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Alison Allen

@AlisonAllen769

Birder, retired vet, small scale sheep breeder in the Norfolk Broads and lucky enough to own 40 acres of it. Doing our best to improve it for wildlife

 SE Norfolk
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Joined September 2011
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It would be great if all the conservationists/naturalists or just folk in the know, could get behind our 2 hectare heathland restoration plan by liking and reposting this. Please show that it matters as much to someone miles away as it does to someone locally! #conservation
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I wa dropping off my wool at the local depot yesterday which happens to be just up the road from Dickleburgh Moor, hence made the short diversion to see this Temmincks Stint, plus Wood Sandpiper one of my favourite waders
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Pyramidal Orchids in the verge near the busy A146 in Norfolk
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Norfolk Hawkers are finally out in good numbers on our dykes
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No Mow May becomes No Mow June and we have a Bee Orchid in the front 'lawn' 🙂
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Back home after 2 days enjoying @SuffolkShow. After a sodden winter, getting stuck in a Bluetongue Zone and Chris's knee replacement I was also delighted the sheep came home with several rosettes including two seconds!
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We were in the Cambridge area for a post-op appointment so it made sense to call in at Ouse Fen and admire the Great Reed Warbler there blasting out his song in full view
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Fairly quiet day at @RSPBMinsmere but for the Bittern hide doubters here are the 2 distant East scrape drake Mandarins & the pair of Garganey from West hide! Cute to watch this duck Gadwall with her 12 new ducklings but my highlight was this Green Hairstreak near the sluice.
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A splendid Early Purple Orchid brightening a roadside verge in an otherwise gloomy South Norfolk
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Great to get the cows out. Its been a long winter this year
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Fençi didn't have any lambs last year but has made up for it this year!
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"You ain't see me....right"! If you're trying to hide, best cover up your giveaway bright red bit 😅
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Maternity unit ready and waiting!
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I often see Barn Owls and deer when I drive home at night but wasn't expecting White Stork! This one was roosting in a tree by the road near Haddiscoe last night!
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I hadn't heard that this is a Leap Leap year! 😅
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This is where I started birdwatching as a teenager many, many moons ago when it was still largely a municipal golf course. It would be interesting to compare bird from then & now! BBC News - Allestree Park: Biggest urban rewilding project gets £1.1m boost bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-de…
Allestree Park: Biggest urban rewilding project gets £1.1m boost

Allestree Park: Biggest urban rewilding project gets £1.1m boost

The project will see a more nature-led approach to maintaining Allestree Park.

bbc.co.uk
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Still a mainly grey day for our walk around the marshes but brightened by a fly past by a grey male Hen Harrier!
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A man found with a collection of almost 3,000 wild birds' eggs has admitted a range of charges in court today and will be sentenced on 3 May 2024. orlo.uk/sxou6
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Blue’s Planet: Australia is out today 💙🌏 an eco-adventure for kids aged 8-13 who love wildlife, nature and adventure. The perfect read for children who are “never too young to save the world” 💙🌏 buy it here or at your favourite book store >> foyles.co.uk/book/blues-plan…
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