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I already have my own blog (accessible from my web site) which describes the walks that I go on - I generally walk 12-15 miles, two or three times a week, all over Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and the southern part of Oxfordshire. Here on my WAB blog I will just comment on the wildlife that I see on my walks. I love being out in the countryside and enjoy seeing all types of wildlife, but I am especially interested in birds and wildflowers.
Stoke Row, Nettlebed and Nuffield
Posted 31-12-2007 at 05:22 PM by Pete Collins
A four and a half hour circular walk in the Oxfordshire part of the Chilterns today. Started in Stoke Row, walked north to Nettlebed, then NW almost to Park Corner, then SW to Nuffield (where there is a very ancient church). I then followed the ancient earthwork of Grim's Ditch westward for a couple of miles, before heading south to Hailey and then east all the way back to Stoke Row.
Lots of Red Kites just about everywhere today, but all my photos were very disappointing - I really need a tripod as I don't have the steadiest hands, but I don't fancy carrying one for several hours. I'll just have to make a special trip to photo the Kites sometime. I saw a couple of Jays at least, and a Buzzard and a Song Thrush, buth just east of Hailey. I saw yet another Bullfinch as I was approaching Nettlebed - it posed very nicely for me, but annoyingly I couldn't find it in my view-finder and by the time I zoomed out and in again it had gone!
Lots of Red Kites just about everywhere today, but all my photos were very disappointing - I really need a tripod as I don't have the steadiest hands, but I don't fancy carrying one for several hours. I'll just have to make a special trip to photo the Kites sometime. I saw a couple of Jays at least, and a Buzzard and a Song Thrush, buth just east of Hailey. I saw yet another Bullfinch as I was approaching Nettlebed - it posed very nicely for me, but annoyingly I couldn't find it in my view-finder and by the time I zoomed out and in again it had gone!
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