UK and Ireland Natural History Bloggers: July 2012

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The Cowboy Birder

Risk and Reward - On a recent trip to Rainham and the area around the Stone Barges, this *Lesser black-backed Gull *grabbed my attention as it flew from the direction of the...
9 minutes ago
National Trust Fell Rangers

Replacing step stiles & laying a hedge. - Over the last few weeks we've continued our estate work around Langdale valley. Our first job was to lay a section of hedge next to the road near Loughrigg...
49 minutes ago
Random Jottings

Bitter - We set out for our walk this morning, all done up against a bitter, biting, face-stinging wind. Battling against the icy wind, we were to be seen heads do...
1 hour ago
Keepers Cottage Wildlife Garden Diary

Glenwhan Moor-14th February 2015 - A bright cold day so headed for a local walk on Glenwhan Moor [image: 1-snowdrops] Snowdrops Castle Kennedy [image: 2-greylags] Greylags [image: 3-cor...
2 hours ago
An English Wood

‘I chatter, chatter, as I flow’ - From ‘The Brook’ by Al […]
2 hours ago
Notes of Nature

Gardening with ME: SMARTER Gardening - If you haven't heard of the SMART goal setting framework before, then I hope that this post will be really helpful for you. While I'm certainly no expert, ...
4 hours ago
Bug Mad Girl

Pyrtle spring in March - We went back to Pyrtle Spring on Sunday to see what had changed in the last month. You can read the pyrtle spring story and it's special place in my family...
4 hours ago
Cornish Rock Pools

Spring in the Cornish Rock Pools - Spring is a wonderful time of year in the Cornish rock pools, although like all things British, it’s hard to predict when it will arrive. This time of yea...
7 hours ago
My Nature Notes

Long-tailed Tit: time to move on | Nature Notes from Dorset - What an enchanting little bird the long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus) is! I never cease to be captivated by them whenever I see them.You would think, of...
7 hours ago
Birding For Pleasure

Lunch at Makuzi Beach Lodge, Malawi - After leaving the beautiful Ngala Lodge, we arrived at Makuzi Beach Lodge where we were having lunch and once again spending the rest of the day on this wo...
8 hours ago
Cholsey Wildlife

Sunday stroll - Sunny, 10°, breezy SSW, rain on its way! Apparently the UK is headed for it's sunniest winter since 1929, can't say I noticed! A stroll out this afternoo...
16 hours ago
The Thrifty Magpies Nest

Catching a fox on camera in the wood - This photo may not look like much but I am super happy about it. That's a fox's blurry back end in the left of the photo! Last Monday I set the camera u...
16 hours ago
Leominster in the Marches

Ideas in birch and willow - Walking by the Priory in Leominster this morning, I saw the arches in this fissured birch bark echoed in the architecture of the church beyond. The ...
17 hours ago
Austin's Birding Blog

29/02/2015 Leighton Moss RSPB - Green-winged Teal: Great to catch up with this years first American counterpart of the Eurasian Teal. Mainly identifiable by its very obvious vertical str...
18 hours ago
A year of my nature hunting

Day 120 - Hectic Herring Gulls - Hey everyone, Herring Gull (*Larus argentatus*)Well day 120 and I thought I'd go back to the coast, well sort of as you'll see in the photos from Whitby, a...
18 hours ago
Wilden Marsh

Blind. - Sunrise: 06.58 Sunset: 05.45 Last summer, at the northern end of the marsh, before the mass tree felling, I selected a small willow thicket to use as liv...
18 hours ago
Wild Life

Daffodil - What else could it be on St David's day? *Narcissus pseudonarcissus *or the daffodil. I'm not entirely sure which subspecies this is, but it could the the...
18 hours ago
NI Bird Pics

Cecil Smyth - Black-tailed Godwit, Curlew, Turnstone & Linnet -
18 hours ago
EFRS

Wye oh Wye? - *(CLICK ON A PIC AND IT WILL GO BIG)* This is a Gruffalo for those without children under 10. He lives in habitat such as the Wye Valley. This is Cabot Ci...
18 hours ago
Lancashire and Lakeland Outback Adventure Wildlife Safaris

A change of plan so no twitching today - *The Safari was hoping* to have a wet day out watching a *Waxwing* in Wigan, well just outside Wigan actually, but a late change of heart about taking Fran...
19 hours ago
Brian's Birding Blog

Glaucous Gull in Dover Harbour - Destination Dover and we arrived in the pay and display car park at 7.15am A short walk along the pier and we're scanning the gulls on the old disused hover...
19 hours ago
Pear tree and Beyond

Little Owl ! - I first came across this Little Owl site back in 2012, and have seen Little Owls here for the last four years, I was curious to know why I have never witn...
19 hours ago
The Portland Naturalist

Surfer Dudes - Believe it or not, I have actually put in a bit of effort on patch in the last two and a half weeks, despite weather that included this. Even though it ...
19 hours ago
Tricia's Tales

It's (new) Scone of the month at Flatford Mill - So we headed off for Flatford Mill to sample the scone of the month for March.. Spring is starting with great promise - lots of colour starting to come.. ...
20 hours ago
Doorstep Birding

Patch firsts & early records - Not a single sighting of Redpoll, Siskin or Brambling this year.However the year list is booming, with 2 lifers and a couple 'difficult to get' species ad...
21 hours ago
Purbeck Footprints

West From the Anvil - The trek west from Anvil Point lighthouse is another good one, the path that follows the cliff top is muddy in winter but easily walkable with care. As you...
22 hours ago
Linacre Blogger

Goose Update - Yesterday I blogged about a strange looking hybrid goose that I'd seen at Linacre. At the time I speculated that it could be a *Canada x Barnacle Goose* hy...
23 hours ago
Hethersett Birdlife

21 Egyptians - As if to prove the editor wrong in the last post the Egyptian Geese are still hanging on in their field with a count of 21 today. Nearby on the park land N...
23 hours ago
NI Birds

Bird News Sunday 1st March - A Slavonian Grebe was at Glynn (Gerard McGeehan) At Fanad Head, Co Donegal were a 1w and 2w Kumliens Gull, three 1w Iceland Gulls and a 1w Glaucous Gull (W...
23 hours ago
Wildlife news from Wild Lochaber

Eagle in the rain - Out in the pouring rain this morning, just to get fresh air and exercise. Amazed to see golden eagle and a pair of ravens above Beinn Bhann. Break in cloud...
1 day ago
The Roving Bumbarrel

WWT Welney Wetland Centre - Yesterday I joined the RSPB Havering Local Group on their coach trip to Welney. I can't believe how long ago it was when I last visited 1997! The reserve h...
1 day ago
Wildlife in my local patch

Briar and Bluebell setts filled in :-( - Today we went to check out the badger setts we had nicknamed the “Bluebell” and “Briar” setts last year at the far end of the wood (see links to older po...
1 day ago
Ashenbank Woods - A Local Patch !

March Diary ! - 2nd March - Another cold but bright day, birds seen today included *Song Thrush, Blackbird, Great Tit, Robin, Chaffinch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Carrion...
1 day ago
The Barley Bird-er

La Palma, Canary Islands - 21st - 28th February (Days 1 - 2) - Over the years I have been to most of the Canary Islands as they offer a bit of winter sun (to keep my wife happy), which is backed up by a variety of ende...
1 day ago
Biodiversity Gatwick

Late winter bird surveys 2015 - *February 12th - North West Zone* Despite dreary conditions it was a cheerful group of us who met in the morning, just north of the airfield. Traipsing th...
1 day ago
Thorne & Hatfield Moors Conservation News

Are our landscapes of any value and why were NNRs not included? - The Landscapes for everyone initiative was launched on 19 January 2015 in Parliament. Some 27 organisational signatories called for the need to protect pr...
1 day ago
Murf's Wildlife

Wild Atlantic Way - I was back at Loop Head today on the Wild Atlantic way and boy was it wild. Mid afternoon and winds picked up to gale force strong westerlies. I noticed t...
1 day ago
Midmarsh Jottings

Solar Eclipse, advance notice - [image: SolarEclipse] For those of us who live in Europe there is a chance to see a partial eclipse of the Sun on the morning of 20th March. The further n...
1 day ago
Jake's Bones

Puzzles from my inbox - In the six years that I've been blogging about bones I must have received thousands of emails, some of which are from people who have enjoyed my book , so...
1 day ago
Holywell Birding

Masters of the Skies -
1 day ago
My Life Outside

Weekend Review - "Titchwell Tales' by Ray Kimber - Ray Kimber has spent over 40 years patrolling RSPB Titchwell Marsh nature reserve, watching and recording its birds, wildlife and fauna. Over this time he ha...
1 day ago
Zoo Volunteer

Lizards 2: Blue Spiny Lizard - Blue Spiny Lizard One of the more obvious lizards as you enter the reptile house at Bristol Zoo are the various members of a colony of Blue Spiny Lizards, *...
1 day ago
Another Bird Blog

Saturday Circuit And PC Birding - There isn’t much to report from this morning’s grey affair. A shimmy around Conder Green on my way to business in Lancaster produced the usual wildfowl fay...
1 day ago
Cath Hodsman British Wildlife Artist

Send a Mother’s Day card with a difference…… - Treat your Mum with a unique and more personal Mother’s Day card……… If she loves the natural world, then she will love these cards that celebrate it…….Clic...
1 day ago
Views from an urban lake

Kents Garden Birds - While visiting my dad in Margate I decided to spend some time looking at and photographing the birds found in his humble urban garden, he gets a lot more bir...
2 days ago
Wildlife Photographic Journals

Call of the Curlew - I still clearly remember seeing my first ever curlew. I was around 12 years old at the time and on a summer holiday break staying in a bed and breakfast in...
2 days ago
Ron's Wildlife Photography blog

Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Northern Sweden - I took these images of a red fox Vulpes vulpes when I w […]
2 days ago
holdingmoments

Weekend whistle - A few pictures for the weekend. A great spot for Dippers; *Afon Eiddew* at* Lake Vyrnwy.* and here's a *Dipper* I found there, I'd never heard on...
2 days ago
The Early Birder

Boardwalk Birding. - On Tuesday I made another visit to *Thursley Common* in the hope of catching up with the over-wintering Great Grey Shrike. After an unsuccessful two hour...
2 days ago
Bangor West Patchwork Challenge

RSPB Belfast Harbour Reserve - The Harbour Reserve has been closed for a year due to re-building and it was nice to get back in there this week and look out over the lagoon again. They h...
2 days ago
Killy Birder

Urban to Wild, Little (Egret) to Short (Eared Owl) - 26th Feb. Sam, Lee and I met up this morning and we left Killingworth, which was in a dull and damp mood, with a definite plan of action to explore Sout...
2 days ago
Wild Reviews

Horus the Peregrine – Chick Books by John Miles - Naturalist and children’s author, John Miles is the creator of Chick Books, a brilliant and growing collection of nature based children’s books. Horus the ...
2 days ago
Butterfly Islands

More Very Special Little Gems. - On the Isle of Wight we can look forward to our own very special butterfly again this season when the Glanville Fritillary emerges at the end of April or e...
2 days ago
Considering Birds

February 24th - Following a fascinating seminar on microclimate, I felt the call of a favourite afternoon sun-spot along the edge of The Wilderness. A favourite of mine, f...
3 days ago
Birding with Flowers

Another Day, Another Solitary Redpoll - On Thursday because of a unpromising forecast we relocated to North Cave Wetlands. True to form it was rainy and blustery. We went the opposite way to norm...
3 days ago
Zygoma

Friday mystery object #246 answer - Last week I gave you this mystery skull from the stunning Galerie d’anatomie comparée et de Paléontologie in Paris: I was struck by the cat-like dentition ...
3 days ago
Bill's Birding

New year, new equipment - After a year of pleading and pestering, I finally managed to annoy my university into buying some insect survey equipment for students to use on campus. To...
3 days ago
Birding the day away!

Ring-billed Gull ~ Ad. W ~ Lake Merritt, California - 19.02.15 - *This species is far easier to find inland, any lake usually holds plenty, where the families come to feed the ducks, so do the Ringo's for easy pickings ....
3 days ago
The Early Birder

Willow Tit (not Tit Willow) - A few weeks ago I shared a post on Marsh Tits in Norfolk. This week I have the Willow Tit which is pretty darn difficult to separate in terms of looks. In ...
3 days ago
Sketchbook Squirrel

The Sharp Sting - Not of a bee or wasp, but of disappointment. Along with all the successes and highlights of being an artist, there are the untold disappointments and lows....
3 days ago
A Day In the Life of a Wildlife Artist

RSPB Leighton Moss under ice - Recently I visited one of the country’s most important wetland reserves run by the RSPB at Leighton Moss. I arrived shortly after dawn and watched the sun...
4 days ago
Austin Thomas Photography - Blog

BIRDGUIDES — PHOTO OF THE YEAR 2014 - I am delighted to announce that my image of a Kestrel has been awarded PHOTO OF THE YEAR 2014 by BIRDGUIDES. There were around 325,000 bird images uploaded...
4 days ago
Islay Natural History Trust

AGM and talk - Circumnavigation of Islay - Don't forget our AGM and talk, is TOMORROW night, commencing at 7pm. Please support it if you can. The talk is on 'The Circumnavigation if Islay' and promi...
4 days ago
Natural Born Blogger

Something brewing - The Ribble Estuary NNR just under 10 miles south of Blackpool Tower and home to over quarter of a million waders and wildfowl during the winter. On Saturda...
4 days ago
Woodlouse House

Haring About - I was up early today because I had so much to do ..... finish painting the kitchen; plant my seeds; tidy the garden; the washing and some sewing ..... I ...
4 days ago
Harbour Master

SANDWICHBAY THREE - Keep it short and sweet,if you do your home work and abide your time,try not to scared the shit out the bird you may get some shots,a few shots of the sand...
4 days ago
A.W.Birder: Always on the lookout for fine birds...

Black-headed Gull Resighting - Got a great email from the friendly Nils Helge Lorentzen this evening with the information regarding the ringed Black-headed Gull I found up at Townhill Lo...
4 days ago
FABirding

Nuptial Plumage.. - An adult *Little Egret* *(Egretta gazetta)*, wearing its nuptial plumage, searching along the shore-line in Langstone Harbour. *FAB.*
4 days ago
Ruffled Feathers

AHA, 3 Norwegians! - Had a batch of recoveries from BTO headquarters today including the details of the 3 Norwegian-ringed Dunlin we caught at Ynyslas back in September. Two...
4 days ago
The Art of Nature

A Very Pleasant Risk Assessment - As you may or may not know, I am holding a beach clean-up event on Sunday 8th March on behalf of the Marine Conservation Society. Part of being the organis...
4 days ago
BTO Cymru

Glaslyn Whooper Swans - At Christmas 1972 a herd of 29 Whooper swans arrived at Portreuddyn farn, between Tremadog and Prenteg. Since then the herd has returned annually to variou...
5 days ago
The Lyons Den

How a wildlife identification course could change YOUR life! - A couple of weeks ago at the annual Sussex Biological Recorder's Seminar I was approached by Brad Scott (above) during lunch who said *"thanks ever so muc...
5 days ago
Druridge Diary

The French Connection - Not much news from the patch as I haven't had time to go there. I did manage an hour on Saturday and added oystercatcher and pintail to the year list. We'...
5 days ago
Rambles with a Camera

Hanging from the same branch............................................................................... - These images were captured back in October during the Red Deer rut. We watched this stag as he honed his antlers... preparing for the rut. Mandy checking...
5 days ago
Dawn Monrose Nature Photography

Staying home - I’m very fortunate to live near some lovely countryside, with two small nature reserves just a few minutes walk away from home. This weekend I decided to e...
5 days ago
Flying high!

Bathtime at Brake Mill Pools!....14/02/2015 - A gloomy morning that was brightened by the sighting of a Green Woodpecker as I started my walk. On the water were the usual Mallards, Coots, Moorhens, Can...
5 days ago
Esticadinho Nature

Wildfowl and moths impress in February - The regular visits to Tophill Low NR, East Yorkshire continued throughout the month of February. Wildfowl on the reservoirs and marshes are the continued t...
5 days ago
Hedgeland Tales

Common Buzzard fly by -
5 days ago
Appleton Wildlife Diary

Birds of prey - At the beginning of February I finally got a picture of the ring on the Buzzards leg that I had been trying to take for ages. I emailed Euring with the det...
5 days 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...
5 days ago
Wild and Wonderful

Swan Feed at WWT Welney - Last Saturday was cold day, teetering on the brink of spring, but with one foot definitely still in winter. We headed off to Norfolk (UK) in search of swa...
5 days ago
Samanta's Wildlife

Developing an Arts Practice - Last Friday I attended the Arts and Climate Change Symposium at Plymouth Art Centre, from the very moment Jessica Rayner, the first speaker, began discussi...
6 days ago
Wild Barley

A Winter's Bay - The sun rose blood red over an ocean that was silvery blue. Despite the saying *red sky in the morning sailor take warning* the waves were calm and the swe...
6 days ago
Julie's Blog

Garden Birdwatch - Week Starting 15th February 2015 - House Sparrow 5 Collared Dove 1 Feral Pigeon 4 Blue Tit 3 Great Tit 2 Goldfinch 5 Coal Tit 2 Starling 4 Robin 1 Jackdaw 2 Greenfinch 2 Blackbird 3 Dunnock 2 ...
6 days ago
Uisce | Water and words flow through a Celtic environment

Frank Ward (1874-1959), a collector of Welsh Lakes - An eclectic fishing guide called The Lakes of Wales was written by Frank Ward and published in 1931 by Herbert Jenkins. It is evident from the book that t...
6 days ago
A life at the shoreline

Iceland Gulls at the harbour - At Liscannor harbour. Three Iceland Gulls have come south from high arctic areas in search of shelter from the rough conditions They`ve joined local Gulls...
6 days ago
Entomacrographic

The Pellucid hoverfly - Here’s a photo of one of our largest flies, the Pellucid or Large Pied-hoverfly Volucella pellucens that I took back on the 8 July 2012 in Marlborough whil...
6 days ago
A Birding Odyssey

Islay visitors come of age! - What's that about not counting chickens until hatched........... Anyway, after solving a few "technical tussles" I'm now confident enough to believe that,...
1 week ago
Jottings of a novice nature watcher!

Saturday 21st February - Saturday promised to be a better day, cold with a possibility of wintry showers so we decided to make a trip to the Cranborne Chase to see if we could see ...
1 week ago
Compare the Marsh Tit

Hemis - Off to Hemis National Park, to my little tent in the snow. See you in a week.
1 week ago
Valley Naturalist

Five gull spectacular - Now don't get excited today's five gull haul from Tredegar House Lake comprised of 75 *black headed gull,* and singles of *common*, *herring* and *lesser ...
1 week ago
Tales of the City

On 'pests' and 'vermin' - Our house mouse population is at one of its intermittent peaks. We're catching one every day or so in our humane trap, necessitating a trip to the local pa...
1 week ago
Barcode Ecology

Time enough for life, to unfold all the precious things - Before I crack on with my most recent wildlife adventures, I would like to quickly refer back to my blog post when I went to Stanner Rocks. First, to show ...
1 week ago
The Rambling Ecologist

Mossman Gorge Aboriginal Dreamwalk - Morning all, Today (at time of writing, not at time of posting) is my last day in Port Douglas before briefly returning to Cairns and then moving on elsewh...
1 week ago
Pegler Birding

Owling - A Slow Start to 2015 - *At the end of my last, rather lengthy, post to this blog, I promised that the next post would be much briefer and be about owls. My owling since then has ...
1 week ago
Alan Watson Featherstone's Blog

Return to the Barrach Wood - After my visit to the Barrach Wood at Cougie near Glen Affric in late November last year, I was keen to return and explore more of this special area so in ...
1 week ago
Wildlife on our Allotment

A Dunnock - I've never really thought of a dunnock as a songbird, but this one was singing happily in the sunshine on the allotment today.He was having a preening sess...
1 week ago
Wild Sight

Captains and Vampires - At last, snow finally arrived in my neck of the woods and then, just as quickly, it went. So what do I do? Without a good covering of snow or a hard fros...
1 week ago
exploringwildlife.blogspot.co.uk

Tenby's Hidden Fulmar - In Tenby, right under the noses of the holidaymakers lies a small seabird sanctuary. The area is cut off to the public at high tide, but at low tide, it is...
1 week ago
Pete Cooper Wildlife

World Pangolin Day, and a little announcement - Did you know it’s World Pangolin day today? Do you even know what a pangolin is? Did you even know it was a Saturday? If the latter applies to you, I’ll le...
1 week ago
LOOSE AND LEAFY in Winter

FEBRUARY LINK BOX FOR STREET PLANTS - Railways are a good place to find urban wild plants. The people below are walking over a level crossing. There are plants by their feet and above their head...
1 week ago
Garden Bird Year

House Hunters - It may be nearly two month before a Blue Tit will lay an egg in this nestbox, but the process is advancing well: I have watched both Blue and Great Tits ...
1 week ago
Northern Ireland Black-headed Gull Colour-ringing Project

Return of an old friend... - This was the title of an email I received last week. It was from Gary Woodburn who, for those that can remember, reported *2AAJ* at Seahouses, Northumberla...
1 week ago
UK Wildlife

Dunnocks - As I mentioned in my previous post I’ve spent some time photographing small birds on the ground. My main target was dunnocks. I was trying to get one in th...
1 week ago
CABINET OF CURIOSITIES

Marsden Bay: top destination for ballroom-dancing seaweed collectors - *This is the only picture that I've ever seen of a remarkable piece of North eastern coastal history - the ballroom i...
1 week ago
The Liverbirder

Monkeys - Brass ones, that is, and three wise ones too! Spent 90 minutes at N/landia at dusk along with The Guv and Mr Sometimes this evening. Bloody freezing but wo...
1 week ago
The Occasional Birder

Birding All Around - It's been a strange few weeks, applying for jobs and not knowing quite what the future holds. It is all resolved now, and we are back to The Farnes for an...
1 week ago
Matt Cole Wildlife Photography

In the Bag... - Ever wondered what I keep in my camera bag when out on macro shoot? No? Well I'll tell you anway, or rather Wild Planet Photo magazine will :) The magazine...
1 week ago
Wildlife Wanderings

Targets in Somerset - I'M on the hunt; this year I've set myself some wildlife challenges - one of them is to photograph a bearded reedling (aka bearded tit) on the Somerset Lev...
1 week ago
Ecologica

Urbanisation is changing the way birds sing - In 1800 only 3% of the world’s population lived in urban areas, yet as the industrial revolution picked up pace in the early 18th and 19th centuries the nu...
1 week ago
The Curious Naturalist

Belize 2015: Caracol & Mountain Pine Ridge - Rediscovered by a mahogany prospector in 1937, Caracolis now known to have been one of the most important Mayan regional political centres during the Class...
1 week ago
Daft Mumblings | …of a concerned amateur

Talking about bird song…I need to learn to love the dawn chorus again! - Whilst winter isn’t over just yet, and it’s still dark when I leave home in the morning to travel to work, spring can’t be far away as over the past week I...
1 week ago
SophiEco Goes Wild

A Downland Walk - For one of the first times this year, the sun shone with noticeable warmth, making it a pleasure to stretch, breath deeply and stroll grassy paths, and ga...
1 week ago
indie birder

Norfolk - 23rd-25th January 2015 - I did my annual winter trip to Norfolk slightly later than usual this year, going on Friday 23rd January. Once again I stayed with my mate Chris at his B&B...
1 week ago
Philip Strange Science and Nature Writing

Winter-active bumblebees in a Devon seaside garden - It was a sunny Sunday morning in January last year and we were walking through public gardens at Roundham Head in Paignton, South Devon. Passing a bank of ...
1 week ago
European Trees

Timber Terroir – Just how good can wood be? - It is heartening to watch the strong push towards re-establishing a ‘woodland culture’ in Britain. The disconnection between people and the forest industry...
1 week ago
Wessex Wanderings

Watlington and Britwell Salome - In preparation for a walk scheduled for June I decided to check out the logistics of the route. To make it a longer walk I added on a section to take it ...
1 week ago
Ron Bury's Wildlife

MMS/SMTP Settings Page - MMS/SMTP Settings: Last page update: 17.02.2015 I have just updated this page to include links to other web sites containing advice and information about...
1 week ago
Landscapism

Towards a new landscape aesthetic - "*There is something about walking which stimulates and enlivens my thoughts. ... my body has to be on the move to set my mind going ... to free my spir...
1 week ago
Wild Nottingham

Green Woodpecker – video - Sue Marshall recently filmed a Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis) on the lawn near her house in Bramcote…. It’s a nice clip of the impressive bird displaying...
1 week ago
Rain Geese and Selkies

Blanket bog (a post about the Viking wind farm) - The leaves of butterwort surrounded by some gorgeous bog moss On an undergraduate field trip to Flanders Moss, a raised bog near Stirling, the ranger enc...
1 week ago
Nature Poetry, Sketches, And the rest.

Cridden - Cridden guards you from the East, It was that Hill of Stags, A beacon fires to Hameldon, But walk o-er bridge upon a Cloud, To a point that tips the Crow...
2 weeks ago
Why watch wildlife?

Get Involved – National Nestbox Week - If anybody has followed this blog from the early days, or has gone back and read some of my other posts, you may well know that one of my aims was to get m...
2 weeks ago
Moths of Boughton-under-Blean

- I spent an hour at Seasalter late yesterday afternoon where after about an hour the Short-eared Owl, harassed by a Crow, showed a bit distantly from behin...
2 weeks ago
Wildlife Matters

Rambling with nature; wildlife photography, bird ringing and Morgan’s Hill - Thursday 22nd January Thursday during our Heritage Lottery funded Wildlife Skills residential training week began with a very early wake-up call and a shor...
2 weeks ago
Ben's Birds and Beastly Bugs

Bird ringing - Today I went to Woolley Firs (BBOWT) near Maidehead to watch the Runnymede Ringing Group in action. Carl Hunter Roach explained the process. I was very f...
2 weeks ago
DGPix Wildlife and Nature Photography

Feeding Patch Wildlife Update featuring Smudge! - It's been a fantastic winter for watching wildlife, none more so than on my land where I have a feeding site and an array of bushnell cams setup to record ...
2 weeks ago
Jason Ridge Photography

What You Need To Know About The Mating Season For Birds - Winter is drawing to a close and as spring approaches you will gradually start to see more and more activity in your garden as birds...
2 weeks ago
Owls about that then!

A quick catch up, Feb 11th 2015. - Hello all. It has still been a quiet period in terms of owling so far this year, although I did manage a couple of mini excursions out last weekend where I...
2 weeks ago
Bugman Jones

Don’t mention the unmentionable - There was a time when talk of excrement was more or less unacceptable in polite society. This could have been a handicap for anyone interested in dung beet...
2 weeks ago
21stcenturynaturalist

A Barrel of Pain - A common jellyfish found off the Irish coast, the Barrel Jellyfish, *Rhizostoma pulmo*, has quite an extensive range. It is distributed in the Irish Sea, t...
2 weeks ago
From the muddy banks of the Dee....

South of the border, east of the sun... - Other people's patches. I rarely stray from the muddy banks of the Dee. Most of my birdwatching and photography is done within a few miles of my home. It i...
2 weeks ago
Adam Winson, Arboriculturist

Nemophilist: One who is fond of the forest; a haunter of the woods. - Nemophilist (pronounced *ne-‘mo-fe-list*), is an obscure word that hasn't really been used for over 100 years – but it is a word that surely deserves a...
2 weeks ago
Hares on the Hill

A change of viewpoint - We walk our dogs on the Begwns, an area of moderately high grassland common that sits between the Black Mountains and the Wye Valley to the South and high ...
2 weeks ago
florafaunauk

Another Day Done - [image: IMG_3036] The not so dull colour of winter... [image: Ivy 32915] Variegated Ivy
3 weeks ago
Keith Balmer on six legs...

Early Purple Orchid - It's not too early to look for Early Purple Orchids. Here's a rosette I found today in a wood where I saw them flowering last spring...
3 weeks ago
Birders in Boxers

Little Bunting : Forest Farm NR, Cardiff - A Little Bunting was found at Forest Farm on Thurs 5th February 2015 by Mike Powell and Dave "Jake" Gilmore (great find lads) checking out the site followi...
3 weeks ago
Coffee Shop Nature Notes

Joy in the quiet emerging Spring - Mnium Hornum- Woodland Moss ' In the frost a single rose blooms on an old bush. Last of the willow leaves falling, yellow petal of bursting primrose joy ...
3 weeks ago
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Winter Blackcaps - Recent research has revealed that, while blackcaps seen in the UK in the summer migrate south for the winter, others, after spending the summer in central ...
3 weeks ago
Isle of Wight Dragons

Blue-tailed Beauties. - Although the Blue-tailed Damselfly is a widespread species and can be found in most lowland habitats in the UK it must be one of our most colourful damself...
3 weeks ago
Victoria Hillman Nature Photography Blog

Autumn Chameleon - Hello everyone, hope you're all well and enjoying some winter weather at last. As you may have guessed from the title, this post is all about a chameleon t...
3 weeks ago
Wildlife Snapshots

Where have all the siskins gone? - I've made sparing visits to my 'far' wood this year, but I've kept the feeding going. Thing is there only seem to be the more common woodland birds coming...
3 weeks ago
leavesnbloom

Ladybirds in Winter - [image: Perthshire ladybirds in winter] It's the 21st January. Snow blankets the garden like a thick white woollen shroud. The thermometer reads -6.8...
3 weeks ago
Gabriel Hemery

Granny Scots pine aglow – shortlisted for photo competition - Granny Scots pine aglow - image shortlisted for FSC photo competition. Find out how to vote.
3 weeks ago
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LITTLE EGRET at Gadebridge Park -
3 weeks ago
Gillian Dinsmore’s Bird Ringing Blog

Summing up The Siskin - Just a quick update on the Siskin today: It's been almost a year since I was sat at my bedroom window at university catching Siskins - See Here. In the...
3 weeks 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...
4 weeks 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...
4 weeks 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...
4 weeks 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...
4 weeks 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 weeks 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 weeks 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...
5 weeks 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...
5 weeks ago
I Love Arnside and Silverdale

Reflections from Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow and maybe the next day - *Friday February 27th 2015 - Dalton Crags and Lancelot Clark Storth - Hutton Roof* Managed to get up on the Crags today and it soon became apparent that...
5 weeks 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 →
5 weeks 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 month 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 month 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...
1 month 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...
1 month 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 ...
1 month 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...
1 month 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...
1 month 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...
1 month 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...
1 month 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...
1 month 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...
1 month 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...
2 months 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 ...
2 months 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...
2 months ago
Thérèse Goes Birding

5th to 8th December 2014 - Fuerteventura - Time for a bit of December sun, so we headed off to Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands for a long weekend. We arrived around midday and headed off around...
2 months 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 ...
2 months 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...
2 months 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...
2 months 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 ...
2 months 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...
2 months 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...
2 months 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...
2 months 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...
2 months 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 ...
2 months 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...
2 months 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...
2 months 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...
3 months 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...
3 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...
3 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...
3 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...
3 months ago
Beyond the Riverbank

Canada Part II: Icefield Parkway & Vancouver Island - The following photos and journal extracts follow on from Canada Part I. ...
3 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...
3 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...
3 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. ...
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...
4 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...
4 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 ...
4 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...
4 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.
4 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...
4 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...
4 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...
5 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...
5 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...
5 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...
5 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...
5 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 ...
5 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...
5 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 ...
5 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 ...
5 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...
5 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...
6 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 ...
6 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...
6 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 ...
6 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...
6 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...
6 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...
7 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 ...
7 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 ...
7 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...
7 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...
7 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...
7 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...
8 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...
8 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...
8 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...
9 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...
9 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...
9 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...
9 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...
9 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 ...
10 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
10 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...
10 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...
10 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 ...
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...
11 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...
11 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...
11 months ago
Earthfast Images

Shieldbug Nymph - [image: Shieldbug Nymph by Roger B.] Shieldbug Nymph, a photo by Roger Butterfield on Flickr.
1 year 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
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
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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