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Cowbar Autumn Goldfinches

  • Post author:cowbaradmin
  • Post published:August 29, 2025
  • Post category:Birds/Information/seasons/Spotted/verges
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A cloud of Goldfinches feasting on seeds on Cowbar this August A group of goldfinches is called a 'charm'. This term comes from the Old English word 'c'irm' and refers…

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GROUND NESTING BIRDS

  • Post author:cowbaradmin
  • Post published:March 10, 2025
  • Post category:Birds/Information/policies/seasons
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Many ground-nesting birds are on the ‘red list’ of birds that need urgent action to stop them from dying out.  On Cowbar, these Red List birds include lapwings, curlews, and…

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The Cowbar Barn Owl

  • Post author:cowbaradmin
  • Post published:December 21, 2024
  • Post category:Birds/Information/seasons/Spotted
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All through December, we have seen the barn owl out hunting over the Cowbar grassland in daylight. Although barn owls' eyes are specially adapted to function in low light conditions…

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Summer visitors on Cowbar

  • Post author:cowbaradmin
  • Post published:July 2, 2024
  • Post category:Animals/Birds/Information/seasons/Spotted

There are some wild summer visitors on Cowbar. Click here to find out more.

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Cowbar Seed store

  • Post author:cowbaradmin
  • Post published:October 31, 2023
  • Post category:Birds/Information/newsletters/Plants/seasons/Spotted/verges/Yellow Rattle

For the past couple of months, we have been collecting seeds from the Cowbar bund and cliff top plants to sow along the south verge. Click below to read more about verge management on Cowbar.

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Poetry in flight and the Cowbar birds

  • Post author:cowbaradmin
  • Post published:July 12, 2023
  • Post category:Birds/Book review/Information
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Alex Preston, a bird enthusiast since childhood, has set out to find literary references to 22 birds, many of which you might see on Cowbar. Click below to read more about his book: As Kingfishers Catch Fire.

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Earth Day on Cowbar

  • Post author:cowbaradmin
  • Post published:April 22, 2023
  • Post category:Birds/Flowers/Information/Mammal Tracking/other groups/Plants/seasons/Spotted

Today is Earth Day. It is a day to especially celebrate the extraordinary planet we live on and focus on what we must do to protect it. Click below to find out more about what's happening.

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Cowbar Nature and Teesmouth Bird Club

  • Post author:cowbaradmin
  • Post published:January 21, 2023
  • Post category:Birds/Information/newsletters/other groups/seasons

Mark Askew from Teesmouth Bird Club kindly arranged for us to make an appeal for more photos of birds on Cowbar in TBC's December newsletter. Click below to read more about this newsletter.

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Autumn migrants stop off to refuel on Cowbar

  • Post author:cowbaradmin
  • Post published:November 26, 2022
  • Post category:Birds/Information/Plants/seasons/Spotted

Autumn bird migration is quite a drawn out affair, with some birds heading south as early as July and others lingering into November, but October is one of the most exciting on our coast. Click below to read more about seasonal bird visitors on Cowbar this autumn.

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Owl Pellet Found on Cowbar Lane

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  • Post published:October 10, 2022
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Our hard work collecting the last of the arisings on Cowbar Lane have been rewarded with a lucky find. Click below to read more.

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