Sterling Adventures » birds http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog The latest reports of world wide rock & ice climbing (and other extreme) fun and adventure! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:50:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Tough Hungarians in Rough North Wales http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/09/25/tough-hungarians-in-rough-north-wales/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/09/25/tough-hungarians-in-rough-north-wales/#comments Sun, 25 Sep 2011 13:47:56 +0000 Dalma http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/?p=15292 Long time ago, back in April, Istvan and Dalma planned a trip to England to visit friends and relatives and sample some superb English rock...

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]]> http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/09/25/tough-hungarians-in-rough-north-wales/feed/ 7 A Little Afternoon Fun http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/08/13/a-little-afternoon-fun/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/08/13/a-little-afternoon-fun/#comments Sat, 13 Aug 2011 08:34:12 +0000 Dalma http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/?p=14870 Two stressful weeks of hard work after my lovely holiday in the Écrins were too much to bear! My system cried for rock and I just could not wait until the weekend, I had to go immediately...

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]]> http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/07/18/saved-by-the-birds/feed/ 6 The Chicken and Egg Test http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/06/12/the-chicken-and-egg-test/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/06/12/the-chicken-and-egg-test/#comments Sun, 12 Jun 2011 16:50:25 +0000 Ian http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/?p=13955 I have now increased the chicken flock in Aspatria to 6, and the youngsters are all now laying...

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]]> http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/06/12/the-chicken-and-egg-test/feed/ 8 A Fine Day in the Pilis http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/05/27/a-fine-day-in-the-pilis/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/05/27/a-fine-day-in-the-pilis/#comments Fri, 27 May 2011 05:20:47 +0000 Dalma http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/?p=13595 My very good friend and climbing partner Istvan (Hungarian for Steve) has birdwatching as a hobby. He frequently goes to take wonderful photographs, not only of birds but anything he finds interesting. I thought he could share one of his recent trips here. As his English is not that strong yet, he asked me to translate and post. The following story and pictures are his work...

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]]> http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/05/09/first-chick/feed/ 5 Swallows and Amazons http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/05/09/swallows-and-amazons/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/05/09/swallows-and-amazons/#comments Mon, 09 May 2011 16:30:23 +0000 Pete http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/?p=13319 Looks like summer has ended and the monsoon seasons is just ramping up!

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