Country diary: Perilous puffins and a plucky underdog | Mya Bambrick
Swanage, Dorset: While the seabirds here make the headlines, my eye is drawn to the unassuming rock pipit and its accelerating song It’s a stunning evening for a walk at Durlston Country Park. The position of its headland on the south-west coast of England makes it a fantastic place to watch bird migration in action. As I walk along the coastal path, enjoying the panoramic sea views, barn swallows arrive from across the Channel. Below is a cacophony of sound coming from the cliff edges; this par
Dorset
Durlston Country Park
fulmar boréal
guillemot
hirondelle rustique
Jurassic Coast
Mya Bambrick
National Trust
pingouin torda
pipit maritime
puffin
Purbeck
Évolution chronologique
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Sur la côte du Dorset, les puffins en danger malgré les efforts de conservation
Dans le parc de Durlston (Dorset), les puffins ne comptent plus que six individus. Tandis que scientifiques et bénévoles cherchent des solutions, le modeste pipit maritime offre un...