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Is Spring on its way ?

Is Spring on its way ?

by Chris, 9 February, 2012, 3 comments

They are on the move! Who ? The Norfolk cuckoos that were fitted (last Spring) with solar powered 5G satellite tags. Through these devices, the cuckoos were followed back to their ‘winter homes’ in Africa. The tags transmit for about 10 hours at a time, then they go into 'sleep mode' whilst they are recharged by the light - ready to broadcast the position of the birds some time later ☆. Read more...

young sparrow

Sparrows

by Chris, 7 July, 2006, 3 comments

In the 1970’s, the house sparrow population of the UK was estimated at 12 million, but over the last 25 years it has fallen dramatically. So much so that the sparrow has now been added to the Red Data List (August 2002). Sparrows do not generally fly far - rarely more than 2 miles from the point where they hatch and can produce 3 or 4 clutches of eggs per year. Many different reasons for their decline have been suggested. Read more...

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