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Caroline Gill's Wildlife Record: Suffolk Horizons (and the World beyond her Window)

Monday, 14 November 2011

Marshland Habitat (2): From Dead Wood to Dunlin

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We are greatly enjoying our exploration expeditions in Suffolk. The light was fading fast as we set off, but we were delighted to see so ma...
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Saturday, 12 November 2011

Seasonal Splash (3): Winter Colour ... and Windmills

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Autumn colour at Framlingham ... a sign of things to come We passed Saxtead Green Post Mill , dating from 1796. It ceased working comme...
Monday, 31 October 2011

Beautiful Birds (29): Orford and Havergate

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The striped lighthouse is at Orford Ness , a National Nature Reserve in the care of the National Trust off the Suffolk coast. The area is ...
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Saturday, 29 October 2011

Eye-catching Insects (7): Ladybird

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We went out in the autumn sunshine to photograph one of the round-towered Suffolk churches, Hasketon. While we were there, we noticed a...
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Wednesday, 26 October 2011

Beautiful Birds (31): Black Swans ... and Flamingo update

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I spotted these Black Swans (Cygnus atratus) at Snape some days ago, just as the light was fading. As a breed, they come from Australia....
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Saturday, 22 October 2011

Beautiful Birds (30): RSPB Reserve Minsmere, Suffolk, UK

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A Teal (not a Shoveler ) ... shovelling! David lining up the camera for a waterfowl fly-past You can see the Mismere RSPB Reserve ...
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Friday, 21 October 2011

Eye-catching Insects (6): Moth

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This moth flew up to my window, and I rather liked the 'chance' composition! 
Tuesday, 18 October 2011

Beautiful Birds (29): Starlings at Felixstowe

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This Starling (and presumably its shadow) had a ring on its right leg. It was dining off pizza ... and probably chips. The conta...
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Monday, 17 October 2011

Marshland Habitats (2): Roost at Snape Maltings, Suffolk, UK

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The twilight roost begins as different species gather in flocks ... ... and daylight fades.  Starlings gather on the roof at Snap...
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Friday, 14 October 2011

Marshland Habitats (1): Snape, Suffolk, UK

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David at Snape, first visit for about 20 years The landscape known as Snape Marshes is managed by the Suffolk Wildlife Trust . The area ...
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Saturday, 6 August 2011

Eye-catching Insects (5): Summer Isles Insect

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While we were in the north of Scotland, we took an afternoon cruise to the lovely Summer Isles, off Achiltibuie, some way north of Ullapool...
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Thursday, 4 August 2011

Seals, Sharks and Cetaceans (3): Bottlenose Dolphins in the Moray Firth

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A satisfied dolphin-watcher (me!) We recently returned from a glorious holiday in Scotland, visiting lochs, lochans and a few islands...
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Welcome to Caroline's blogs of literary life and the natural world. Caroline lives in Suffolk, UK. 'Driftwood by Starlight', her first full poetry collection was published in June 2021 by The Seventh Quarry Press. Feel free to use the 'comments' facility. All photos © Caroline Gill 2009-2025 (unless otherwise stated).
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