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700,000 birds visit the UK each year after travelling from There Will Always be a Place In my Life For You.
Iceland and Scandinavia. The redwing was the first bird

species scientists proved to use ultraviolet vision to detect It’s the Knowledge of Your Presence,
fruit due to the reflection of berries waxy coatings. And the way you stand so resolute,
Fieldfare are another species of thrush, and like redwing As time and torment truly take their toll.
they travel in large flocks throughout the UK during the It’s the zeal in your eyes,
winter. 680,000 birds visit our shores each year from And your warm and glowing radiance,
Scandinavia and Russia. The name fieldfare is derived As we strive towards a common distant goal.
from “feldware”, the Anglo-Saxon word meaning
“traveller of the fields”. It’s so hard to comprehend the way our friendship grew,
But there will always be a place in my life for you.
Another phenomenal winter visitor we have seen at Wild
Woodbury is the hen harrier. A stunning ghostly grey male It’s your disregard for failure,
has been seen over Wild Woodbury, likely due to the And the way you see the future,
presence of their main food sources: voles and meadow And the prospect of the paths, which lie ahead.
pipit. There are just 545 pairs in the UK, so the sightings
have been incredibly special. During the summer, hen harriers live in open areas You win my admiration,
with low vegetation to allow them to nest on the ground. Upland moorland is a For your grim determination,
particularly key habitat. Wild Woodbury provides a great roost site option for And the way you stayed when others would have fled.
when the birds relocate to lowlands during the cooler months. It is really It’s so hard to comprehend the way our friendship grew,
encouraging to see so many overwintering birds on site and we can’t wait to see But there will always be a place in my life for you.
what else might turn up!
I have often been unable,
If you would like to get in touch, then please email me: Daisy Meadowcroft
dmeadowcroft@dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk To express these random thoughts,
And how inadequate is the vehicle of word.
As the clouds of doubt roll over,
And the daylight starts to fade,
Events could not have otherwise occurred.
It’s so hard to comprehend the way our friendship grew,
Quality Tax and But there will always be a place in my life for you.

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