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Talk & Meeting: ‘Up the Creek….and Far Beyond’

January 04, 2021
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When: Tuesday 19th October, 18:00 – 20:30 Where: Crew Room, East Looe RNLI Station. Booking Essential. Known as ‘The Lone Kayaker’, Rupert Kirkwood has been capturing incredible images of marine wildlife for over fifteen years, clocking up over 25,000 paddled miles in the process! Rup
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Autumn Rockpool Ramble

January 04, 2021
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When: Sunday 24th October, 13:30 – 15:30 Where: Hannafore beach, meet below the coastguard station. Booking Essential. Fancy finding some cool crabs & stunning starfish? Well why not join local experts as we explore the rocky shore! We ask that all attendees come along with suitab
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Shark Fishing in Looe

January 04, 2021
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When: Tuesday 16th November, 18:00 – 20:00 Where: The Jolly Sailor, West Looe (Booking Essential) Join the Shark Angling Club of Great Britain (SACGB) and the Looe Marine Conservation Group for an evening of all things shark! We’ve lined up a panel of local experts, scientists a
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December Bird Blog: Don’t Forget the Divers!

January 01, 2021
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As November drifts into December and autumn gives way to winter, the focus of my ornithological attention increasingly moves offshore. I frequently visit the seafronts at East Looe and Hannafore. This is the time to scan the shallow seas for exciting visitors from the north. Divers! G
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Kingfisher on the East Looe River

October Bird Blog: Migration Fever, Kingfisher Time, and my Quest for the Rings

November 02, 2020
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Autumn for John Keats was the season of ‘mists and mellow fruitfulness’ but for the birders of Cornwall it is more likely to be cherished as the most exciting time of year for finding unusual birds; each day news comes via the internet of sightings of rare visitors dropping in during
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Oystercatcher nesting on main Looe Island beach, 2008.

July Bird Blog: Seeking Sea-pies on Looe Island

July 24, 2020
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My grandson sometimes asks me what my favourite bird is. He says his is Goldfinch. For the last decade my favourite bird has been Oystercatcher. The old English name for this bird (and one used in Cornwall) is the ‘Sea-pie’ – a reminder of its black and white livery. Perhaps Sea-pie m
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Shelduck pair on the estuary in March

JUNE BIRD BLOG:  Springtime on the Estuary and the Trials of Life

June 12, 2020
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In mid-May my daily exercise walk shifted. I forsook the cliff path and the beach: the spring migration was mostly over. I decided it was time to return to the estuary, and follow the fortunes of its resident breeding birds. I had spotted a Shelduck pair on the river in March and I wa
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Dunlin

MAY BIRD BLOG: Locked down in Looe, with a Dunlin, some Terns and a Colony of Fulmars

May 11, 2020
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For at least six weeks now, during lockdown, my day has started in much the same way. 7.00 am: a cup of tea at the kitchen window. I listen to the male Blackbird that is broadcasting his gorgeous leisurely song from a roof somewhere in the vicinity. Blackbird, the herald of the morn I
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Male Wheatear on migration in April 2013

April Bird Blog: Waiting for the White Arse and the Seven Whistler

April 02, 2020
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‘April is the cruellest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull roots with spring rain.’ So begins The Waste Land by Thomas Stearns Eliot. I first read this great poem when I was a sixth-former. I didn’t understand quite a lot of it then (a
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MARCH BIRD BLOG: Close Encounters of the Eider Kind

March 03, 2020
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An exaltation of Larks. An unkindness of Ravens. A charm of Goldfinches. A murder of Crows. Most bird-watchers will be familiar with collective names for groups of particular birds. However the other day I found myself wondering if there was a collective name for Eiders. I tried sever
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February Bird Blog – A Walk by the Tidewater

February 13, 2020
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Welcome to the first of our monthly bird blogs by local naturalist Derek Spooner. February 12th. Early morning; I part the curtains and peer anxiously at the weather. For three days Looe has been hammered by Storm Ciara. I need to carry out a water-birds count on the Looe estuary, and
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Seaweed Jelly Powder Sachet

Throw Jelly Not Balloons

May 26, 2019
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The Campaign Story Looe Marine Conservation Group (LMCG) developed the Throw Jelly Not Balloons campaign to persuade people to stop throwing water balloon bombs for fun at water festivals and raft races. Water balloons are a needless form of plastic pollution which harms wildlife and
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Looe Seal Duchess Banana-ing

Looe Marine Conservation Group Blog

January 22, 2013
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Welcome to our brand new website and our very first blog! We’re really excited that the Looe Marine Conservation Group’s new website has gone ‘live’ today 22nd January so please share it! We want you to discover, explore and learn more about Looe’s amazin
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Talk & Meeting: ‘Hidden Wildlife Stories - A Dip into Looe’s Rock Pools’
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Talk & Meeting: ‘Sea Swimming Top Tips & Tricks’
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Shoresearch Training
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Annual General Meeting
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Walking Beach Clean with Plover Rovers
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Talk & Meeting: ‘Hidden Wildlife Stories - A Dip into Looe’s Rock Pools’
Jan 04, 2021
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Jan 04, 2021
Shoresearch Training
Jan 04, 2021

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