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Golden Oriole, Pennington Marsh

I had high hopes as I drove down the lane from Lymington [...]

Ruth Gurowich, Winchester

November 18, 1962: “Ruth died, my friend.” Now I’ve found a record on FreeBMD. [...]

Long-Billed Dowitchers, Shapwick Heath

This species is fast becoming a Somerset speciality. Indeed it’s the only British county where I’ve seen it. [...]

Portbury Wharf Ton

The very prosaic great crested grebe brought up my hundred for the local nature reserve. [...]

End of Year Birds

I logged the lesser scaup at Slimbridge and that entered my English list. Also new for the Wetland Centre were redpoll and raven. [...]

Marsh Harrier, RSPB Pulborough

At first it looked like a buzzard, scattering the wigeon, teal and pintail at this West Sussex reserve. [...]

Dartford Warbler, Bournemouth

Fisherman’s Walk Zig Zag, Boscombe to be precise. That is in Bournemouth Unitary Authority, which is technically not Dorset. [...]

How Not to Bird Hants & Dorset

Lunch at the Green Dragon, Brook, then the roads pass Longcross, Fritham and Ocknell Plain. [...]

The Pennington Marsh Mysteries

A Web search for sightings at the reserve has only thrown up Hampshire Ornithological Society [...]