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Oenanthe oenanthe
Birds

The long and winding road

September 15, 2014 by Clare K 5 Comments
Birds fascinate us for many reasons. Flight, beauty, the glimpse...
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King Eider (Somateria spectabilis)
Trips

On the Edge.

July 27, 2014 by Clare K 8 Comments
The Floe Edge is a magical place. In simplest terms...
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Narwhal
Mammals

10,000 Birds, now with 100% more Narwhal

August 9, 2013 by Clare K 4 Comments
Because I’m likely the only 10,000 Birds beat writer who...
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Pacific Loon nest and egg
Birding

MIA

July 28, 2013 by Clare K 5 Comments
It has been, by many aspects, a strange summer for...
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Red Knot, Calidris canutus islandica
Birds

Ringing in the new breeding season

July 1, 2013 by Clare K 4 Comments
  The Scots have left many legacies in the Arctic,...
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Arctic Hare (Lepus arcticus)
Mammals

Gyr fodder

March 9, 2013 by Clare K 7 Comments
Gyrfalcons are big birds.  A male Gyrfalcon, the smaller of...
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Birds

So this is Christmas

December 23, 2012 by Clare K 8 Comments
A couple of days ago, my end of the world...
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Birding

The Winter of our Discontent

September 27, 2012 by Clare K 6 Comments
It’s snowing back home. That’s not unusual this time of...
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Birding

Close Encounters

August 26, 2012 by Clare K 10 Comments
One of the truly incredible things about Nature is how...
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Birds

Plovers, they’re harder than you think.

July 22, 2012 by Clare K 9 Comments
I’ve written before about the two near identical plovers that...
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