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Biodiversity Loss Appeal by BTO
Jun 5, 2024 Web Support
BTO’s latest appeal is to help support solutions to biodiversity loss. It is an incredibly important issue and the decline of wild birds in the UK is truly heartbreaking – 46% of species have declined between 2016 and 2021.
The bird monitoring schemes they run are foundational to understanding changes so that effective solutions are developed. Find out more about how birds like Skylark, Curlew and Cetti's Warbler are benefiting from conservation underpinned by BTO’s vital work:https://www.bto.org/understanding-birds/biodiversity-loss-and-uk-birds
Kelling Heath and Cley Marshes trip report 24th March 2024 - by Stewart Short
Jun 5, 2024 Web Support
A few of us braved the weather in Norfolk, but on arrival at Kelling Heath we were rewarded
with the “purring” of a Turtle Dove. We walked onto the Heath and after a while we found a
Dartford Warbler. We had excellent views of the male feeding its young. We then heard the calls of
Woodlark with at least two landing on the fence next to us.
We moved onto Cley for lunch at the visitor’s centre. With the rain continuing we decided to go
to the hides first, listening to Sedge and Reed Warblers on the way. As the weather eased we walked
along the East Bank and , with a Spoonbill in the distance, we could hear the “pinging” of Bearded
Tits. A male duly perched on the reeds for all to see.
With the rain getting heavier and the forecast for more, we decided to abandon the trip and
retreat to the visitor’s centre for more tea.
The list of birds seen at both sites can be found here.
with the “purring” of a Turtle Dove. We walked onto the Heath and after a while we found a
Dartford Warbler. We had excellent views of the male feeding its young. We then heard the calls of
Woodlark with at least two landing on the fence next to us.
We moved onto Cley for lunch at the visitor’s centre. With the rain continuing we decided to go
to the hides first, listening to Sedge and Reed Warblers on the way. As the weather eased we walked
along the East Bank and , with a Spoonbill in the distance, we could hear the “pinging” of Bearded
Tits. A male duly perched on the reeds for all to see.
With the rain getting heavier and the forecast for more, we decided to abandon the trip and
retreat to the visitor’s centre for more tea.
The list of birds seen at both sites can be found here.
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