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Residents and birdwatchers have been asked to be on the lookout for sightings of a seabird that is rarely seen further south than North Carolina.
This winter sightings of razorbill seabirds have been reported much further south, including the Florida...
DATE: Dec 27, 2012
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A tribute concert to John Lennon has helped Island charities and organisations to the tune of $92,500.
Now plans are being drawn up for a second Bermuda Peace Day concert in 2013, which is expected to be part of an expanded two-day event.
It is hoped...
DATE: Dec 19, 2012
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Jeff Sousa declared the OBA had delivered an early Christmas present to the people of Bermuda as he heard about his party’s success elsewhere on election night.
Mr Sousa won Warwick West with 589 votes, beating PLP Senator Jonathan Smith who polled 3...
DATE: Dec 18, 2012
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Politics
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Scott Neil
A large osprey was kept company by a smaller gull as it hunted for fish off the North Shore in Hamilton Parish yesterday morning.
The bird of prey, a migratory visitor to the Island, feeds almost exclusively on fish and is an impressive hunter. With ...
DATE: Nov 17, 2012
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Environment
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Scott Neil
Bermuda’s intrepid green turtle ‘Tucker’ has reached the Bahamas after an epic 1,000-mile swim that included a head-on encounter with Hurricane Sandy.
The turtle was one of five caught in the ocean around Bermuda and fitted with GPS tracking tags bef...
DATE: Nov 14, 2012
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Environment
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
A pelican has been spotted hunting for fish near Coney Island in Hamilton Parish.
The immature brown pelican, a rare visitor to Bermuda, may have been blown off course by Hurricane Sandy two weeks ago.
Although still young, the bird is around four fe...
DATE: Nov 13, 2012
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Environment
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Runners from Bermuda have been caught up in the controversy surrounding yesterday’s cancelled New York Marathon, experiencing conflicting emotions and even feeling unwelcome in the normally congenial city.
“We even felt guilty putting on our running ...
DATE: Nov 05, 2012
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Scott Neil
A double fundraising boost has rounded off the first year of operation for sexual abuse awareness charity SCARS.
Saving Children and Revealing Secrets has worked with youth service workers and others to help them identify and properly react to child ...
DATE: Nov 01, 2012
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Scott Neil
A large bird of prey was seen circling above Pembroke Marsh yesterday afternoon. The distinctive osprey, which feeds on fish, circled on thermals near Government House before scanning the marsh from its high vantage point.
Impressive fish catchers, ...
DATE: Oct 31, 2012
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Swimming around Bermuda wasn’t enough for one of the five tagged turtles in the ‘Tour De Turtles’ research programme — instead it has embarked on an epic swim to Florida.
Intrepid turtle ‘Tucker’ has so far swum almost 400 miles further than any of t...
DATE: Oct 25, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
