UK and Ireland Natural History Bloggers: July 2012

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An English Wood

Into the woods - Not the Streep version but looking […]
1 hour ago
A.W.Birder: Always on the lookout for fine birds...

Patchwork Challenge January Summary - Well January is over. I put some details of my North Duffield patch area up at the beginning of the month here and have enjoyed seeing some good birds. I f...
2 hours ago
The Roving Bumbarrel

Dungeness - Yesterday I went along with Havering Local RSPB Group on their coach trip to Dungeness. We arrived just before 10am at the power station and had an hour to...
4 hours ago
NI Birds

Bird News Sunday 1st February - Late news for yesterday was that the Black Redstart was still at Newcastle Harbour (Robin Vage) The drake Green-winged Teal was still at Ballycarry bridge,...
4 hours ago
Midmarsh Jottings

Not One, Not Two ...... - .... not three but, believe it or not, I had four Robins at the same time feeding in the garden. Shows how hungry they are getting in this cold weather wh...
5 hours ago
Birding For Pleasure

SUNDAY THOUGHT - *With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbour, but through knowledge and superior discernment shall the righteous be delivered.* *Proverbs 11:9* ...
7 hours ago
Compare the Marsh Tit

Roar more - A lion shreds the dawn with his rasping, belly-deep voice. To Oldupai today and Ngorongoro tomorrow.
9 hours ago
Leominster in the Marches

A mossy walled path across town - The weathered stone of a walled footpath linking South Street with Etnam Street provides an ideal habitat for non-flowering plants in Leominster. Like land m...
13 hours ago
Parus

Today was still January. - When I said "that'll be me for January" last time I was wrong, because one, I added *grey wagtail* during the week, and two, I can't count. Today was still...
15 hours ago
NI Bird Pics

Pair of Shoveller - Chris Henry. -
16 hours ago
Thorne & Hatfield Moors Conservation News

Is the planning system in a pickle? - As many readers may already be aware, a serious development threat to an SSSI has emerged in Dorset with national implications. In short, a developer has o...
16 hours ago
Lancashire and Lakeland Outback Adventure Wildlife Safaris

Are we allowed to count it? - *The Safari was allowed* out for a few hours this arvo provided we stopped at the shops for a few emergency supplies on the way back to Base Camp, only one...
17 hours ago
Daft Mumblings | …of a concerned amateur

Falkland Islands: The Wildlife – a whole new world of avifauna (yep that’s birds!) - In a previous post about my trip to the Falklands, I wrote about the mammals of the islands (and great they are too!) but I have to write about the birds t...
17 hours ago
Wildlife on our Allotment

Who's Peeking? - Very pleased to see this little chap on the site today. Sorry the pictures aren't great, I had to zoom in and only had my small camera. Can you see him? It ...
17 hours ago
Brian's Birding Blog

Serins at Gunners Park Essex - A call from the Jims today had me meeting up with them on the way to Southend. We arrived at Gunners Park around 12pm ish and the news was that the birds h...
17 hours ago
The Barley Bird-er

Back Birding on the South Coast of Hampshire - Rainy and breezy conditions put paid to any bird ringing this morning, so instead I took the opportunity for a bit of local birding. The plan was to start ...
17 hours ago
Tales of the City

Big Garden Birdwatch - I had a great Big Garden Birdwatch this year, spotting a dunnock, a single long-tailed tit, a coal tit and goldfinches as well as our usual quotient of bla...
18 hours ago
Birding with Flowers

Hiding from the Wind & Snow - On Thursday snow and strong winds were forecast, so we relocated from the Howardian Hills to our standy-by underground location. It was very quiet at firs...
18 hours ago
exploringwildlife.blogspot.co.uk

Animal of the Month - Welcome to Animal of the Month for January 2015. Which animal has been our favourite this month? *Water Rail* At the beginning of January, I said to myself...
19 hours ago
Tricia's Tales

Audley End... with a smattering of snow.. - Well where to?.... weather forecast was... grim!! So had a very pleasant wander around Audly End... until it rained...but great to get some fresh air.. :) ...
20 hours ago
Northern Ireland Black-headed Gull Colour-ringing Project

Another foreign metal ringed Black-headed Gull - It has been a hectic month and I'm way behind on re-sighting reports, the blog and the 2014 annual report - never mind trying to catch some new birds! Good...
20 hours ago
A year of my nature hunting

Day 91 - More Patterns in Nature - Hey everyone, It's Day 91 and I want to go back to a theme that was quite popular last time I did it, patterns in nature. As I've been on my nature hunts I...
20 hours ago
Beneath the Boughs

Wiltshire – a week of winged wonders - Firstly I should ‘fess up and admit that I may have stolen the title for this blog post from the title Claire used for the write up of the latest residenti...
20 hours ago
Linacre Blogger

Glaucous Gull - Poolsbrook CP - No ringing today, due to snow, wind and family commitments, so when I heard about a juvenile *Glaucous Gull* at Poolsbrook Country Park, I thought I'd have...
21 hours ago
CABINET OF CURIOSITIES

Waders on a winter afternoon - *Spent a very pleasant hour watching waders - sanderling, ringed plover and redshank - at Whitburn rocks near Sunderland yesterday. Nothing rare or unusua...
21 hours ago
Views from an urban lake

Britain's Hoverflies - Review - Britain's Hoverflies - Review Britain’s Hoverflies; An Introduction to the Hoverflies of Britain by Stuart Ball and Roger Morris | 297 pages | Wildguides | ...
23 hours ago
Springhill Lane Wildlife

corvid central - So the birds on the lane this morning included 2 crows, 4 jackdaws and 2 magpies. We do get a fair smattering of corvids around. The jackdaws in particular...
1 day ago
The Art of Nature

Marine Conservation Society Beachwatch Survey - One of my goals for this year is to gain as much conservation-related volunteer experience as I can. I want to expand my skills in all areas, including pra...
1 day ago
Austin Thomas Photography - Blog

Barn Owl season begins… - There is one bird of prey that is an instant favourite. The Barn Owl. It is a privilege and pleasure to see these birds at any time of the year. Over the l...
1 day ago
Hedgeland Tales

Long-eared Owl at Deeping Lakes NR - It's that time of year again when there is a roosting Long-eared Owl on the island at Deeping Lakes nature reserve in south Lincolnshire and once again i...
1 day ago
Bug Mad Girl

Snowy Whiteleaf Hill - The snow this morning caused great excitement in our house, until it turned to rain! No snowmen being built this morning, but the cross on Whiteleaf Hill l...
1 day ago
Harbour Master

LONG EARED OWL - A few more long eared owl shots,from another night session with this stunner turning up
1 day ago
Wild Life

Dog - A limited with connection opportunities at the moment as about to venture into the wilds of Scotland. Today is the last of the first month and it hasn't b...
1 day ago
My Nature Notes

Snowdrop: the milk flower | Nature Notes from Dorset - In January it seems winter will never end and then we enter another cold, bleak month in February. However, there are small signs that reminded us that thi...
1 day ago
The Early Birder

January Patch Birds. - My wildlife watching got off to a slow start this year due to a virus contracted over the Christmas period that laid me low for a couple of weeks. Local pa...
1 day ago
Birding the day away!

Ring-billed Gulls ~ Nimmo's Pier, Galway, Ireland - 25.01.15 - *The first visit on Friday afternoon to Nimmo's gave up two adult Ring-billed, however Sunday was completely different, slight drizzle and as the tide drop...
1 day ago
My Life Outside

Big Garden Birdwatch 2015 - On Sunday we took part in the RSPB's annual Big Garden Birdwatch, the largest citizen science project of its kind and one which has been reporting on the sta...
1 day ago
Jottings of a novice nature watcher!

Friday 30th January - Sunrise 07:49 Sunset 16:57 GMT The cold weather continues with a mixture of rain and sleet here in Dorset with a little sunshine and very cold winds. Lucy ...
1 day ago
European Trees

Allotments, Soil and Farm Terrace, again. - English politicians, particularly in local politics, have a strong record in blithely ignoring international initiatives towards promoting environmental an...
1 day ago
Adam Winson, Arboriculturist

I like trees, but... - Urban trees have many objective benefits to people, the economy and the environment; with much research and policy supporting this. However, it's less c...
1 day ago
A Day In the Life of a Wildlife Artist

Stoat Assault Course - Exactly three days before the snow fall last week, I spotted this white stoat hunting in the valley opposite. I watched it hunting and then put out food a...
1 day ago
Bugman Jones

Amiable but authoritative boffin-speak — my signature style is defined - From one height of smugness to another. A couple of days after an advance copy of the book plonked through the letterbox, this splendid book review appeare...
2 days ago
Random Jottings

Snowy - Moving away from pictures of the Algarve, we were rather back to earth with a bump this morning as we walked through Shipley Park in the snow. Despite appea...
2 days ago
Alan Tilmouth

Everyone Needs A Harlequin In Their Life - Preview This latest offering from the Sexton & Tilmouth stable sees two middle-aged birders make an epic journey across Scotland in search of a rare duck an...
2 days ago
Ron's Wildlife Photography blog

Eurasian Otters Isle of Mull - I returned to the Isle of Mull in mid January for a wee […]
2 days ago
Zygoma

Friday mystery object #244 answer - Last week i gave you this colourful specimen to identify: As I suspected, some of the keen birders out there were straight on the case and GrrlScientist (u...
2 days ago
Bangor West Patchwork Challenge

- Brisk walk today along the coastal path in cold conditions, around freezing but felt like -2C. I was rewarded with a* grey wagtail *at the bottom of Stric...
2 days ago
Cholsey Wildlife

Hen Harrier - Sunny spells and wintry showers, 2°, breezy SW. Lollingdon was relatively quiet again today, quite a few *Fieldfare* and *Redwing *feeding in the fields t...
2 days ago
Rambles with a Camera

Llandudno Ravens............................................................ a wonderful encounter - I have shared these images before... it was the day a little boy threw sand all over my camera. At the time it was a disastrous moment... but without it I...
2 days ago
Wildlife Snapshots

Hanging out the bunting(s) - A weekend trip to Aust to look for any owls flushed out of the saltmarsh by a highish tide proved unproductive. I didn't even see the stonechats so freque...
2 days ago
Wilden Marsh

Space Invaders. - Sunrise: 07.54 Sunset: 04.49 When on the marsh, I am inevitably drawn to the North Pond chain – fed by natural springs rising in the swamp, it’s an importa...
2 days ago
Jake's Bones

Some deer, two skulls, and a licence plate - There's a wood north of my village which I've passed by twice a day every school day for the last year and a half. It's about a mile long, but I never thou...
2 days ago
Steve Ashton Wildlife Photography

Smew at Dungeness.(25/01/15) - Saturday 25th and a trip to the Scott hide on the RSPB reserve at Dungeness. The target was the Smew that had been photographed by several photographers du...
2 days ago
Flying high!

If birds begin to sing in January, frosts will come. - *"The Snow-drop, Winter's timid child, Awakes to life, bedew'd with tears."- Mary Robinson* *Falling Snow* *"See the pretty snowflakes Fall...
2 days ago
Wildlife news from Wild Lochaber

Goshawk - Just been for a walk alongside Loch Lochy along the Great Glen Way, taking advantage of some gaps between showers. Usual stuff about including a nice mix o...
3 days ago
Ruffled Feathers

2014 - The best year yet - by far!!! - This Mid Wales Ringers' Blog is a Blog currently detailing solely the activities of myself and all those ringing as "C" ringers or restricted 'C' ringers u...
3 days ago
UK Wildlife

Water Rail at Rainham Marshes - There cant be many wildlife photographers in Essex that haven’t made a visit to RSPB Rainham Marshes in the last couple of weeks, where 2, 3 or 4 (dependin...
3 days ago
The Early Birder

Long Tailed Duck - Crosby Marine Lake - One of two lifers so far this year, was a Long Tailed Duck at Crosby Marine Lake in Liverpool. (The other was a Bittern the day before). Last Sunday my fri...
4 days ago
Duckwoman's Diary

Winter collection from D&G 2015 - Wild goose chasing in Scotland has always been one of my favourite winter activities and last weekend I took 6 birdwatchers on a 3 day tour of Dumfries and...
4 days ago
Naturanaute

Ten days in Vietnam part 4: Mount Fansipan, 2250m to 2800m - After at light lunch at the first camp, we set back towards the second camp where we will spend the night. The sun comes out, and makes the mountain look m...
4 days ago
Moths of Boughton-under-Blean

- No moths to report yet. Had a day at Dunge today in calm mild weather for a change. We started at the ARC pit where a Bittern showed well but distantly fro...
4 days ago
Killy Birder

Surprise Find on the Carr - 27th Jan. Mild temperatures almost had me removing layers before I left for Prestwick Carr today. Once out on the Carr with Sam I was pleased that I’d ...
4 days ago
Doorstep Birding

Dipper on the Doorstep ! - January is all about walking off the Christmas excesses and re- starting the only bird list I really keep, The Patch yearlist. Egged on by Brett Westwood'...
4 days ago
Pete Cooper Wildlife

The Conflicts of the Conservationist Carnivore - From day 1, I’ll admit that I’ve been a rather ravenous meat-eater – the smell of bacon in the morning produces a lusty euphoria in me, roast beef with all...
4 days ago
The Thrifty Magpies Nest

8 things in the UK my eyes want to see - *Fingal’s Cave* *Image source* The stunning hexagonal-shaped columns in the cave of Staffa looke carved, like a cathedral, yet they are naturally formed...
4 days ago
Notes of Nature

BSBI New Year Plant Hunt 2015 - Last year my wife and I completed the BSBI New Year Plant Hunt for the first time.On 2 January this year, we went out and covered the same area as last ye...
4 days ago
Wildlife Wanderings

Frog for lunch? - OUR garden is small and sits in a row of gardens behind our terrace house, surrounded by other terraces. In our small garden is a small 5x5ft pond. Our po...
5 days ago
florafaunauk

Better Bird Photography - Flying Birds - More BTO Identification Videos and Birds on UK Wildlife
5 days ago
Appleton Wildlife Diary

New project - Allotment - I know this just looks like a shed in the middle of a field but this is our new project - an allotment. We have lots of ideas for the allotment that will co...
5 days ago
Another Bird Blog

What's The Weather Back Home? - Here are a few more pictures from Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain where the temperature hovers around the 21°C mark, just the job to shift those winter bl...
5 days ago
Sketchbook Squirrel

Treasured Transparents - 'Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.'George Bernard Shaw Moving on a bit from my previo...
5 days ago
A Birding Odyssey

Further thoughts on the Visitor Centre at Spurn. - A week ago I wrote about the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust's proposal for a visitor centre at Spurn. Given I live on an island off the NW coast of Scotland why ...
6 days ago
Matt Gould's Wildlife Photography

Brent Geese - As promised, Brent Geese. These birds winter here in large numbers especially at Pagham harbour and can be seen flying in groups made up of thousands of in...
6 days ago
LOOSE AND LEAFY in Winter

AS I WENT OUT ONE FROSTY MORNING - [image: Plants in front of hedgerow - Alexanders and what I think may be a Hogweed but might not be.] Until I lived near the sea in Dorset I'd never h...
6 days ago
Barcode Ecology

Let’s go to the beach (but first, some frostiness) - This week didn’t kick off with a bang, but rather some very heavy frost. It took me twenty minutes to get into my car on Monday morning it was so iced up! ...
6 days ago
Wildlife in my local patch

Big Garden Birdwatch - This weekend we took part in the RSPB big garden birdwatch. Our new bird feeder was proving really popular today and we recorded robin blackbird blue tit...
6 days ago
Purbeck Footprints

St.Aldhelm's Head - The walk to St.Aldhem's Head is always worthwhile as it gives you superb views of the Purbeck coast with the Isle of Wight some thirty miles away to the e...
6 days ago
Pear tree and Beyond

Frozen marshes ! - It had been a bitterly cold night, the lowest recorded temperature for this winter so far at -9 deg Celsius. The weather forecast was looking good for the ...
6 days ago
Austin's Birding Blog

25/01/2015 Neston Sewage Works - Water Pipit: Today I finally bagged one of my bogey birds, I can't tell you how many hours I have spent looking through the fence at Neston Sewage Plant...
6 days ago
Wild and Wonderful

RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2015 - I took the photos on this post some time ago as I was too busy looking and recording during the Birdwatch! However, I am guessing that the Woodpeckers ar...
6 days ago
Wildlife Photographic Journals

Bang Bang ... Go the Goosander - My first photography session of 2015 saw me heading to an upland lake with my friend Steve. The weather was forecast to be mixed with a brisk wind and inte...
1 week ago
Why watch wildlife?

New Earswick Nature Reserve – A brief history - New Earswick was founded in 1902 by the Rowntrees, the same family now remembered for their chocolate factory. Like the Cadbury’s at Bourneville, Salt at S...
1 week ago
A life at the shoreline

Ring necked Duck - This is my first iPhone blog post.. Due to laptop damage. Anyhow it was nice to catch up with the stunning Ring necked Duck on Roo lough. not the best pic a...
1 week ago
Hagbourne Wildlife

Garden birdwatch 2015 - It’s time for the RSPB’s annual Big Garden Birdwatch. This year the feeders were dominated by an aggressive group of starlings, but the count is much the s...
1 week ago
Considering Birds

January 21st - It was a dark day. A wash of grey clouds shed gentle tears of cold rain and sleet, tickling my nose like pins and needles. No silver lining or shafts of su...
1 week ago
The Occasional Birder

Argentina: Part 6 - Iguazu National Park - It's the final instalment... Having survived our slightly nerve-racking journey North, we arrived in Iguazu National Park. It was beautiful (and almost ce...
1 week ago
George's wonderful wildlife report

Wildlife news and discoveries. - Hello and a belated happy new year to you all ! I hope you had a great Christmas and spent plenty of time with your friends and family. Some of you may be...
1 week ago
The Cowboy Birder

Winter Wheatears! - I decided it was about time I got myself over to Wallasea Island for a few hours before the end of Winter. The idea was to indulge in some quality raptor a...
1 week ago
Owls about that then!

Production........ - Hi all, Not one birding or owl encounter of any description to report since my last post, the weather has been foul which just hasn't allowed me to get ou...
1 week ago
The Liverbirder

Nice Start - Clear diary. Day off. Five *Golden Plover* over Westwood Grange, Viet-cram, towards Beacon Lane area.
1 week ago
Uisce | Water and words flow through a Celtic environment

A Climate Change Adaptation Challenge…#blogging101 - A #blogging101 assignment to experiment with format.
1 week ago
Nature Poetry, Sketches, And the rest.

Reflection - *"Reflection" **(Click over to enlarge)* "I listened for the roar of immortal Lions, I heard viola play to the daffodil sprites, Echo to echo, echoed from ne...
1 week ago
I Love Arnside and Silverdale

Reflections from Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow and maybe the next day - *"Reflection" **(click over photo to enlarge)* "I listened for the roar of immortal Lions, I heard viola play to the daffodil sprites, Echo to echo, echoe...
1 week ago
Islay Natural History Trust

Arctic Gulls - After all these gales, it is a time to be on the look out for white winged gulls. I passed this bedraggled looking youngster beside the road near Black Ro...
1 week ago
DGPix Wildlife and Nature Photography

Feeding the birds in Winter - Winter is hard for the birds - especially the smaller birds in your garden and now is the time to make sure you feed them well. Feeding them is also a gre...
1 week ago
Wild Sight

The Blob from Outer Space - Or to put it more accurately; the blob in outer space. I realise that this is a terrible photograph of comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy); the faint blur lines are ...
1 week ago
Druridge Diary

Belated WeBS count - I skidded my way to Druridge to do my WeBS count today, a couple of days late, but Sunday was pretty much a write-off (it was my birthday on Saturday) and ...
1 week ago
Wild Barley

Cold enough for snow - The sand was frozen solid. The usual shifting and sinking associated with walking on sand gone, replaced by a cold hard mass with frozen tufts of maram gra...
1 week ago
From the muddy banks of the Dee....

Olaf's Oaks... - From October – November time last year… It is good to be still again. In two senses I am enjoying the calm. The trip across the States, 6 cities and 4 Nat...
1 week ago
Rain Geese and Selkies

Littered littoral zones - Entangled gannet on Meal beach, from last week No wind, sun, a blue sky and the chance to go for a long walk to a favourite beach. The ground is saturat...
1 week ago
Biodiversity Gatwick

Behind the scenes... - Last Friday, Gatwick was officially presented with the Biodiversity Benchmark Award from The Wildlife Trusts. It resulted in a rare gathering of all the ma...
1 week ago
Ian Butler Photography

Cucumber splash commercial photography - From an early age I think most parents have told their children not to play with their food… I’m glad … Continue reading →
1 week ago
indie birder

Pacific Diver and Penduline Tits - Januray 2015 - For various reasons I'd never seen Pacific Diver or Penduline Tit in the UK (or anywhere). Both are rare here - particularly Pacific Diver with only six re...
1 week ago
Hemel Birding

Male BULLFINCH at Valley Green, Woodhall Farm -
1 week ago
Matt Cole Wildlife Photography

Digital SLR Photography magazine - February's issue of Digital SLR Photography magazine features my review of the Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens. It's a unique lens, capable of between 1x and 5x...
1 week ago
Pegler Birding

Scuppered! - mid January, 2015 - *I've had a rather busy Christmas period and start to the New Year but decided, at the back end of last week to put a post together. It's then that the tro...
1 week ago
Valley Naturalist

Along the strandline - There was once a time when a mid winter visit to Llandegfedd Reservoir would be dominated by hundreds of grazing whistling *wigeon*. Seems this evocative...
1 week 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 ...
1 week ago
holdingmoments

Anniversary (s) - *Today, 6 years of this blog, and if I make it over the next three days, 5 years since my heart attack.* Here's a few old ones from the archives to cel...
1 week ago
Esticadinho Nature

Scarlet delights in early January - January traditionally sees the delightful Scarlet Elf Cup Sarcoscypha austriaca appear in the woodlands of Tophill Low NR, East Yorkshire. A stunning carpe...
1 week ago
Wild Nottingham

Collared Earthstar at Attenborough - The Collared Earthstar (Geastrum triplex) is a beautiful fungus….. It’s recently appeared at Attenborough Nature Reserve, as announced on their facebook pa...
1 week ago
leavesnbloom

If you were a ladybird where would You spend the winter? - Winter has finally made it's presence felt in the garden. It's the time of year when you realise that wellie boots are not the best item of footwear to ...
1 week ago
Birders in Boxers

Firecrest : Ogmore - by - Sea - Thought I'd get out this morning and attempt to photograph the Firecrest found on Friday near the sewage works. My plan was to find it quickly and then move...
1 week ago
Landscapism

'And far away a mountain zone ...' - "And far away a mountain zone, A cold white waste of snow-drifts lies" *Speak of the North, *Charlotte Bronte The new year's first encounter with a snowsc...
1 week ago
Julie's Blog

Shorelark at Hartlepool Headland - Yesterday afternoon we went to Hartlepool Headland to see two Shorelarks that had been spotted. On the way home we stopped at Newburn near Seaton Carew....
1 week ago
The Natural Stone

Red-necked Grebe, Rutland Water - Took a little walk out on the Hambleton Peninsula of Rutland Water on a beautiful day and located the wintering Red-necked Grebe. Red-necked Grebe *Podicep...
1 week ago
Garden Bird Year

Normal Winter Weather? - The temperature gauge showed 16* on New Years Day.. I would have tapped the glass a few times for confirmation except that walking around the garden, it w...
2 weeks ago
Zoo Volunteer

New Arrival: Eastern Quoll - Eastern QuollJust gone on show in Twilight World at Bristol Zoo is a new species of marsupial, the Eastern Quoll *Dasyurus viverrinus*. These belong to the...
2 weeks ago
Victoria Hillman Nature Photography Blog

Everyone Loves Penguins! - I'm not sure what it is about penguins, but I haven't met a single person that doesn't love them! It has been a few years since I visited Cape Town and th...
2 weeks ago
Philip Strange Science and Nature Writing

Short on colour, high on drama – the garden at the turn of the year - How quickly time passes! It’s already a year since I wrote my first post about the Leechwell Garden, the community garden in the heart of Totnes. Each mont...
2 weeks ago
SophiEco Goes Wild

A little bit sticky - With the storms we have been experiencing and nights of minus temperatures on the forecast, the birds are going to be feeling the brunt of the winter weat...
2 weeks ago
The Portland Naturalist

Greater Bird-racing - I've taken a rather relaxed start to 2015 in terms of birding, with just a few days of more extensive stuff. As last year, I made a massive effort to start...
2 weeks ago
Bill's Birding

First moth of 2015 - Much in the same way that Steve Gale runs a competition for the *first person to see a Wheatear* every spring, I too run my own wildlife-inspired competiti...
2 weeks ago
Wild up North

Loss of Local Wildlife Site at Backworth - A former 20 acre marsh, next to Backworth Pond, has been cleared to be returned to agriculture. The marsh has been drying out over a number of years foll...
2 weeks ago
National Trust Fell Rangers

Creating the new entrance into Stagshaw Gardens - Just before Christmas we spent some time improving access at Stagshaw Gardens, near Ambleside. Our work was to create a new entrance way next to the main c...
2 weeks ago
Dawn Monrose Nature Photography

Spot the bird - Wildlife photographers have a habit of showing only their very best work, which is of course understandable. It does leave aspiring wildlife photographers ...
2 weeks ago
Woodlouse House

Earlies - We have been out enjoying the winter sunshine at Rufford and Clumber Parks. There have been reports of Hawfinches but we didn't catch up with them ... l...
3 weeks ago
shirls gardenwatch

Friday @ the Flicks - Goldfinches - Goldfinches (the European one Carduelis carduelis) are likely contenders to arrive at the seed feeders for the 2015 RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch during the week...
3 weeks ago
Oisín Duffy - Nature Notes

New Year Plant Hunt: Co. Donegal - It’s now a full week since the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI) held it’s New Year Plant Hunt, which encouraged botanists and all manner of ...
3 weeks 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...
3 weeks ago
Butterfly Islands

Will They Be Back in 2015? - The recent history of the Large Tortoiseshell on the Isle of Wight is one of several sightings of individuals scattered around the Island mainly during the...
3 weeks ago
Ben's Birds and Beastly Bugs

Back to see the starlings at Otmoor - After Christmas I returned to Otmoor to see the starling murmuration a second time. There were more starlings but their display was not quite so impressiv...
3 weeks 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...
3 weeks ago
Coffee Shop Nature Notes

First Stirings - What a wonderful mild Christmas season we are enjoying. Except when the taxi did not turn up after the Christmas service and we were stuck in the howling wi...
3 weeks ago
Wings and Things

New Year, New list - Happy New Year, 2015 is here and I met it with a trip to Farlington Marshes, and a blank notebook. As I left the house I saw my first birds of the New y...
3 weeks ago
The Wilder Garden

And counting - Over the last few days we've had long-tailed tits coming to one of the bird feeders. They come early in the morning to a little cage feeder that has fat ba...
3 weeks ago
Murf's Wildlife

Stonechats & Rockies - I spent yesterday the 2nd January 2015 going through pipits and Stonechats on the shoreline at Clahane beach in Liscannor. This site has turned up Buff-bel...
4 weeks ago
Newhaven Wildlife

Overwintering insects in Newhaven - One of the surveyed areas at Newhaven Fort There are not many places on this Earth where I have been buried alive and yet at the same time been able to se...
4 weeks ago
Cornish Rock Pools

My One New Year’s Resolution: Cut the Plastic - I’m not big on resolutions. It’s no secret that Cornish Rock Pools HQ is powered by chocolate and would crumble without it. This year I do have one resolut...
4 weeks ago
Inspired by Ecology

Plant Lists for the New Year - First flower of the year, Lesser Celandine in garden It was only the end of last year that I heard about Tim Rich’s BSBI New Year “Plants in Flower” listing...
4 weeks ago
Natural Born Blogger

In the bleak midwinter - Marsh Tit close to the lower hide at Leighton Moss. Amazing to see how successful the Marsh Tits continue to be around the Silverdale and Arnside area. Pro...
4 weeks ago
Gabriel Hemery

Author talk at Royal Botanic Gardens Kew - Originally posted on The New Sylva: Authors Gabriel Hemery and Sarah Simblet are delighted to announce that they will be giving a…
4 weeks ago
Oscar Dewhurst Wildlife Photography

Looking back on 2014 - 2014 has been a different year for me - I spent the first 9 months of it on a year off between school and university, so had a lot of spare time. I'd alrea...
4 weeks ago
A dribble of knowledge

The Pine Marten of the Mourne Mountains - The Mourne Mountains situated in the south eastern corner of Northern Ireland are a granite mountain range. The area is popular with tourists, hillwalkers ...
4 weeks ago
Sissinghurst Birds etc...

Suddenly some activity! - With the new patch being 'unreportable', things to put on here have been a bit scarce to say the least! A couple of visits back to Sissinghurst have yielde...
4 weeks ago
The Lyons Den

The top ten natural history highlights of 2014 - 2014 was a great year of natural history for me. My database now stands at nearly 26,000 records, over 5000 added in 2014 so far. So here is my annual top ...
4 weeks ago
The Wildlifewriter

Osprey Flight Speeds: Are females faster than males? - Monty chases Glesni, Cors Dyfi 2013 (Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust) *Background* “How fast can an osprey fly?” is a topic that often comes up when these ...
4 weeks ago
Views of the Ock

Miscellaneous - There is only so much that can be written about water voles, otter poo and the occasional fungus, hence only 15 posts in the past year and the last one was...
4 weeks ago
Alan Watson Featherstone's Blog

The first snow of winter - On the 11th and 12th of December the first substantial snow of the winter this year fell in the Highlands. November had been a remarkably mild month, and t...
4 weeks ago
The Rambling Ecologist

Travel clothing - Morning all, Now that I have the inspiration and destination(s) for my travels sorted, it’s time to chat about the stuff I’ll be taking with me. Due to my ...
4 weeks ago
The Monday Pod

The seal colony of Donna Nook (2014 ed.)… as well as deep and spiritual questions like do seals poo and what’s that stench? - It’s that time of year again - as you put away the summer clothes, turn up the thermostat and start thinking about when you should start thinking about wha...
5 weeks ago
The Naturephile

A once in a lifetime opportunity - This post is a diversion from my regular posts about the biological side of nature and this time I’m delving into the more fundamental aspects of physical ...
5 weeks ago
Wisdom of a Wazzock

Second half of November - See Flickr for more. 16th November 2012 Flickrlink 17th Flickrlink 18th Flickrlink 19th Flickrlink 20th Flickrlink 22nd Flickrlink 23rd Flickrlink 24th Fli...
5 weeks ago
Wessex Wanderings

Blewbury Downs on Christmas Day - What better way to spend Christmas Day than up in the sunshine on the downs? As Christmas Day this year was the only clear day in the forecast I decided ...
5 weeks ago
What's Wild in Cornwall

A year of colour - When I look back on my 2014 in Cornwall, what I see is colour. Poppy reds, heathery purples, bumblebee rusty oranges and sea-green waters… Here are some ph...
5 weeks ago
Entomacrographic

Last post - I used to live in what is now called Royal Wootton Bassett. It was just plain old Wootton Bassett when I lived there. But then that was before we were flyi...
5 weeks ago
Isle of Wight Dragons

Observation of the Ruddy Darter. - I have visited the National Trust pond at Clamerkin for the last five seasons and have always enjoyed the sight on the resident population of Ruddy Darters...
1 month ago
Holywell Birding

Islay Goose Management Strategy - Scottish Natural Heritage have again done themselves proud by announcing this goose management strategy on Islay. Every time I read 'strategies' like this ...
1 month ago
Ron Bury's Wildlife

Ltl Acorn 5210A Scrambled Menu Corrected by Firmware Upgrade - 5210A Menu Page 1*I recently dealt with two 5210A cameras which had a menu problem as illustrated by the images in this post.* If you have a similar proble...
1 month ago
FABirding

Feral Pigeon. - The *Feral Pigeon* *(Columba livia domestica)* originates from the wild Rock Dove and is a widespread resident of our towns, cities and parks. Due to the ...
1 month ago
Hares on the Hill

A wet Tuesday morning on Hay Bluff - It has been four and a half months since we moved to our new home in the Welsh Marches. I foolishly thought that once we had unpacked all the boxes and hun...
1 month ago
Ecologica

My study species in four facts - The last few months have been a blur of conferences, workshops. I attended a fantastic two week course on sensory ecology in Sweden (read about that here a...
1 month ago
Cath Hodsman British Wildlife Artist

Exciting new Workshops for 2015. - Blog Cath has been planning more of her fascinating and unique insect painting/drawing workshops for next year….lots of new themes at lots of awesome venu...
1 month ago
Kingfisher Diary

2014 Kingfisher roundup - I last posted about the Kingfishers on the Trent back in June, so I thought it was about time I posted an update to summarise what happened after the fir...
1 month ago
Wildlife Conservation from the Heart of the Levels in Somerset UK

Lima report! - No apologies for following this drama.!! Anything we do now for wildlife conservation will be affected be climate change in the long run. I tend to check u...
1 month ago
Trent Valley Beetles

By The Wind Sailors. - Rather bored as its the middle of winter. I'm spending Saturday afternoon wading through a store box full of staphylinidae (rove beetles) trying to put a ...
1 month ago
Seabed Habitats

Maerl Documentary – A short trailer - Finally I can bring to you the trailer for the maerl documentary! This trailer gives you a small taster of the final hour long documentary film. As a PhD...
1 month ago
Donegal Wildlife

Another trip to Ards - A prolonged period of heavy rain suggested that a final trip to Ards for 2014 would be productive, so we went along to see what was around. It was suggeste...
1 month ago
In the Countryside

Cats and birds - The sodden remains of a blackbird make a forlorn sight on the gravel path. What is left of the carcass sits within a wider pool of damp feathers, most of w...
1 month ago
Samanta's Wildlife

Somerset Starling Murmurations - After seeing the photographs of Robin Morisson go viral, last Friday I decided to do something wild and go up to the Somerset levels to see the Starling Mu...
1 month ago
Lee Brady's Recording Blog

Madagascar Trip Reveals Rare Harlequin Frog - Mantella cowanii, a critically endangered frog from the highlands of Madagascar. Interestingly, some populations of this species occupy deforested, open gras...
1 month 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 months ago
The Den of Wild Intrigue

Rewilding Roseberry Academy - In true Wild Intrigue style, this week began with the rewilding of a group of young school children. I had arranged to visit Roseberry Academy, Great Ayton...
2 months ago
Jason Ridge Photography

WIN – 10kg High Energy No-Mess Bird Food - ** COMPETITION NOW CLOSED ** The cold winter months are now upon us and now more than ever birds are looking for food. If you...
2 months ago
Wild Reviews

Beyond Conservation; a re-wilding hope - Beyond Conservation Peter Taylor is a controversial environmentalist. His works on global warming, cooling and climate change received mixed reviews and we...
2 months 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 months ago
The Curious Naturalist

Birding the Iwokrama Forest, Guyana - Our first day's birding in interior Guyana produced Crimson Fruitcrow and roosting Long-tailed Potoo – close enough that even I could get photos with my de...
2 months ago
Steve Oakes' Wildlife Photography Blog ~ Latest Updates

Wild Bird Photography by Steve Oakes - 14 November 2014, Great Orme Country Park & Nature Reserve, Llandudno. - Starting work in Reading next week so took a last short break with my wife to Llandudno. As usual we went up the Great Orme and although there was some l...
2 months ago
Beyond the Riverbank

Canada Part II: Icefield Parkway & Vancouver Island - The following photos and journal extracts follow on from Canada Part I. ...
2 months ago
the katsura tree | the world outside your window

BALTIC Kittiwakes - I’m the IT technician at BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art. I’ve been at BALTIC for nearly three years now and each summer I’ve taken the opportunity to w...
2 months ago
Beetle Boy's BioBlog

Top 5 Strangest Spiders - These amazing arachnids are probably some of the most bizarre invertebrates alive today. There's spiders that use their fangs to fence with rivals and even...
2 months ago
flockmentality | Feral goose chasing

On black holes and absence - A year ago, a vacuum opened and has been absorbing not so much light but very definitely time, and all available energy, from the surrounding environment. ...
2 months ago
BTO Cymru

Friends of Skokholm and Skomer recognised - *At a ceremony in London, The Friends of Skokholm and Skomer were awarded the Marsh Award for Local Ornithology in recognition of the huge amount of work ...
3 months 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...
3 months ago
Keepers Cottage Wildlife Garden Diary

Black Loch, Galloway Forest Park-30th October 2014 - A rather miserable day and very windy, so we headed for the Galloway Forest Park as we thought it would be more sheltered. We tried to stop at several ...
3 months ago
Herts Nature

Restoran Tempat Kuliner Khas di Jogja - Restoran Tempat Kuliner Khas di Jogja Let the party take you wherever it leads however bear in mind that the $64000 goal is to celebrate one more year of...
3 months ago
Murmuration

Lights Out - One week to go before the clocks go back. Crepuscular walks after work close in and all that stands out in the ebbing light is the bright white of field ...
3 months ago
LENS: Long Eaton Natural History Society

Last Date for Butterflies in Notts and Derbys - Butterfly transects have all been completed for this year THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO ALL OF OUR VOLUNTEER BUTTERFLY RECORDERS There is still a chance for furth...
3 months 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.
3 months ago
Hedge Britannia

Dull Men’s Club - Lots of slightly weird activity this week as the Dull Men of Great Britain 2015 calendar is getting a lot of publicity. I was asked to be in and, while I o...
3 months ago
WillowWhispering

The Perfumier and the Stinkhorn - Over the last few years there has been a renaissance in nature writing and, as such, an abundance of excellent books to read. As a result I’ve been unable...
3 months ago
Red on Wight

- Alverstone Mead nature reserve is well known for its Red Squirrel feeding station situated in a raised hide overlooking the water meadows.Here the small nu...
4 months 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...
4 months ago
BirdPoem

Bucket List - After a busy week, I felt in great need of some wide open space today so I headed to Cliffe and the marshes. I know of few landscapes more soothing to my m...
4 months ago
Thérèse Goes Birding

27th September 2014 - Kilnsea - Only 2 weeks after our first ever visit to Kilnsea and Spurn, we were back on the road with Oliver Simms from NGB, heading there again hopefully to see the...
4 months ago
Hampshire Dragonflies

Winding Down (A Time to Share) - The end of September has arrived with colder nights, foggy mornings and some welcome afternoon sunshine, even reaching a dragonfly-friendly 20 degrees. Bes...
4 months ago
Wunderkammer

Museums on Instagram: A List - I love Instagram. I enjoy looking at what my friends are seeing and witnessing how they view the world around them. I like following talented photographers...
4 months ago
Garden 65

Autumn / Big Bee - I couldn't resist popping up a short post - Nature is shouting very loudly in Garden 65 - Autumn is frantically waving her jazz hands at me - so here is ...
4 months ago
Pam's Place

Adel Dam - Back in July we spent a Sunday morning at Adel Dam, as usual it was fairly quiet despite the number of people in the adjoining Golden Acre Park. The Yorksh...
4 months ago
Paul's Back Garden Safari

Caddisfly - Halesus radiatus - Before owning a moth light trap I had not really considered caddis flies as being a frequent visitor to the garden. But over the last few months I found a ...
4 months ago
Wader World

Day 2 on the Farm - *After the Hobby performance yesterday I thought it would be best to advise Steve A and give him the opportunity to grab a few shots. So I called him up ...
4 months ago
Rockablog

Rockabill 2014 - That's all folks! - Apologies for the lack of updates - the end of the season was hectic, packing away nestboxes and ringing the last few chicks, followed by some packing an...
4 months ago
naturestimeline

The images you may well have missed - Knowing that not everyone is on Facebook, here is the latest naturestimeline imagery in all its glory or not, as the case may be. #photography #nature #wea...
5 months ago
Keith Balmer on six legs...

Bronze Shieldbug - A quick change of clothes - A final instar Bronze Shieldbug *Troilus luridus* nymph was sitting on a willow leaf at Priory CP on Sunday, so I brought it home to take a better picture....
5 months ago
The Heartwood Blog

Crafted Mini Yurts - In comparison with a large full sized yurt, a mini yurt is light weight, easy to assemble, highly portable and takes up less space when pitched. Crafted ...
5 months 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...
5 months ago
Jenny McLaren- art, fieldnotes & findings

Explorations and meanderings.... - A bit of a catch up is in order. There's been a lot of painting, walking and camping going on. It's been a great summer.............. Rain ...
5 months ago
from the robin's nest...

Pappus - Derived from the Greek word pappos, meaning ‘old man’ ….for obvious reasons. It is actually a modified calyx, which is attached to the fruit of the plan...
5 months ago
Birds and a brew...

More Mental Mothing... - Some big catches recently. The main mass of moths being Large Yellow Underwings. 492 is a little bit excessive for a single trap! Here are the results from...
5 months ago
Norfolk Nature Photo Blog

Feeling Summery - Its high summer the bees are buzzing and the butterflies fluttering. Our newly planted wildflower meadow has undergone a transformation into a thing of be...
6 months ago
Wildlife Matters

Skills for the Future – our halfway update - How time flies! It seems only yesterday that we all looked around the room at each other, sharing that nervous tension of a new beginning as Steve welcome...
6 months 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 ...
6 months 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 ...
6 months ago
Once Upon

Also as well.... - Also.........I went for a walk Ullswater-ish.....simply because it had been a while. I vaguely intended to head for my beloved Borrowdale, but ended up, be...
6 months ago
Frank Anderson Photography

Peek-a-boo Fox - This is a good time to see Foxes. This years youngsters are off on their own, out exploring and have less fear of people combined with an abundance of...
6 months 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...
6 months ago
The Wold Ranger

New beginnings.... - This is just a short note to inform you all that this blog has closed and will no longer be updated. I am currently working on a new blog where I will keep...
7 months 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...
7 months 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 known...
7 months ago
Landscapes and Wildflower Habitats

Fly Orchids on my Local Patch - Scout Scar is a limestone crag situated high above the beautiful Lyth Valley in the quiet south east corner of the Lake District, a couple of miles from my...
8 months ago
Chasing Tails - A wildlife photographer's blog

Yet more hare workshop images from this year... - For those that don't follow my regular updates on Facebook (click the tab above if you want to) here's a few recent images from my brown hare workshops (yo...
8 months ago
The Urban Countryman

How High? - It has been a tough day clearing hawthorn scrub from the top of the steep south-facing slope of the North Downs and I am looking forward to collapsing into...
8 months 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...
8 months 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...
8 months ago
Ecology Escapades

Garden List 2014 - #gardenlist2014 This isn’t an established hash tag, rather it was created by a fellow ecologist and blogger with the intention of recording everything she ...
9 months 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
9 months ago
Anglesey Wild Flower Meadow

Mid April - Mid April and the Swallows have arrived spot on the 14th a little earlier than usual they normally arrive around the 17th in time for my birthday .the best...
9 months ago
East Yorkshire Wildlife

Site Moved - Thankyou to everyone that has followed this Blog since its inception. I’ve taken the decision to amalgamate this Blog with my East Riding Dragonflies Websi...
9 months ago
Jane Smith Wildlife Art

Gannets fishing - Gannets fishing, screenprint, ed. of 4 The Easter holidays are here, and in the next few weeks everyone will be putting their boats back in the water after ...
9 months ago
Gillian Dinsmore’s Bird Ringing Blog

Roaming Redpolls - I’ve been waiting all Winter for the return of our Redpoll flock in Stranraer. It’s been a very quiet Winter for them here with few Siskin and Goldfin...
10 months ago
Bishopthorpe Nature

Responses to the death of Fred Phelps - Recently, Fred Phelps, the founder of a particularly nasty form of Christian cult, known for picketing the funerals of gay people , died. In the last cou...
10 months 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...
10 months 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...
10 months ago
Earthfast Images

Shieldbug Nymph - [image: Shieldbug Nymph by Roger B.] Shieldbug Nymph, a photo by Roger Butterfield on Flickr.
11 months ago
The Wild West!

Red Fox - Yesterday I decided to leave the Trailcam at a new sett. Entering the woodland I came across several tufts of Red Fox fur caught on the lowest strand of th...
1 year ago
Wild Valleys

Brown Field Site - One of the best brown field sites found locally to me has to be the area in between Aberbargoed, Bedwellty and Markham, its apparently owned by the Environ...
1 year ago
Myky Speaks

Get Out Of The Armchair - We’re always being told that wildlife thrives anywhere- towns and cities, the countryside, gardens, nature reserves etc. And while it’s true, we only ever ...
1 year 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 ...
1 year 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...
1 year ago
The Museum of Curiosities

Rock Lobster - There are moments you really hope the camera is working... ...and really glad when it is. Rock lobsters or slipper lobsters (Scyllarides latus) are b...
1 year 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...
1 year 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...
1 year ago
UKbirdingtimeline | an insight into the United Kingdom's birding season

Bird Science as a career - It is about time this blog received some input, the birding element is actually a huge part of my current career activities. In fact, I’ve been a birder an...
1 year 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 ...
1 year 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...
1 year ago
The Hesitant Weasel...

Slim Pickens - Struggling for the fix this week folks,what with work,birthdays and long dark nights the search for the predator has been difficult. A morning meeting in F...
1 year ago
wirral bird

A derelict church - It is mid November and the factories of tourism are closed. Guest houses have no vacancies and no occupants; tea rooms and cafés are dark and lifeless...
2 years ago
Feral Pigeon Project

Enjoying the fruits of autumn - After my post from a few days ago about the volume of food a pigeon flocks requires being far greater than that dropped by people, the wonderful Rev at Pig...
2 years ago
Cranfield's Wildlife Blog

the Xmas tree is in its third year - Will it survive the central heating for a third time? A living christmas tree to help reduce waste, pollution and the cost! Admittedly the tree is taking o...
3 years ago
Ninjameys

Functional Adaptations to Brachiating in Gibbons - Gibbons are the smallest of the extant ape species and are, with the exception of the Genus Homo, the most … Continue reading →
3 years ago
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