UK and Ireland Natural History Bloggers: August 2010

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Wildlife Conservation from the Heart of the Levels in Somerset UK

My friend Ed Pratt-- unicycling round the world!!!??? - I would like to introduce you to a young man, just turned 21, whose family live in my village of Curry Rivel in Somerset. Most people thought he was mad to...
11 minutes ago
NI Birds

Saving Lough Beg Campaign Event - The appeal hearing will be held in the Royal Courts of Justice, Belfast on 11 August, at 10.30 am. The Court of Appeal intends to announce its decis...
2 hours ago
Too Lazy To Weed

Scilly Isles – Annet and St Agnes - So this is the final blog post from our trip to the Scilly Isles – this time visiting both Annet and St Agnes. In terms of wildlife, this is maybe saving t...
3 hours ago
Common By Nature

Adventures in the night garden - There is something quite exhilarating about spending time outdoors by night – each sound, each rustle in the shrubbery and splash in the water indicative o...
4 hours ago
Birds to Bryophytes

Gull-billed tern, Martin Mere - I was sat at home this morning with reports to write and the weather looking pretty grim, so I didn't really expect to get out anywhere today. I was keep...
9 hours ago
An English Wood

Large Skipper #butterflies - Ochlodes sylvanus. Provisional identification. Picture taken July 16. If you can help with identification, please leave a comment below.
11 hours ago
A life at the shoreline

Juvenile Sedge Warbler - In the rain near the car park of the surfers entrance of Doughmore beach, Doonbeg. I was watching a busy Sedge Warbler continually gathering insects in a l...
11 hours ago
Birding For Pleasure

Flowers at Mount Stewart Gardens - While photographing at Mount Stewart, near Newtownards last week, after I stopped for some lunch with the Robin and Great Tit (Yesterday’s post), I walked ...
17 hours ago
My Life Outside

Puffin Therapy - Isle of Mull - Imagine Skomer on steroids and you still won’t get close to envisioning quite how good the Puffins on Lunga are. From rafts numbering hundreds of birds on ...
1 day ago
Wilden Marsh

Video Of Blossom Suckling Her New Calf - Filed under: Wilden Marsh Nature Reserve
1 day ago
NI Bird Pics

Wilf Swain - Oystercatcher & Grey Heron -
1 day ago
The Lyons Den

Iberian Lyons - Birding in the Algarve, even in July was really awesome. It's probably down to the fact that I have never been to the Iberian Peninsula before but I was ...
1 day ago
I Love Arnside and Silverdale

Lempet 55 no longer with us plus other Orchids - *Tuesday 25th July 2017 - Hutton Roof 1000hrs to 1200hrs* Mapped all the Broad Leaved Helleborines along the escarpment areas 23 in total of which 9 are ...
1 day ago
The Roving Bumbarrel

To Hackney and back! - Amazing how time flies as I am already in to my fourth week since leaving Froglife! Anyway today I went back in to the office in Hackney to meet Emily for ...
1 day ago
Tricia's Tales

A short visit to Nymans.. - Had to be various places today, but was near Nymans so had visit and a wander. The sun was out, and in, and out, and in.... and it was packed.. school hol...
1 day ago
Zoo Volunteer

On the Wing: Small Copper - Small Copper Currently to be seen flying over most grassy areas in the UK, especially sunny and sheltered spots including roadside verges is Britain’s only...
1 day ago
Random Jottings

Flowers For Wildlife - Of course, most of the flowers we enjoy looking at are there, only to attract insects in their various forms. Among the best for this purpose, are those be...
1 day ago
Pegler Birding

Hills and Holes - on 3rd June, 2017 - *I'll open by apologising to those people who left comments on my previous post, which I was tardy in publishing, and even more tardy in replying to. I've ...
1 day ago
Sustainable Garden

the verdant garden in high summer - The verdant garden in high summer. Rain barrels and ponds swollen with water after heavy rains. At George's Pond, a red darter dragonfly is perched on a...
1 day ago
Islay Natural History Trust

Jura Seashore Safari - Our family activity this week is the *Jura Seashore Safari, *so don't forget to sort out your travel arrangements if you plan to attend! Suitable footwear ...
1 day ago
Wildlife Snapshots

Saltee tales III - Saltee wasn't just about gannets for me, and my favourite image actually wasn't of a gannet. I tried to snap the pair of choughs, which messed me about an...
2 days ago
Hethersett Birdlife

Evening encounters - Last week saw me take my nature time in the evenings after long working days and I started with another special visit to see the villages barn owl family. ...
2 days ago
Cholsey Wildlife

Yaffle - Overcast, 16°, light to breezy N. A walk out to the hill today, a flock of 18 *Mistle Thrush* feeding in a ploughed field and flew off to the west of the h...
2 days ago
Musings on the Wild

Trying out a Moth Trap - For my birthday this month, I got a Moth Trap. I have been toying with the idea of getting one for some years now. Moths are a taxa that I am not particula...
2 days ago
In a Beekeepers Garden

Mimumesa unicolor – Garden - Today I have pinned a windowsill fatality a small wasp which when keyed out turned out to be the scarce / rare Mimumesa unicolor a good record for Cambridge
2 days ago
Appleton Wildlife Diary by Alex White

Butterfly walk - Sunday morning we walked around the wood and the fields on the edge of the wood looking for butterflies. It wasn’t a great morning for looking, at 10am the...
2 days ago
Ring Watching At Antrim Marina

Norwegian LBB Gull... - Antrim Marina - Monday 24th July 2017 Today, I stopped by Antrim Marina for a couple of hours, to watch out for any of Adam McClure's 'colou...
2 days ago
Why watch wildlife?

Monday Bird of the Week No.52 – Kittiwake - A change of pace today. After a couple of widespread species I thought we’d look at a few more specialist species. Starting with a coastal specialist, the ...
2 days ago
Esticadinho Nature

Moth year list hits 400 in record time at Tophill Low - The incredible moth year at Tophill Low NR, East Yorkshire continues at pace as the 400 species mark was reached and passed over the weekend of July 21st/2...
2 days ago
Lancashire and Lakeland Outback Adventure Wildlife Safaris

Weekend wildlife wander - *The Safari has had* an enjoyable mooch about across several different sites this weekend. And thankfully the weather has been quiet kind and conducive to ...
3 days ago
Landscapism

Ben Myers - The Gallows Pole: Once upon a time in the West Riding - The arresting cover of Ben Myers' sixth novel is a statement of intent for the work inside: historical fiction with danger and harshness and radicalism f...
3 days ago
Brian's Birding Blog

Bonaparte's Gull at Oare Marsh - Another trip to Oare today to get the old fella a year tick with the Bonaparte's Gull which we very quickly found feeding out on the mud to the right of th...
3 days ago
Pam's Place

Around the Patch - I've managed to get out and about a little around the patch mostly some quick walks around the woodlands before work and a stop there last Sunday afternoon...
3 days ago
Cabinet of Curiosities

Moss pop-guns - *It's not very often that I find bog moss (Sphagnum) bearing spore capsules. They are easy to overlook because they are not raised on a long stalk (seta) ...
3 days ago
LOOSE AND LEAFY in Winter

FIND THE NEW LOOSE AND LEAFY - Loose and Leafy has moved to Halifax! - Loose and Leafy in Halifax The first post is One Wall Tweet
3 days ago
Another Bird Blog

Ups And Downs - I followed up yesterday’s Yellowhammer sighting by going back for pictures on a quiet and sunny Sunday morning. Yellowhammers tend to be late breeders and ...
3 days ago
Austin's Birding Blog

22/07/2017 Arnside Knott, - Broad-leaved Helleborine: (Epipactis helleborine) There is always a perk having family-in-laws who live up in Carnforth, it means I can sneak off and go w...
3 days ago
Murtagh's Meadow

Silent Sunday (Almost) - Inspired by Wild Daffodil and her wonderful shell art, I give you the three musketeers.
3 days ago
Daft Mumblings | …of a concerned amateur

Launching into the year’s highest ebb - We arrive at the peak of the year with the colours still changing on the picture of the Glaslyn Valley. Those deeper, solid shades of high summer are now f...
3 days ago
Wader World

White Rumped Swifts bring to a Close.... - *Just to round off this short break to Tarifa with a few pics to close out with. Stunning views are afforded from various view points looking accross the...
4 days ago
Julie's Blog

1st Visit to Brockholes Nature Reserve, Lancashire - On Tuesday 20th June, we visited Brockholes Nature Reserve, Lancashire for the first time. The visitor centre is a impressive floating within a lake surrou...
4 days ago
Rockablog

Growing Pins - It’s been a busy time here on The Rock this past month with the vast majority of eggs having now hatched. We’ve seen the eggs here tern from chick to fled...
4 days ago
The Cowboy Birder

Manx Shearwater, KGV Reservoir - With news of a *Manx Shearwater* still showing on the KGV Reservoir, both Paul Hawkins and I thought we'd give it a go, and after few minutes of scoping t...
4 days ago
holdingmoments

Annus horribilis - My mothers health deteriorated rapidly this year. She had been diagnosed in the last couple of years with Alzheimer's, Lewy bodies dementia and Vascular...
4 days ago
The Early Birder

Flutters on Headley Heath. - On Thursday, together with 15 other enthusiasts, I took part in a butterfly walk at Headley Heath with its mixed habitats of heathland, chalk downland and ...
4 days ago
Ron Bury's Wildlife

Threat to new beaver family in the Highlands of Scotland - A family of beavers found living on a river in the Beauly area in the Scottish Highlands are to be trapped and put into captivity following a decision by ...
5 days ago
Moths of Boughton-under-Blean

- Back from a week away the moth trap yesterday morning had 102 moths of 42 species with 2 new ones for the garden: The Olive and Morophaga choragella. Also ...
5 days ago
Isle of Wight Dragons

Crockford Stream. - Crockford Stream is on the southern edge of Beaulieu Heath in The New Forest.As mentioned in my two previous posts the stream is well known for two special...
5 days ago
Zygoma

Friday mystery object #309 - This week I have another specimen for you that I came across while moving the Dead Zoo’s insect collections: This one’s pretty small – only around 6-8mm. I...
5 days ago
indie birder

Birding San Diego, California, USA - May 2017 - Part 2 - Following on from Part 1, as I tried to squeeze in as many birding opportunities as possible during a week-long work trip to Sand Diego, California in earl...
5 days ago
Bangor West Patchwork Challenge

Belfast WOW - Back at WOW after three weeks to find dropping water levels and even more gull and tern chicks. Again we had over 30 species including *common sandpiper an...
5 days ago
Wild and Wonderful

More Butterflies... - Butterflies here in Suffolk seem to be taking advantage of the warm spells in between the wind and rain. We found a sheltered bramble bush and, as you ca...
6 days ago
Natural Born Blogger

Foxy Lady - Great to catch up with a Fox family during a recent camping holiday in Dorset. Over the years we’ve actually seen quite a few different animals and althoug...
6 days ago
Views from an urban lake

Tattenhoe Dragons - [image: Tattenhoe Dragons] There are areas of Milton Keynes that I return to time, and time again, like Oakhill Wood, and just like that Tattenhoe Park is...
6 days ago
Hampshire Dragonflies

Making The Most of Dragonfly Week - Monday 17th July I introduced Richard Peglar to the delights of Crockford Stream – and what a delight! The Keeled were the first to show just in from the r...
6 days ago
Jottings of a novice nature watcher!

Barn Owls - Last weekend I was invited by a friend to see if we could see Barn Owls. I wasn’t going to
6 days ago
UK Wildlife

Manx shearwaters, common dolphins and sunfish on Marine Discovery Penzance boat trip - Day 3 of my holiday (4/7/17) and I had booked a trip with Marine Discovery Penzance for the afternoon, but the weather was grey a drizzly. I tested my came...
6 days ago
Gabriel Hemery

National Plant Society of Oregon - John Jeffrey , the plant hunter whose story is featured in GREEN GOLD, was first overseen by The Association for the promotion of arboriculture and horticu...
6 days ago
exploringwildlife.blogspot.co.uk

My piece in The Curlew Magazine - Last month, I was approached by the Editor of 'The Curlew', a periodical dedicated to writing about the natural world, and was asked if I would like to wri...
1 week ago
The Heirs of Gilbert

19th July - Perfect conditions on Saturday night meant it was a record-breaking moth catch in the Magic Garden. We caught a total of 876 moths of 115 species (plus six...
1 week ago
Butterfly Islands

Not Many Silver-studded Blues on Show. - Yesterday on a day trip to see the special damselflies of Crockford Stream in the New Forest I walked an area of heathland which was close by.I expected to...
1 week ago
Harry's Wildlife

The House Martin - That belching, […]
1 week ago
Coffee Shop Nature Notes

The Ants have flown - It is a strange phenomenon that different birds take the lead in song on different days it has been the Robin one morning and the Blackbird another. Our fl...
1 week ago
Birding with Flowers

Purple Hairstreaks Encore! - After the good fortune of 2 years ago, I went looking for Purple Hairstreaks on Beverley Westwood. I saw at least 3 individuals despite the rather windy co...
1 week ago
Rain Geese and Selkies

Faroe Islands - Nólsoy, Faroe Islands, June 2017 ‘Oh! You’re going to be slippit for a while’ my friend Sarah exclaimed with just a touch of envy in her voice. I looked ...
1 week ago
Keith Balmer on six legs...

Jersey Tiger - My tiny Bedford garden is doing rather well for exciting things this season. This is my first Jersey Tiger, which hung around for several hours today.
1 week ago
A.W.Birder: Always on the lookout for fine birds...

New Zealand Birding Trip - I spent a week in New Zealand between my October Pacific Islands Tour, and my East Coast Australia Tour. Here are some of my highlights from my first trip ...
1 week ago
Flying high!

Torbay Air Show 3rd June 2017. - It was an enjoyable afternoon watching some spectacular air displays.
1 week ago
LENS: Long Eaton Natural History Society

LENS at LINBY (and Papplewick) - 17 July 2017 All Day Walk Newstead Abbey and Linby Trail ‘Butterflies Galore’ Park at the end of the Papplewick Village Hall car park (near the play park...
1 week ago
EFRS

Droning on - *(CLICK ON A PIC AND IT WILL GO BIG)* Finally the EFRS had a full compliment. James wasn't ill, I wasn't wandering around tank museums etc etc. We...
1 week ago
Elliot's Birding Diaries

Birding: A Catch up session - Having been up to neck deep in work ranging from surveying, arranging my 6 Form’s prom, homework from college, attending university… Read more Birding: A C...
1 week ago
Birders in Boxers

More Little Owls...... - After the rain and drizzle finally stopped yesterday afternoon I decided to check out another local Little Owl territory that I have been keeping an eye on...
1 week ago
Bug Mad Girl

A chalkhill, white-letter, dark green morning - I stood at the top of a Grangeland slope this morning and there were so many chalkhill blues fluttering through the short grass that I hardly knew where to...
1 week ago
Keepers Cottage Wildlife Garden Diary

Roman Bridge, Galloway Forest Park - 7th May 2016 -
1 week ago
Cornish Rock Pools

Summer Holiday Rock Pooling Events in Cornwall – The Full List - Here it is… the 2017 list of summer rockpooling events in Cornwall during the holidays. It’s the best ever, with events to suit all the family! Take a look...
1 week ago
FABirding

Inquisitive Doe. - I came across this *Roe Doe* hiding in one of the local farmer's crop fields recently. She was monitoring all the comings and goings along a nearby footpa...
1 week ago
A year of my nature hunting

Post 468 - The Wonderful Wild Watch Project! - Hey everyone, today's Post 468 and over the course of my blog I've been given a lot of great opportunities, whether it be radio interviews or going to prom...
1 week ago
The farm upon the hill | Wildlife blog from West Wales

Starting from scratch… - Its been almost a month since the chickens (Now named Sybil, Martha, Agnes and Delores, thanks to Twitter poll) arrived on the farm. I thought it’d be a g...
1 week ago
Linacre Blogger

Whitby and Scarborough - Last weekend I was up in Whitby and Scarborough with the family. Whitby was quite quiet Birdwise, but I did spot a well known *Herring Gull*, with a darvic...
1 week ago
Considering Birds

Returns - I find it difficult to state how utterly brilliant swifts are without resorting to cliché. They dominate the sky in our part of Newbury. Early on a weekday...
1 week ago
Rambles with a Camera

Common Seals.............................. seen on my boat trip from Kylesku Scotland - I've had a wonderful stay at the Kylesku Hotel. They do boat trips from the old ferry jetty... replaced by the bridge in 1984. The seals were on a small is...
1 week ago
Philip Strange Science and Nature Writing

Flower-rich hay meadows on the Golden Cap Estate in west Dorset - For hundreds of years, colourful, flower-rich hay meadows were a defining feature of the British countryside and its way of life. The 20th century saw a t...
1 week ago
A Birding Odyssey

Things begining to move ! - Out very early to miss the exercise enthusiasts and canine lovers ! Previous to 0600 hours appears to be a critical threshold and , currently, proved to b...
1 week ago
Bill's Birding

Cliff top light show - Head up to Durdle Door after dark and you not only lose the crowds of tourists, but you also have a chance of witnessing a magical light show. At this time...
1 week ago
Midmarsh Jottings

A Handy Bug - Or to be exact, a bug on the hand. When we went walkabout a couple of days ago a little bug decided to hitch a ride: [image: DSCN7423] A closer crop: [ima...
1 week ago
Thorne & Hatfield Moors Conservation News

Days & nights with Fern Owls - I’ve always had a fondness for Nightjars or to be more specific Caprimulgus europaeus. It’s their evocative country names such as Fern Owl which offer ins...
2 weeks ago
Pete Cooper Wildlife

How to reintroduce carnivores and alienate people: A word of caution - It’s become a regular occurrence: a press release from the UK Lynx Trust (UKLT) about how reintroduction of this animal is imminent in Britain, and they’ll...
2 weeks ago
Birding the day away!

A season with 32 Caspians - *What a great season it has been with 32 individual birds photographed from the fishing boats at Dungeness, Kent ..* *Quite a few have been in the surroundi...
2 weeks ago
Pear tree and Beyond

A Royal Visit ! - Well its not every day an Emperor visits your garden and takes a breather on a plant less than five feet away from you, fortunately my camera was not fa...
2 weeks ago
Druridge Diary

A bit of ringing - Well, the bloody weather forecasters got it wrong again. With thoughts of ringing this weekend, I've been checking out the forecast for this weekend since ...
2 weeks ago
Killy Birder

Good Re-Tern - Yes, I’ve returned. I never meant to be away but Lazarus AKA as my PC had used up his/its nine lives and refused to rise as I was about to prepare my repo...
2 weeks ago
Wild Barley

Just a meander - A sunny and warm day. Fluffy clouds skidding across the sky. A walk around the pools of Cranwich just because we can. No need for an early arrival or for p...
2 weeks ago
Ron's Wildlife Photography blog

Red Kites in Scotland - The red kite is one of our most beautiful birds of prey, there are a number of strongholds here in Scotland where breeding programmes and feeding stations ...
2 weeks ago
Dawn Monrose Nature Photography

Beautiful Bees - The warm June breeze gently stirs the long grass, and shivers softly through the leaves of the apple tree behind me. Peace rests lightly across the lush ga...
2 weeks ago
Donegal Wildlife

Year end - The last year or so has been spent mostly poring over microscopes and identifying obscure specimens from different parts of Ireland. I also started the Iri...
2 weeks ago
Wildlife in my local patch

Photos for Dof E skill section - A selection of photos from the last 6 months to illustrate my growing ability with nature photography. The post Photos for Dof E skill section appeared f...
2 weeks ago
Purbeck Footprints

A Kingfisher's Breakfast - The morning had barely begun and the Sun was yet to clear the horizon but there we were sat in a hide a few metres from a pond that contained goodness kn...
2 weeks ago
Lee Brady's Recording Blog

Adder Hibernacula - What criteria should we use to define adder hibernacula? After all, hibernaculua are not necessarily just holes in the ground. One approach is to identify ...
2 weeks ago
Valley Naturalist

Purple Hairstreak twitch - It was good to spend an hour in the company of Craig Constance and Tim Griffiths at Llandgedfedd Reservoir recently. Craig had let slip he'd recently see...
2 weeks ago
The Wildlifewriter

Instrumental Solo - “*Why don't ospreys migrate together as a family unit?” *It has almost assumed the status of Frequently Asked Question, and the answer is simple... *It's be...
2 weeks ago
Wisdom of a Wazzock

Of Swans and Cygnets - May – Still sitting, taking the occasional practice flight or stroll around the nest. And then on the 28th of May: There’s nine of the little beauties. ...
2 weeks ago
Wildlife Matters

“Simon Says” – Is Brexit good for the marine environment? - (Above – pot caught spider crab, velvet crab, dive picked scallops and rod and line caught bass by E Rance) Gove’s announcement You will surely have seen ...
2 weeks ago
Irish Wildlife Photography

Selected as one of the top 100 Wildlife Photography Blogs on the web by blog.feedspot.com -
2 weeks ago
Notes of Nature

Wordless Wednesday: Reggie, the Longleat giraffe calf -
3 weeks ago
Frank Anderson Photography

Kingfishers - It’s been a while since I’ve really managed to photograph Kingfishers and four years since I blogged a post showing them. They can be very elusive but o...
3 weeks ago
Biodiversity Gatwick

Weathering June - There were soggy June days…. Handy woodland foot bridges built by Tom S and his volunteers And scorching June days... River Mole grasslands, North West Z...
3 weeks ago
Ashenbank Woods - A Local Patch !

July Diary 2017 ! - 26th July - My walks lately have been confined to the woodlands just lately, bird sightings have been sparse, Tit flock this morning with Blue Tits and ...
3 weeks ago
florafaunauk

Swans in The Moss - Mute Swans - Cygnus olor and Cygnets in breeding Plumage amongst Reeds in Leighton Moss . Adults with red tinged breeding plumage and Cygnets still in down...
3 weeks ago
Bugman Jones

Suddenly my office is full of entomologists - This is the third year that London Wildlife Trust have been able to fund a traineeship scheme in environmental conservation, and for two days in June they ...
3 weeks ago
Beneath the Boughs

Day 29 – Bat - I completely forgot to share this square yesterday! I posted it on instagram but neglected the blog – sorry! So here’s day 29: I really struggled to get a ...
3 weeks ago
Wessex Wanderings

Buttermere and Walbury Hill - This walk was a record breaker. Although not in distance (only 13 miles) it broke my long standing record for total ascent set on the very first walk pos...
4 weeks ago
National Trust Fell Rangers

Starting the path at Hole in the Wall and the Fix the Fells 10th anniversary work party - Since our last blog post we've spent much of our time working in Ullswater on the path just below Hole in the Wall. Building a stone path is never fast wor...
4 weeks ago
The Early Birder

Gronant Little Terns - On my way back from Anglesey recently I stopped off at Gronant along the North Wales coast. The area is well known for its nesting Little Tern colony, and ...
4 weeks ago
Hagbourne Wildlife

Scarlet Tigers – annual update - The best show of scarlet tigers in the 8 years I’ve been watching the comfrey patch
4 weeks ago
Matt Cole Wildlife Photography

Laowa 15mm f4 Macro Lens Sample Images - I've written a number of posts featuring images taken with the Laowa 15mm macro lens including *this review* and this *recent post* on photographing Large ...
4 weeks ago
Wildlife Wanderings

Swiss Alps - fantastically flowery - OUR Summer holiday this year was a week or so in the Swiss alps to walk and see the wonderful alpine meadows and WOW we were not disappointed. W...
4 weeks ago
Rambles through Nature

Seal Island Visit - I was recently back down in St Ives, Cornwall, with a day to spare between several very attractive walks along the peninsula’s coastline. I had spent the m...
4 weeks ago
Entomacrographic

Invasion - Until 2004, the blue alder leaf beetle Agelastica alni was thought to be very rare in Britain, possibly extinct although there were some historical records...
4 weeks ago
Inspired by Ecology

1000 species challenge - Meadow grassland at Westmeston Church - not as many species as earlier in the year*Introduction* As part of the summer's activities of Pan-Species lister...
5 weeks ago
Samanta's Wildlife

HELP! I’m in my late 20s and looking to re-start academia. - I still consider myself a young woman but the prospect of re-entering academia at my age is without a doubt a little daunting. I feel as if I am starting a...
5 weeks ago
Alan Watson Featherstone's Blog

Seeds of a Good Anthropocene - In early June I was invited to participate in a special three day workshop that was held on an island in the Stockholm archipelago in Sweden, with the rath...
5 weeks ago
Paul's Back Garden Safari

Twin-spotted Quaker - I've been a little quiet lately on this blog to say the least. But perhaps I'll start again. After a great weekend walking along the South Wales Coast last...
5 weeks ago
The Caged Naturalist

Sandpipers and Flycatchers - Now all the birds have arrived, I thought I'd spend some time getting to know a few a bit better. This week I did a couple of reconnaissance walks to searc...
5 weeks ago
Newhaven Wildlife

Hunting Nightjars at dusk - The woodsmen of the Sussex Weald walked out of the trees long ago now, taking their coppicing tools and charcoal burners with them and leaving their w...
1 month ago
Seabed Habitats

Critical bed shear stress of maerl experiment - Just by going to the beach, I had been fascinated by how maerl was freely moving, carried, mobilised and transported by almost every wave. The beach, compo...
1 month ago
Sorby Natural History Society, Sheffield

Sheffield Area Butterfly Atlas 1991-2015 - The Sheffield Area Butterfly Atlas 1991-2015 will be published in a few weeks, but there is still time to contribute your records. Please send them to...
1 month ago
Bird and Bug Diaries...

- Manchester worker bee, based on the mosaics situated throughout the city centre
1 month ago
Ruffled Feathers

Russian roulette... - We've recently received another exciting Jack Snipe recovery, this time from RUSSIA!! Unfortunately this one was also found dead, most likely shot but it w...
1 month ago
The Street Tree

Street Tree Walks, Talks and Other Events - Since the launch of my book, London’s Street Trees, earlier this week, I have been asked about associated walks, talks and other events I’m doing. So I cre...
1 month ago
The Art of Nature

Here be dragons! - It's half term! Which means I've been rather occupied putting together activities and running events for our visiting families. Yesterday, we held a *very*...
1 month ago
WillowWhispering

The Running Hare - The Secret Life of Farmland - I’ve just finished reading The Running Hare – The Secret Life of Farmland by John Lewis-Stempel. He was the winner of the Thwaites Wainwright Prize in 201...
1 month ago
Uisce | Water and words flow through a Celtic environment

Mary Gillham in Ireland – Lovely turns of phrase - Welsh naturalist Dr. Mary Gillham of Cardiff University had a special relationship with Ireland and some of the accounts of her visits have lovely turns of...
1 month ago
Kingfisher Diary

Olympus 300mm F4 Pro more observations - Well it’s still very much early days for me with the Olympus set up, and I still have a nice warm glow about the system. Thus far my only gripe is the au...
2 months ago
Hares on the Hill

Getting the Dingle Tingle - A beautiful walk with the dogs this morning up through Clyro Dingle, which is a short walk from the house. There are five of these steep sided secret place...
2 months ago
Hedgeland Tales

Hobby -
2 months ago
From the muddy banks of the Dee....

A Certain Romance... - The breeze ruffles the tide edge into ragged waves that start to creep up the Hilbre Swash, a small channel that runs part way along the east side of the i...
2 months ago
Wildlife on our Allotment

(Cabbage) White Butterfly - This (cabbage) white butterfly appears to be waiting for our valerian to flower. He/she has arrived a bit early. I can't tell whether it was a large or sma...
2 months ago
flockmentality | Feral goose chasing

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2 months ago
Outdoors

Why Not Croak & Coot Tag Team Competition! - Open Gardens I promised Jen Dening I would give a mention to the Open Garden event taking place this weekend at Stone Rings Close, Harrogate, so here it is...
2 months ago
Ecologica

Lightening fast responses allow birds to cope with urban noise - Animals in urban environments face many unique challenges including finding and adapting to new sources of food, coping with almost continual human disturb...
2 months ago
Jane Smith Wildlife Art

Iron Gall Ink - Whilst working as Artist in Residence in the oak woods at Taynish, I made some drawings using Oak Gall Ink, also called Iron Gall Ink. The oak trees grow ...
2 months ago
Daily Nature Blog

UK resident orca Lulu found contaminated with ‘shocking’ levels of toxic chemical - Last year Lulu, a 20 year old female orca from the UK’s only resident population, was found dead off the Isle of Tiree, after becoming entangled in fishing...
2 months ago
Butterfly Pictures

It's a Girl! - I am afraid that the start of this post is a little depressing, but please don't give up on it, there is a happy ending!! I always do as much as I can to tr...
2 months ago
DGPix Wildlife and Nature Photography

Common Sandpiper - The influx of summer migrant birds is really picking up pace now, and my local patch has now got 3 common sandpipers frequenting the shoreline.These lovely...
2 months ago
leavesnbloom

Pep Ventosa Photography Technique - The Pep Ventosa photography technique is a whole new way of seeing and depicting the flow of time with your camera. Master the technique and it will open u...
2 months ago
shirls gardenwatch

Wordless Wednesday: Kokedama - Kokedama with spider plant, St Andrews Botanical Gardens, April 13th 2017. How to Make Kokedama This post was published by Shirley for shirls gardenwatch i...
3 months ago
Owls about that then!

Blowing the cobwebs away......... - After spending most of my free time during the winter months making and erecting Barn Owl boxes and barrels I had a very welcome and overdue "owling" sessi...
3 months ago
The Naturephile

The great grey shrike - Back in January there was a report of a great grey shrike at Wicken Fen and I’d never seen one before so I decided to go and have a look. A distant tree ac...
3 months ago
Harbour Master

TRIP OUT - Trip out last night to a new site resulted in a few new moths for me small waved umber waved umber red/green carpet yellow barred brindle pale prominent
3 months ago
Murf's Wildlife

Sri Lanka 2017 (Day 4) - My sincere apologies to anyone following my blog for the delay in updating this trip report. Day 4 we were brought on an early morning safari to Horton Pl...
3 months ago
Woodlouse House

Spring Garden - I was quite pleased with the back of the garden three weeks ago ..... ..... but it looks much better now. The warm days have really brought the place...
3 months ago
Garden Bird Year

On the move.. - Just the like the spring migrants, we are on the move.. This blog is now updated regularly on our new website www.irishgardenbirds.ie Come and see us so...
3 months ago
Spinkyblurb

Exploring wildlife through maps. - I recently completed an online course from the University of Oxford's Continuing Education Department, introducing me to the joys of GIS (Geographic Inform...
3 months ago
Oisín Duffy - Nature Notes

Small Blue - The Small Blue butterfly is the smallest species of butterfly in Ireland and also has quite a restricted range, only being found in certain areas across th...
3 months ago
Wild South London

Jack in-the-box - There was a smattering of sun through the cloud, and spring seemed to be uncoiling itself.
4 months ago
Northern Ireland Black-headed Gull Colour-ringing Project

Where have you been? - In the last post I touched on how some birds, despite being colour-ringed, can go long periods undetected. Well, Suzanne got another example last weekend.....
4 months ago
My Nature Notes

Rough hawkbit: the answer lies in the soil - I think it is very easy to get dismissive, jump to a conclusion and move on when you see a flower. I know I do it, I try not to but I still do. With rough ...
4 months ago
Nature Poetry, Sketches, And the rest.

"Ay! to a bird that looked like a mouse (8th March 2017) - *Wednesday 8th March 2017 * *"Ay! to a bird that looked like a mouse"* Just like a mouse (but not a mouse) A mouse going vertical, running up a tree from...
4 months ago
An Irish Nature Journal | A Digital Journal of Irish Nature

More Shore Birds! - Last weekend my friend and I spent another day watching and counting shore birds for the I-Webs survey here in Kerry. The weather was relatively came after...
4 months ago
A Day In the Life of a Wildlife Artist

This blog has moved - Thank you for following me! Please note this blog has now moved to: http://www.robertefuller.com/diary/ Click on the link to keep on following me. www.ro...
4 months ago
BTO Cymru

Dates for your diary - Dyddiadau i'ch dyddiadur - Once again this spring we are planning on holding some member and volunteer days at various venues around Wales. These will be relaxed events where we will...
4 months ago
George's wonderful wildlife report

A whale of a time. - Hello and welcome after a very, very long time to my latest publication. I have recently spent two months on the road with my brother taking in some of the...
5 months ago
Jenny McLaren- art, fieldnotes & findings

Stories to tell..... - "Old Forest above Gairloch" ⒸJenny McLaren 2017 SOLD At the end of 2014 I stopped regularly posting on this blog. I never felt I found my "authentic voice...
5 months ago
Sketchbook Squirrel

Times they are a changin... - "Change is the end result of all true learning." Leo Buscaglia ...and so there are changes afoot. As spring arrives, and the garden renews itself, there i...
5 months ago
Wild Sight

Nature’s Canvas - It was a gift that kept on giving. I was captivated by its endless variety and unpredictability, and the fact that I can remember it decades later shows w...
5 months ago
Adam Winson, Arboriculturist

Komorebi (木漏れ日): Sunshine filtering through the trees. - There is a Japanese term “Komorebi”, for which no simple English translation exists. Yet it is a distinct phenomenon, that anyone who spends time among t...
5 months ago
Yorkie's Wildlife Photos

Swan Lake - Hornsea Mere in East Yorkshire is a great place for birdwatching, there is always something to be seen. This is a collection of photos I took yesterday of...
5 months ago
Ecology Liz's Blog

Blog Reopened & Update - So, I’m back! A lot has changed in my life over the last few months while I’ve had my blog closed. I’ve started studying filmmaking, and it has become my ...
5 months ago
Wildlife Photographic Journals

Winter Light - Photography is all about using light to show your subject at it best. For me, this is about using natural light as I don't use flash. Many years ago I trie...
5 months ago
European Trees

Britain the Best Place in the World for a Non Woodland Tree Safari – but come quick! - For those interested in large land mammals a safari in the Serengeti would be among the top locations in the world to visit, for those interested in sea-li...
5 months ago
Barcode Ecology

2017 Wildlife Resolutions - After last year’s mixed success of completing my resolutions, I am going to not aim quite so high – but I am still going to set myself 17 resolutions for t...
5 months ago
naturestimeline

A kind winter thus far in the UK - What a difference a year makes. Winter 2015/16 when compared to winter 2016.17 is so vastly different. Find out more here at naturestimeline.com Continue r...
6 months ago
Ben Porter Wildlife Photography

I've moved! - I have decided to move my blog over to wordpress, for a variety of reasons, although am having issues redirecting the address. Consequently, if you'd like ...
6 months ago
Beetle Boy's BioBlog

Dinosaurs: how they lived and evolved, book review - For Christmas, I got a variety of great zoology and paleontology books, but probably one of the best that I got is *Dinosaurs: How They Lived And Evolved*,...
6 months ago
Thérèse Goes Birding

27th to 31st December 2016 - Madeira - There were a couple of other days out birding and a trip to Gran Canaria before the end of the year but none of these produced much so I've skipped them in...
6 months ago
Steve Oakes' Wildlife Photography Blog ~ Latest Updates

Wild Bird Photography by Steve Oakes - 23 November 2016, Cambodia. - OK here is the last update from my trip to the far east, this time Cambodia. We spent most of our time here looking around Angkor Wat temple and the many...
8 months ago
Sissinghurst Birds etc...

In Search of the Lynx - A couple of weeks ago I did a first and embarked on a Naturetrek holiday, so an organised group holiday with guides etc.. Expectations were high but that's...
8 months ago
Wunderkammer

Using Instagram to Incorporate Visitor Reactions - Originally posted on Hannah R.F. Hethmon: I’m currently on holiday in London for two weeks. Of course, as a DC native living in Nashville, I miss the capit...
8 months ago
The Liverbirder

Still 'Ere - Still birding, still focusing on the patch and still doing a bit of twitching if a Lifer appears. So far this year I've added: Penduline Tit 22/03/2016 Sal...
8 months ago
from the robin's nest...

Goat or grey? - A common question I ask myself is when encountering a willow with non-lanceolate shaped leaves would be: is it goat or grey willow? To confuse matters ev...
8 months ago
The Monday Pod

Lee Filters SW150 mark II filter holder with a 14-24mm and a big stopper - Last weekend I finally took my newly ordered Lee Filters SW150 mark II filter holder along with a big stopper out on a test. My Nikon 14-24mm is my favouri...
8 months ago
Views of the Ock

Views of the Kennall Vale - Whilst it is great to live somewhere where there are endangered and charismatic animals like water voles ( http://viewsoftheock.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/...
9 months ago
daphnegoeswildindevon

How extraordinary the ordinary can be... - I’ve been very preoccupied lately with tasks, with health concerns, with visitors, with my own visits to people, with just daily routine really, and I wa...
9 months ago
The Things Around Me

The firsts of spring - 20th March As the vernal equinox arrives and the changing of the clocks approaches, it is impossible not to take each seasonal event as a sign. The evidenc...
9 months ago
The Barley Bird-er

Back in the Bay of Biscay - September 2016 - There is not a year that goes by without me taking a trip out on the open water in search of seabirds and cetaceans. This year I chose Biscay, and a late s...
9 months ago
Will's Wildlife

A rare spot of birding - I used to think of myself as a bit of a birder, then I was a birder who looked at other wildlife, and these days it's the other wildlife that I look at mos...
10 months ago
Tales of the City

Fin. - I've been blogging here for many years now – since before I had anything published; before I even started writing a book. Fragments of things I wrote here ...
10 months ago
Norfolk Nature Photo Blog

A late flurry - Some friendly September weather did seem to bring out a small flurry of late emergences in some species who had a tough year like small coppers. Finger’s c...
10 months ago
The Curious Naturalist

Chalcolestes viridis Willow Emerald Damselfly, a new Norfolk garden arrival - [full text to follow] *Chalcolestes viridis*, Willow Emerald Damselfly began to colonise the UK only a few years ago. The first British record was a dead a...
10 months ago
The Gray Gallery / Nature through the lens

Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) - Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) captured mid-hover during an enjoyable afternoon spent at the International Centre for Birds of Prey in Newent, Gloucestershire...
11 months ago
WildChild Scotland

Mull Hen Harrier Day 2016 - Mull Hen Harrier Day 2016 Sunday 7th found us braving the very autumnal weather for the second year running on Mull. We were one of 12 national events acr...
11 months ago
Birds and a brew...

Summer update! - It's been a while since my last post... I have been busy! Here is a quick photo update from life on Arran.
11 months ago
A Small Field Called Ellers Meadow

Summer - We have passed the longest day so I think I can finally say summer is here! It has been a while since my last blog so I thought I would give a bit of a upd...
1 year ago
Murmuration

Bat Out Of Hell - Image: Jo SinclairI saw a bat evacuate its attic in the blazing light of day. It flew rapidly back and forth, looking uncertain of the way back in, then s...
1 year ago
The Portland Naturalist

The beginning of the Purple patch. - I had a great time attending an A Focus On Nature (group for young conservationists and naturalists - look at me above being all naturalist-y ;-) ) gathe...
1 year ago
What's Wild in Cornwall

The lonely ringlet, and other garden tales - Once upon a time, in a wild garden in the heart of Cornwall, there lived a ringlet. The hero of our tale loved to bask in the sunshine, spreading his velve...
1 year ago
Springhill Lane Wildlife

lapwings - No, I have never seen lapwings on the lane, but there are plenty on Saunder Height. Or at least there were. 50+ of them, regularly, year after year. Not th...
1 year ago
Red on Wight

- I do not often come across Reds, but recently while in Bouldnor Forest this one made itself known.While keeping its distance and up the safety of the conif...
1 year ago
Garden 65

Unseen - I had an erotic dream about Chris Packham the other night. You know it's Springwatch time when you dream of Chris Packham. Not that in my waking hours I...
1 year ago
Heart of Wild

30DaysWild – a week of pure joy - A few days ago I was asked by the BBOWT (Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust) to write a guest post on a week of my activities for 30DaysWild, here […]
1 year ago
The Thrifty Magpies Nest

Birds nest in my wood this year - Discovering bird nests is one of my favourite spring past times and each year Ian, my step dad, and I seek out as many as we can in the wood. We have a ...
1 year ago
Wild Nottingham

NWT City Group June activities - The Notts Wildlife Trust City Local Group have several activities planned during June… Saturday 4th June – 10.00 a.m. – 2.00 p.m. Practical work party. Rem...
1 year ago
Wild up North

Red-backed Shrike at St Marys. - A male Red-backed Shrike made a brief appearance at St Marys, Whitley Bay today.
1 year ago
Irish Wildlife - Blog

Dublin Bay - When I was younger I read a book called The Day Sea Rolled back. Today it seemed like the sea had rolled all the way to the horizon. Dublin Bay was awa...
1 year ago
UKbirdingtimeline | an insight into the United Kingdom's birding season

You never stop learning! - Originally posted on naturestimeline: You never stop learning, well I also never stop undertaking my own research or following that of others. This post is...
1 year ago
Natural Communicator

Elements Of Nature: An afternoon with artist Carol Sinclair - Carol Sinclair's website portfolio Enjoy a studio visit, artist talk and nature walk at the home and studio of sculptor Carol Sinclair. Hear how nature ...
1 year ago
Herts Nature

Contoh Proposal Kegiatan Sekolah Terbaru 2016 -
1 year ago
Alan Tilmouth

The Last Eagle - It started with a question, 'has anyone seen the eagle?' followed by the long-expecetd news that England's last remaining resident Golden Eagle at Haweswat...
1 year ago
Photographing Dabbling Ducks

Gardening for Bumblebees - Spring is upon us and animals are emerging from hibernation. Our gardens are suddenly filled with impossibly loud buzzing from the tiniest creatures, but t...
1 year ago
Steel City Birding

Chandeliers for Elegant Home Decor - No other single item can compare with a crystal chandelier when it comes to adding a sense of elegance and formality to a living space. From the days wh...
1 year ago
Cranfield's Wildlife Blog

dragons have awoken in New Alresford -
1 year ago
SophiEco Goes Wild

New season, new look? - After success of my local patch blog's move to Wordpress, ( oakbytherifepatch.wordpress.com) this blog is following! Inspired by the new season, I too am ...
1 year ago
Wild Wanderings

Walking With Wolves - A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to walk with wolves in Cartmel, Lake District courtesy of Predator Experience. This walk was based just two mil...
1 year ago
The Heartwood Blog

Mobile Sawmill at Buckland Filleigh, Devon - Mobile Sawmill We’re now able to provide customers with locally sawn timber using our Peterson Winch Production Frame mobile sawmill, our goal is to help...
1 year ago
Cath Hodsman British Wildlife Artist

Beetle Gallery (Coleoptera) - British Beetles…British Beetles….British Beetles…..British Beetles…..British Beetles Any Art work may be purchased by going back to the Homepage and cl...
1 year ago
Wild Life

Spurge-laurel - Came across this growing by the side of a path on our way to the Half Moon in Plumpton. It also caught the eye of our friend who was vi...
1 year ago
The Rambling Ecologist

Te Araroa 10: Te Anau to Bluff - Morning all, Welcome to the final installment (baring some random additional content if I think of anything worth writing about) of my Te Araroa journey, f...
1 year ago
Tales from Fox Cottage and The Bee Hive Studio

- The Sounds of Spring Stirrings It was a rather overcast but dry day in February, about a fortnight ago. That morning found me and my two dogs walking u...
1 year ago
Jake's Bones

All good things... - I've been blogging now at least once a week for six years and seven months, and this is my 416th blog post here. It's been an exhausting, brilliant and ama...
1 year ago
Marilyn's Wildlife Diary

Listing update and resolutions for 2016 - I have just updated my list and have realised that while I did not add much during 2015, there are still some big holes in it. For example I attended an F...
1 year ago
Wild Valleys

Daudebardia rufa - Been itching to get out with the Glamorgan Fungus Group ever since it was reformed back in April 2014. Not only for the fungi but a chance to find new site...
1 year ago
Wild Reviews

Criminalising natural curiosity - We’re so far detached from nature that we no longer allow adults or children to connect. We’re a no touch, ‘no can do’ species these days and we’re doing a...
1 year ago
Once Upon

Besmirched Birch - Stop press. You know how I mentioned that I had valiantly 'taken on' an allotment plot, yes, remember?....ok..one of the attractive features of this par...
1 year ago
At Home With Urban Nature

BTO: Goldfinch feeding survey - [image: Goldfinches by Paul Newton] Goldfinches by Paul Newton. Submit your resultsfor the Goldfinch Survey *"Like you, we love watching Goldfinches. You tel...
1 year ago
Oscar Dewhurst Wildlife Photography

Looking back at 2015 - 2015 was another year where my photography was sporadic, mainly due to university commitments where I was doing my second year at Durham. In fact my first ...
1 year ago
21st Century Naturalist

The First Irish Trees - The wettest winter on record has finally brought us a cold snap. Temperatures that were touching the mid-teens have finally reverted to the winter norm and...
1 year ago
Micro moths of Kent

50 not out - A few more early stage searches over the weekend, around home and Barham Downs/Higham Park, has brought my year list to 50 species, my quickest half centur...
1 year ago
Doorstep Birding

New Year Flower Hunt - 1st January 2016 The Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland invites people every year to undertake a New Year Plant survey. The idea is to find as many f...
1 year ago
Chasing Tails - A wildlife photographer's blog

Bird on a stick -
1 year ago
Compare the Marsh Tit

Home - On a ridge above the Himalayan hamlet of Ulley a snow leopard walks through deep snow. The asiatic ibex on the next ridge stare in alarm but return to gra...
1 year ago
Ian Butler Photography

Best of 2015 - I hope everyone has had a wonderful time over the Christmas period. Personally, I think I’m still full from the … Continue reading →
1 year ago
Jason Ridge Photography

New - A new website deserves a new lens and some new photographs. Hello, welcome to my brand new website and blog. As you can see i have completely re-designed t...
1 year ago
Wings and Things

Fracking idiots - Yesterday the Bullingdon club and associates (parliament) voted through a change in legislation to allow hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to take place ...
1 year ago
Hemel Birding

JACK SNIPE, 29+ COMMON SNIPE, RAVEN, LESSER REDPOLL, & 5 RED KITES & 2 BUZZARDS up together, at Great Gaddesden N of Hemel Garden Centre. -
1 year ago
Duckwoman's Diary

I only ever get pigeons! - People are always coming to tell me that they put out food to attract birds but they only ever get pigeons. If this sounds like you then you'll be pleased ...
1 year ago
The Occasional Birder

Scotland 2015 Part 2 - Fort William and beyond - Back on the mainland, and we headed to Fort William for the next stage of our trip where we had one destination in mind, Allt Mhuic. About 20 minutes out...
1 year ago
Austin Thomas Photography - Blog

This years Photographic Safari to Kenya was a roaring success… - I am recently back from my 2015 trip to the Maasai Mara where once again, the wildlife and photographic opportunities did not disappoint. Leopards galore, ...
1 year ago
Nature North East

Moving On! - My journey, it seems, has come to an untimely end, on Google Blogger at least. I am very pleased to announce my Nature North East website is now officially...
1 year ago
Roby Milling

It's Raining DNA, Hallelujah - Common Vetch Rosebay Willow Herb Broad leaved Dock The fact that ‘Wild Flowers’ are so called tells us a lot about the way we view nature. They are named ...
1 year ago
Blog Natur y Draenog Gwyrdd

Curlew - 30th August Nevern Estuary - high tide sunny, dry I saw a Curlew here just where the left bank meets the river. It flew off eventually with a 'curlew' ca...
1 year ago
wirral bird

Ferns - Each evening I followed the same routine – alight the train, walk down the narrow passageway, cross the road, follow the pavement to a T junction, turn rig...
1 year ago
Trent Valley Beetles

Cynthia and Erica - Picture says it all, Budby Heath Nottinghamshire, *Cynthia cardui* on Heather, Also photographs of Peacocks and Small Tortoiseshell feeding on the heather ...
1 year ago
Rock N' Roll Birder

Cresswell & Snab Point (23rd August 2015) - Great weather so Mrs Y and I decided to have a quick trip up the coast, trying to avoid the crowds. First up went spent 30 minutes at Snab Point, although...
1 year ago
Ben's Birds and Beastly Bugs

Summer update - Sorry I have not posted for a while. Here are a some photos that I have taken in different places over the last few months. All are taken in France apart ...
1 year ago
Wildlife Conservation

Anti Hunting - 'Trophy' Hunting, Hunting for 'Sport' - [image: Cecil - Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe by Vince O] [image: Creative Commons Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 2.0 Generic License] by Vi...
1 year ago
Victoria Hillman Nature Photography Blog

Maltese Wall Lizards - As I was writing my post about our trip to Gozo earlier in the year I realised that I did in fact take a lot of photos of Maltese wall lizards (*Podarcis f...
1 year ago
Hedge Britannia

Freeman’s Wood, Lancaster - I’ve just been contacted by John Angus about a really interesting project on land ownership near Lancaster: I will let him explain and give the link: I am ...
2 years ago
Holywell Birding

30 Days of Wild - Day 10 - Patch - Having a patch is where it all began for me, starting from the bottom up, learning the basics, learning the patterns of annual cycles and seasons, and t...
2 years ago
Birding Blog

Beautiful Bluebells - Visited a local woodland a few weeks ago to photograph the bluebells.
2 years ago
Beyond the Riverbank

Gran Canaria: Sharks, Sun Cream & Cats - Sun cream. The first day of the trip to Gran Canaria to find and hopefully film angel sharks, included the need to rub sun cream into the three bald patc...
2 years ago
The Den of Wild Intrigue

The Enrapture of Nature and True Love - What does it take to be effortlessly stolen away from ‘yourself’; to not just be passively content, but to be enraptured? To feel that child-like, mischiev...
2 years ago
Gillian Dinsmore’s Bird Ringing Blog

Eggciting News! - [image: WP_20150507_031] The gulls seem to be picking up the pace now down at the main study site for The Galloway Common Gull Study. After checking a se...
2 years ago
The Wilder Garden

Slow going - The great thing about a blog is that it becomes your memory. Mine isn't great, and I lose track of time. So, I can remember taking out the last of the Leya...
2 years ago
The Natural Stone

Cambodia and Bangkok - Now it's fair to say this was not an exclusively wildlife oriented break. Cambodia, and in particular Siem Reap, is famous for its Khmer temples and I was ...
2 years ago
Myky Speaks

Why I Do - Well, it’s been a while. Over a year in fact. A lot has happened in that time, both good and bad. I’m not going to bore you by going through it all, suffic...
2 years ago
Matt Gould's Wildlife Photography

Toad in a pond - I am currently house sitting for a month and I am surrounded by cool and interesting wildlife, on the first evening I saw a deer in the garden (which had g...
2 years ago
Liz Morrison's Wildlife Conservation Blog | The joyful ramblings of a budding conservation ecologist!

In Anticipation of Spring. - Last week took us to the end of February and with it the end of the woodland work that we routinely carry out in winter on the Pitsford reserve, avoiding d...
2 years ago
Parus

Very. Slow. Progress. - So February ends (or will have done by the next opportunity I'll have to raise bins) and I'm halfway to my projected "oh fuck it" date. During February I a...
2 years ago
In the Countryside

Our place in nature - There has been much discussion over the years about our place within the natural world; are we part of nature or apart from it? Some authors have suggested...
2 years ago
Wild About...

Box End Park WeBS: 18/01/2015 - It was Great Duck Hunt day in Bedfordshire so everyone was out counting wildfowl at the local waterways. This is done to try to get an overall view of the ...
2 years ago
Tarka Challenge

Lesser Stag Beetle - Whilst I was collecting the eggs from my chickens I noticed this small beetle lying dead on the floor, so I picked it up and brought it to my desk to s...
2 years ago
The Official Blog of British Wildlife

British Wildlife Publishing & Bloomsbury – An Announcement - Hello, A very happy new year to you all. Before returning to normal service with posts about all aspects of British natural history and wildlife, we have a...
2 years ago
Birdie Num Num

Woodnook, Season 3, Episode 1. - *30/11/2014 - Wentworth, Woodnook* By heck it was good to be back ringing at Woodnook this morning! Gorgeous sunrise on what could have been a Spring morn...
2 years ago
Wild About Bungay

Autumn bouquet - Castle Hills, Bungay October 17th, 2014 These photos of Castle Hills were taken in mid October, when several wild flowers were still in bloom, including Bu...
2 years ago
Mid Cheshire Barn Owls

Late Second Brood - A late brood of Barn Owls was ringed this afternoon which matched the record of 2013 as the latest brood that I have ringed; unlike last year though when t...
2 years ago
Wild Times

Hoopoe - Despite a howling gale, I was pleased to be able to capture some pleasing images of this marvellous bird - a first for the village.
2 years ago
Joe Wynn Photography

Scilly Birding - I'll refrain from using the obvious pun for the duration of this post, which I can assure you is no mean feat of self-restraint. I planned to visit the Isl...
2 years ago
Life's Grandeur

Dipping out - I think it's about time I made it official and placed this website in indefinite hiatus. ‘Life's Grandeur’ is a cool domain name, so I might well return to...
2 years ago
The Lilac Grove

Hot, Hot, Hot - What a warm couple of weeks! It's been lovely and has brought out lots of moths and insects which is wonderful it see. But it can also cause problems. The ...
2 years ago
A Warbler A Day

June/July Highlights - I’m sorry about the lack of updates recently. The World Cup and a busy time at work have rather got in the way. I have managed to get some nature walks in ...
3 years ago
GJGPhotography

Summer catch up - Hi – I’ve rather neglected my blog, and my website this year, so this is just a short word to say that I have been taking a break from the camera while I t...
3 years ago
The Bristol Wildlife Blog

The Uskmouth Savi’s Warbler - A Savi’s Warbler (Locustella luscinioides) at the RSPB’s Uskmouth Nature Reserve has now entered the third week of its stay. The bird was found by Mathew M...
3 years ago
natureoncam

Alaska, western Canada and the Rockies - A trip overview - From the 5th of May until yesterday the 4th of June, I have been travelling through the places as shown above by cruise liner, ferry boat and RV better kno...
3 years ago
Steve's Birding And Wildlife Blog

The Big Count....MSQ,Sunday 18.05.2014. - As the title suggests i was hoping for a big count of Odonata on my visit to the Sand Quarries today and didn't fair too badly with the most Hairy's record...
3 years ago
Downland Views

Lambing 2014 - As promised a post about this year's lambing... With many hours of hard work and 4 am starts I am proud to say there are now 46 healthy, happy lambs runnin...
3 years ago
Bogbumper

Boops boops - I was feeling sad until I found out that there's a fish with the Latin name Boops boops — Amy Schwartz (@lizardschwartz) April 26, 2014
3 years ago
Natural Ramblings

Ten Thousand Birds ornithology since Darwin by Tim Burkhead, Jo Wimpenny, Bob Montgomerie Book review - Ten Thousand Birds Ornithology since Darwin By Tim Birkhead, Jo Wimpenny, Bob Montgomerie Those of you that know me, know Im passionate about wildlife pa...
3 years ago
The Hardy Green Project

Where the Chaff are the Finches?? - There hasn't been too much activity in the garden recently, the Sunflower Hearts are being eaten mostly by great, blue and coat tits, who don't like stayin...
3 years ago
The Museum of Curiosities

Programming swarm intelligence - Incidentally, exploring swarm intelligence isn't terribly difficult if you know a bit of programming... when I was experimenting with it, I just used VBA a...
3 years ago
Natural Adventures

Simon King Wildlife - Having not posted for a while I thought I would do an update on the project I am currently working on. I have recently started working as an assistant for ...
3 years ago
Wiltshire Wildlife - Morgan's Hill

@WiltsWildlife - Winter Scrub Clearance in Morgan's Hill Quarry - This winter has, so far, been relatively mild, but there is still an awful lot of work to do up on the reserve. Because of the difficulty in getting cattle...
3 years ago
Beyond the Human Eye

An insect bibliophile - *I found this little insect, which is less than two millimetres long, in a bag of walnuts imported from France. It's a psocid, commonly known as a booklo...
3 years ago
The Isle of May NNR blog

The Isle of May NNR blog is moving to a new site - The Isle of May blog was Scotland's first National Nature Reserve blog and has been so successful that other National Nature Reserves are following our...
3 years ago
Birds, Bees and Outer Hebrides

Marsh Sandpiper on North Uist, 30th December 2013 - On the afternoon of 30th December whilst out birding with John Kemp we came across an odd, medium sized wader in a flood pool on the machair near Kyles Pai...
3 years ago
Imogen's Attic.... an artist's online sketchbook

- Hello all, just to let you know I have been very busy working under my own name of Jenny McLaren- and because working under two names is getting a bit com...
3 years ago
Ian McCall

Autumn beach - Autumn colours on the beach this afternoon. Walked to where the kids gather and light fires. It’s a nice south facing spot. And there are great views over ...
3 years ago
Alcester Nature Photography

Backlit Teasels - Quick picture of some backlit Teasels, I quite liked the lens flare it added some interest to the picture (IMHO). A Goldfinch feeding on them would have ...
3 years ago
Earthfast Images

New fungi photos - I've updated the 'Fungi' section of my portfolio. Recent additions include 'Porcelain Fungus' and 'Giant Puffball'. See www.rogerbutterfield.co.uk/fungi [...
3 years ago
Wild Places Blog

25th September, Camino de Santiago, Azofra to Santo Domingo de Calzada, 15.2km - A pleasant but felt like a long walk to the very bizarre small town of Cirueña – the first cafe stop of the day. Cirueña seems to be made up of deserted ho...
3 years ago
Back Garden Wildlife

Resilient Nature - I really enjoy this time of year in a temperate climate where nature provides a bounty for all to enjoy. My back garden is full of apples at the moment. ...
3 years ago
Beneath the Stream

Blog moving to new site - Dear loyal followers, I'm no longer going to update this blog but instead everything has moved to my website at www.colin-williams.com. Just click on the ...
3 years ago
Flora Cantiaci

An unusual conglomeration of wildflowers - I've been staying in Bridgnorth this week. Looking north-east from High Town you can see a bare cliff, called, unimaginatively, High Rock. A walk up clearl...
3 years ago
Ann Kelley - On The Edge

POND - ALDERFLY?
3 years ago
Bernwood Forest Bechstein's Project

Bernwood Forest Bechstein's Project 2013 - Another year and another season getting to know our local Bechstein's bats. We've spent the winter getting data sorted and embarking on new projects as we...
4 years ago
Birding in Over

An afternoon at the lakes - Here are a few photos from a couple of hours that I spent walking around the lakes, whilst Holly was at the Wildlife Explorers group. Egyptian goose - one ...
4 years ago
The Hesitant Weasel...

SNOW BOARING#2 the night they came home… - Early morning, its not quite dark and its far from warm – but the wild is a hardy beast, so off we go, pre brekkers to get the traps back (regular readers ...
4 years ago
Naturanaute

How much biodiversity on a roadside? - I have been obsessed by roadbanks and escarpments since travelling to South-East Asia. Walking in the rainforest, you can’t help but be amazed by the diver...
4 years ago
Wolvobirder's Nature Blog

Highgate Common, Belvide and garden birds - *7th to 14th April 2013* Apologies for the long absence. I managed to get out and about a bit last week to do a spot of bird watching and grabbed some pho...
4 years ago
ShySongbird's Nature News

Small Signs of Spring - As the weather here in the UK has been bad for so long I haven't had many opportunities to get out with the camera but I thought I would post some of the...
4 years ago
Wild Watching

Some more otterel - The poet Keats does not mention otters in his light-hearted doggerel dedicated to the river Teign (shown below as it looked today). Their absence from Ke...
4 years ago
Lockington Moth News

Moths of Lincolnshire - [image: Bookmark and Share] [image: Nature Blog Network] Click here to return to Moth News [image: Robinson Trap Blacklight] Robinson Trap with 26W CFL ...
4 years ago
A Walk on the Wild Side

New Post, New Images and Imminent Floods! - It's been a long time since I posted on here... but I have spent today loading lots of new photos onto the pages of this blog.... so that now, if you tak...
4 years ago
Lighthouse Journal

- We've moved! As many of you know, we're now the Wardens of Skokholm Island. It's a fantastic place, Britain's first Bird Observatory, home to Britain's den...
4 years ago
According to GaiaBird

Secret ministry - This morning we stepped out into a bright wintry landscape, every branch, blade of grass and building sheathed in a fine layer of frost. Small birds jostle...
4 years ago
Urban Tails

A Year in Trees- part I - Since moving to Scotland and hearing about the majestic Caledonian Pine Forests I have rediscovered my love of trees. Learning about trees is possibly one ...
4 years ago
Feral Pigeon Project

We’ve moved!! Come and join us on our new website. - Hi folks, Just a quicky to say that the Feral Pigeon Project has MOVED! We now have our own dedicated website and blog and we’d love you to join us there. ...
4 years ago
Wildlife of Breen Oakwood

Cock Pheasant - * * * * * * * * * To learn more about *Pheasants*, visit *RSPB ~ Pheasants* * * * * * * * * *
4 years ago
Graham Hush

Swan feed, at the WWT Welney -
4 years ago
Borstal Heath Wildlife Blog

Ash Panic - Maure Juana is our treasured Borstal Heath hippy – bless her. She was middle aged in the 60s but is still peddling the peace and love, even though a littl...
4 years ago
Wildlife Imaging Blog

Combe Hill Wildlife - First Bramblings of the year. - Over the weekend we had our first Bramblings visit us this winter and also again today. Both times it was a couple of females with no sign of a male yet. N...
4 years ago
IOW Birder

Red Squirrels V Buzzards: A Dilema ... - Hi everyone, Ive just received an e-mail from BBC South, who are following up reports of buzzard attacks on red squirrels, here on the island. They are do...
4 years ago
Big Cat Detective

Muntjac sniffing about. HD with sound..Pt 3 -
4 years ago
Writes for nature

A sign of the times - It is the autumn equinox today. The day the the Equator teeters beneath the Sun before the Earth tips our northern lands over into the darker days. And wha...
4 years ago
The Happy Conservationist

Survey photos... - And finally some photographs from my surveying exploits... Peacock butterfly (*Inachis io*) Common Darter (*Sympetrum striolatum*) Dark Bush-cricket (male)...
4 years ago
Pod's World

HERE ENDETH THE FIRST CHAPTER - *THAT'S ALL FROM THE POD'S WORLD BLOG FOLKS...* *MY NEW BLOG ENTITLED POD'S WORLD 2 CAN BE FOUND AT...* *www.patchbirder2.blogspot.com* *A BIG THANK YOU T...
4 years ago
kirkstall creatures great and small

North Cave Wetlands (2) - More sightings from North Cave Wetlands, nice to see this *Common Blue* butterfly as I've seen so few this year. Although *Brown Argus* are present at N...
4 years ago
Anglesey Wild Flower Meadow

Meadow changing from yellow to purple and pink - The meadow is now changing from mainly yellow and white to purple pink and white . The Ox Eye Daisies have now gone to seed as has the Birds Foot Trefoi...
4 years ago
One Step Beyond

A Familiar, Slipper and Birds Eye - [image: P1060359] *Lady’s Slipper Orchid (part of the reintroduction programme)* Officially declared extinct in 1917 due to over zealous Victorian co...
5 years ago
A Scientist in the Making

Salamandrus - All hail the newt God Salamandrus! He is kind and provides the exquisite harvest of Triturus cristatus when you least expect it, He is vengeful withholding...
5 years ago
ticehurst moths

Barred Umber - My 2012 spring visit to the Weald was so cold and wet that I did not record any moths. But whilst looking for something else I have just found this phot...
5 years ago
The Northumberland Naturalist

Mull Birds - During my recent tour of the west coast of Scotland, I spent an enjoyable six days on Mull. My list of birds for the sixteen days I was away numbered eight...
5 years ago
Nature Writing Notes

Swallows & Swifts - Swallow & butterfly motifs - Hirano Shrine, Kyoto, Japan. There’s something special about swallows. I’m not quite sure what it is: that they migr...
5 years ago
Islay Birder

12th May,2012. - This site is no longer in use. Please see http://www.birdingodyssey.blogspot.com/ for all entries and sign up as a Follower.. Many thanks, John Ar...
5 years ago
Beyond the Tweets

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5 years ago
The Malvern Birder

New Site - New Blog - New Blog - I've now incorporated my blog with my new site. The blog here now will be closed - I thought it was about time I started writing about my outin...
5 years ago
Garden Birds

Parklife - It’s been a while since we updated this blog. In autumn of 2011, we moved from the house, where over several years we turned a garden that when we first a...
5 years ago
Sandy Wildlife

Valediction - Hello and thank you to everybody who has visited my Sandy Wildlife blog. I've recently moved from Bedfordshire to East Kent, so the time has come for me t...
5 years ago
Stand and Stare

As I was saying... - My, how time flies when you are not having fun. Now...where was I? Oh yes - rhynchokinesis - otherwise known as handy-bendy-beak syndrome. I have touch...
5 years ago
Birding On Wheels

Canada Goose, Branta canadendus , enigma - In last autumn I had been at one of my favourite spots along the bay, when I heard a lot of noise and saw a of Geese arriving and spotted them lan...
5 years ago
Norfolk'n Birds

how wordpress sells your soul - Do you use wordpress to blog? Thought it a little less contentious than the ever-expanding über information-hoarder that is google/blogger? WordPress wo...
5 years ago
Phil Coles - Natural History Blog

- The view from the Worminghall home office window – January 24th 2012! This is a first for me but certainly not for others; Siskin ( Carduelis spinus - http:...
5 years ago
Accidental Nature

Secret Seals of the South East - Recently I was a guest presenter on BBC 2’S Autumnwatch, tracking down the secret seals of the South East. This population of grey and common seals, ran...
5 years ago
Clewer Garden Diary

A few birds feeding in our garden - This female blackcap (sylvia atricapilla) was feeding on honeysuckle berries outside our dining room window. and we have had a robin on our fat feeder and ...
5 years ago
Life On An Oxfordshire Lawn

Two Noctuidae Moths - The Square Spot Rustic and The Setaceous Hebrew Character - I am an amateur naturalist trying to discover everything living in my garden. Some time ago I blogged (here and here for example) my homebuilt mothtrap. I...
5 years ago
Focus On Wildlife

Trench Wood - More Butterflies - At this time of year at Trench Wood the rides are lined with Scabious in full flower and the insects flock to the abundant flower heads to feed, especia...
5 years ago
Scottish Wildlife Blog

Kildonan, Isle of Arran - On this visit to Kildonan I went rockpooling and focused primarily on photographing the denizens of the deep! This blog entry is divided into shore sectio...
5 years ago
Penny Bun

How Blipfoto changed my life - for 50 days. - I've been neglecting my blog again, but this time I think I have a slightly better excuse than usual. Last time I mentioned that I was aiming to try to pho...
6 years ago
The Badger's Eye

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The Wold Ranger

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Waiting for Nature | A landscape-scale conservation and re-wilding notebook

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East Yorkshire Wildlife

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Ecology Escapades

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My Nature Scrapbook

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A dribble of knowledge

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Habitat Aid's Blog

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Ninjameys

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the katsura tree | the world outside your window

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Greener Leith News - Natures Calendar

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Seeds for Rewilding

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Not Just Birding

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Ryan Clark Nature Photography

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Roots'n'Shoots

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Druridge Bay ... Watching Wildlife

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Paul Chanin | Mainly Mammals

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The Wild Photographer

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The Living Isle

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BirdPoem

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Tory Island Bird Blog

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The Natural World of Wildlife

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Landscapes and Wildflower Habitats

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Love our Lakes and Parks

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Between the Weave

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