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Last Activity: 09-02-2012 11:12 PM
About Me
- About riggy
- Biography
- Married with 3 children and a dog!
- Location
- kiveton park near Sheffield
- Interests
- Wildlife, LOUD rock music, Scouting, Camping and Cooking
- Occupation
- Staff Nurse
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On the 3 December 2008 I went on a team building exercise with a group of fellow 3rd year student nurses from Sheffield University. Meeting at the cafe at Grindleford station. If you are ever out in the peak district this is a place to visit for a fry up pre walk or chip butties after! Tea sold by the pint pot!. The estate in places had a slim layer of snow making it picture perfect. Whilst the walk produced little in the way of wildlife (40 student nurses are not exactly stealth like) walking with...
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Met a friend at Rother Valley Country Park it was a cold frosty morning with the mist lingering in places. The majority of the geese where still up on the hills surrounding the park. Large numbers of ducks on the lake including Mallard, Pochard, Gadwell, Tufted, a pair of Goosander, a Goldeneye and a Shelduck
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Large numbers of Lapwings that kept taking of and flying over the lake....
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Large numbers of Lapwings that kept taking of and flying over the lake....
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After a morning spent in Meadowhell and a rather nice lamb dinner at home decided to take Fizz for a walk around Kiveton Woodlands. The sun was shining but it was a bit cold in the wind. The little bit of snow from the morning had gone. The first sight was a lovely female bullfinch then a Kestrel. Walking through a wooded area a mixed flock of Fieldfare and Redwing. After leaving the wood a pair of Cormorants flew over heading towards the fishing ponds. The rest of the walk produced little in the...
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Decided to have a walk along Chesterfield Canal from Kiveton Station to Tommy Flocktons. Got a great view of male Kestrel flying low over the canal heading towards Tommy Flocktons ( a small area of marsh and horse grazing land - often produces waders and wildfowl). Moorhens quite active on and around the canal as where blackbirds. Caught a quick glance of what looked like a green woodpecker but couldn't see it in the trees at the side of the canal. Whilst stood looking for the green woodpecker a...
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A very windy day met me an Fizz upon our arrival to Kiveton Woodlands. The pond produced coots and mallards. Circling above were 3 Blackheaded Gulls. Walking away from the pond I saw 2 black shapes circling over the lakes - cormorants - they then headed back towards Kiveton Park (perhaps towards the ponds on Axle Lane).The rest of the walk produced blue tits and Kestrels. Returning to the lake a kestrel was hovering close to the path I was walking on. Watching this till it flew off I then saw another...
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