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Grey Phalarope, Pelagic (Scilly), 31 August RICHARD STONIER ...

30-minute birder Amanda Tuke sees the benefits of being distracted by birds at home, and on the coast

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ON THE LITTLE-KNOWN ISLE OF SHEPPEY, ELMLEY IS THE UK’S ONLY NATIONAL NATURE RESERVE WITH OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATION — OFFERING A QUIET RETREAT FOR BIRDERS

Amy McPherson explores an interesting stretch of our coastline, where nature is recovering from the region’s industrial past