the Don Gorge 2020

A Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Nature Reserve and designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), Sprotbrough flash is a rich haven...

Martin Roper

Jan 12, 20218 min read

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Birding in Crete

We visit Crete most years and its become a firm favourite for photographing birds around migration time, heading West and staying close...

Martin Roper

Feb 22, 20203 min read

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Fuerteventura Birding Jan 2020

Late January leaving the wet and cold weather behind, we hopped on a plane and headed to Fuerteventura the largest of 8 main Canary...

Martin Roper

Feb 16, 20205 min read

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Lesvos Birding May 2019

Back in May equipped with "A birdwatching guide to Lesvos" we set off on another birding trip and packing camera, tripod, scope and...

Martin Roper

Dec 29, 20193 min read

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