Tag: Blackpool
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Sunday Surprise
Picture by Tom Parkinson On Saturday I took part in a Cumbria Bird Club outing at Foulney. If you’ve never been I recommend it. Basically you walk out from Roa Island causeway near Barrow and get cut off by the tide. You’re then treated to great views of a couple of thousand Eider and hopefully…
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Putting The ‘D’ In National Whale & Dolphin Week
Over the years I’ve tried to participate in Sea Watch Foundation’s annual National Whale & Dolphin Watch as often as possible. Some years this has involved attending the ones arranged by Dave McGrath, some years I’ve arranged my own or done something impromptu. One of the issues with the dates being set in advance is…
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River Resident to Blackpool Breeding Bird – the interesting case of the roof nesting Grey Wagtails
Above is the view from where I park on East Topping Street in Blackpool on workdays. There are three of four bays which are arranged so that you are unlikely to get hit by stray car doors, and there’s the bonus of this fantastic street art. Quite often there’s also the sharp call of a…
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Patch Profile – Kincraig Lake
Kincraig Lake is a body of water in the middle of a Council housing estate in Blackpool. If you were driving past you probably wouldn’t even know it was there, and it isn’t particularly well watched. But I watch it more than most and over the years I have had some memorable moments. Whilst it…
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‘Seagulls’ in Blackpool and Blackpool Culture
Excerpts from a ‘fragmented’ essay I wrote earlier in the year. 1 – In May 2020 a Herring Gull was photographed at a Blackpool KFC drive through with a crossbow bolt through its body. It survived at least nine months despite the trauma and was regularly seen by customers and the general public. The bird…
Natural Selection 