Category Archives: Wildlife
Waxwings – Rare Winter Visitors
Writes Celia Scholes, Feb 16: I had the thrill of a life time, as I have never seen them before, a flock of 12 waxwing in, probably, a Whitebeam tree or maybe crab apple, in Barnsbury Road at the Adventure … Continue reading
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Sinbad the Somerset Ferret
It was worth a double take. Heads turned on Saturday morning in the park near Barnsbury Road when Sinbad, the ferret, strolled down the bark path on a lead. Sinbad, who was born in Somerset, is the pet of Jessica … Continue reading
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New Bird on the Block
A stylish visitor, the mistle thrush, has turned up in Barnard Park. This dapper bird has a distinctive black spotted cream breast. Rarely reported by park bird watchers, a mistle thrush was recently seen perching on a lime tree in … Continue reading
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