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Boyton Marshes
Welcome one and all to the Boyton Marshes group. Boyton is a small but perfectly formed wet grassland site on the serene Suffolk Coast. The reserve is situated in a fantastically scenic location where the Butley river meets the Alde/Ore Estuary.
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What do wrens and terns have in common?
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11 months ago
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Aaron
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This month we received the fantastic news that we had been successful in receiving a sizable grant application to undertake wetland enhancement works at our Boyton and Hollesley reserves. This project is imaginatively titled the South Alde-Ore Estuary...
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A Difficult Spring
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over 1 year ago
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Aaron
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Boyton, like most of our coastal wetland reserves has had more than its fair share of rain over the last two months. The breeding birds at Boyton have found it difficult it rear any young due to the cold and difficult weather. However, there has been...
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Winter wonderland
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over 1 year ago
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Aaron
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Winter is the time of the year that Boyton is truly left to its avian inhabitants. With the onset of winter the farmer starts to take off this Hereford cattle and we start increasing the water levels on the fields. By pushing the water up it floods the...
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A tall story
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over 2 years ago
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Ian Barthorpe
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Until this week, if anyone had told me that I would see a sandhill crane in the UK I'd never have believed them. OK, so there were three previous UK records, but these were predictably in the far flung corners - Orkney and Shetland, plus a record...
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Summer update:
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over 2 years ago
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Kieren
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Sadly, I have not had the time to write much about Boyton marshes of late but that doesn’t mean its not worth a visit. There are at least 12 pairs of avocets nesting on the summer flash with astonishing numbers of chicks around. It must...
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Boyton’s military history.
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visit 21.7.2010
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Welcome!
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Nick Brown
Redshank
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17 Jun 2013
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Old man of Minsmere aka John Richardson
Whitethroat in the Black Thorn Blossom
near farm buildings
whitethroat
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7 May 2013
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WHITETHROAT feeding in the Black Thorn blossom
near Farm Buildings
whitethroat
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7 May 2013
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Fantastic Barn Owl hunting over reserve
Popped down to Boyton RSPB Reserve early on Bank Holiday Monday and I was greeted by this fantastic BARN...
barn owl
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7 May 2013
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Male Marsh Harrier
Very light coloured male
marsh harrier
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13 Apr 2013
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White Tailed Eagle
white tailed eagle
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6 Apr 2013
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White Tailed Eagle flew over Boyton today
white tailed eagle
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6 Apr 2013
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One of 6 seals in river at Boyton RSPB
Sat on the seat at the dock ruin, when 6 seals swam past and they lingered for awhile
seal
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12 Mar 2013
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another snap of the Barn Owl spooted whilst on a walk
barn owl
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12 Mar 2013
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Barn Owl at Boyton again
My wife and I parked our car at Boyton RSPB and walked over Burrough Hill to Butley, on the way back...
barn owl
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12 Mar 2013
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