UK and Ireland Natural History Bloggers: 2014

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The Early Birder

Hobby - A few weeks back I was lucky enough to see a couple of Hobbies in my local area. The first I was able to see was a juvenile bird, but already very adept ...
6 hours ago
Cholsey Wildlife

December doldrums - Overcast with early rain, 9°, light W. Alan out today but extremely quiet with the only bird of note being a leucistic *Carrion Crow*. *(Leucisism is an...
8 hours ago
Harbour Master

OFF TO A FLYING START - My first trip out,this month after finishing work at half two and heading over to my mum and dads in ash,and still with a couple of hours of light i stoppe...
8 hours ago
Wild Valleys

South Wales Semi-slugs - Three species of semi-slug are known to occur in south Wales. The *Alsatian Semi-slug - **Daudebardia rufa*, the *Greater Semi-slug - Phenacolimax major*...
8 hours ago
Birding with Flowers

End of Autumn Term - Female Kingfisher - looking for skyward predator? After the storm had abated on Sunday I came across an unprecedented 3 Grey Wagtails in the cemetery, whi...
9 hours ago
NI Bird Pics

Greylag Goose & Dunlin - Thomas Campbell. -
12 hours ago
Ring Watching At Antrim Marina

Gutted.... - I am still having problems with my laptop, and a lot of effort has gone into getting this week's post out. Since last weekend, I have refreshed my Browser...
13 hours ago
An English Wood

Winter sun #nature - Looking south. Picture taken December 1. #trees #plants #naturephotography #woods #tree
16 hours ago
NI Birds

Bird News Friday 3rd December - 2 Goosander where in Bally Lough which lies between Castlewellan and Clough. (Mike McLaughlin) , All 4 Goosanders on Corbet lake this morning, but flew off...
16 hours ago
Zygoma

Friday mystery object #422 answer - Last week I gave you this rather fishy looking mystery object to have a go at identifying: With that prominent lure it was fairly obvious to everyone that ...
20 hours ago
Birding For Pleasure

WEEKEND REFLECTIONS AND THE WEEKEND ROUNDUP - Time for Weekend Reflections and The Weekend Roundup and the letter is W and Weather. Recently my nephew and I went down to Donaghadee for a walk and al...
22 hours ago
Birds to Bryophytes

Redscar Wood, River Ribble - The usual viewing area for the belted kingfisher at Tunbrook inlet on the Ribble was a little crowded when I arrived this morning, it wasn't very comfor...
1 day ago
Murtagh's Meadow

Lens-Artists Challenge #176- One Image/One Story - As Ann-Christine says there are so many stories to capture. So where does one start? Bees tell us so many stories. They tell us how important flowers are. ...
1 day ago
Another Bird Blog

Good Morning - I set off in the dark and drove towards Lancaster. The temperature hovered around zero under a clear starry sky that hinted at a sunny day. As it does so o...
1 day ago
Jottings of a novice nature watcher!

Around Fontmell and Melbury Downs - On Thursday 25th November there were beautiful clear skies, although a bitterly cold wind. I decided to go for a little outing, not too far but just toward...
1 day ago
Murf's Wildlife

Bonaparte's Gull 7th County Record - I made a quick trip after work yesterday to Seafield Point near Quilty where almost 1,000 gulls were feeding on the seaweed mass deposited by the recent ...
1 day ago
Birders in Boxers

'Testing the new camera' - My Canon EOS 7D Mk II is now 7 year old having been purchased in December 2014, it has been a fantastic workhorse and I've been delighted with many of ...
3 days ago
Seabed Habitats

Deep-ocean biodiversity hotspots - Today we were joined by Prof. Alex David Rogers who gave a seminar entitled “Exploring and Exploiting Deep-Ocean Biodiversity Hotspots.” Alex is Science di...
3 days ago
Heart of Wild

As a trans person of colour, I feel our voices have been erased from the climate conversation - I wrote this article for AURELIA Magazine; you may view this article, and many others that deal with issues surrounding marginalised genders and ethnicitie...
3 days ago
Flying high!

Autumn colours. - 17/11/2021 The autumn hues encountered around Bodenham Arboretum on a bright sunny day were a pure delight! Decidous trees and shrubs adorned with varyin...
3 days ago
Druridge Diary

The calm after the storm - Storm Arwen well and truly lashed the Northumberland coast on Friday night into Saturday morning. A northerly wind reaching nearly 160 kph came from beyo...
4 days ago
National Trust Fell Rangers

A return to Gowbarrow Fell - In previous years working on Gowbarrow, we mostly constructed an aggregate path with the Fix the Fells volunteers, but we returned this year to complete ...
4 days ago
Midmarsh Jottings

Light Relief - Very occasionally, along with all the griping on social media, something pops up which gives me a well needed laugh. Spotted this one a few days ago: My...
5 days ago
Austin's Birding Blog

27/11/2021 WWT Martin Mere - Brambling: Having had to drop some wedding albums off in for a client not too far from Ormskirk I decided to spend the morning at Martin Mere, too cold t...
6 days ago
Linacre Blogger

Rufford and Clumber - 27th November 2021 - I had a couple of hours at Rufford and Clumber this afternoon. It was cold (3 degrees and very windy) with a few snow flurries. Despite this, there were...
6 days ago
Sorby Natural History Society, Sheffield

Shirebrook Valley Bird Ring Demonstration - Due to the weather forecast for freezing weather on Sunday 28 November and the chilling effect this may have on birds trapped in the net, this meeting has ...
6 days ago
LENS: Long Eaton Natural History Society

West Park Elm Trees - One of the most distinctive English countryside trees, English Elms were loved for their graceful, stately shape, with branches like spreading fountains, a...
1 week ago
Bangor West Patchwork Challenge

Black swan - Not a movie or a ballet but a bird from Australia which is classified as E on the BOU list i.e. escaped or released into the wild. Said bird is swimming...
1 week ago
Wessex Wanderings

Ashampstead Common and Tutts Clump - I like to do at least one longish walk each month and so with November almost over it was time to put on the boots and venture into the autumn woods. The...
1 week ago
Gabriel Hemery

Martin Wood 1927-2021 - I am greatly saddened by the death of my friend, colleague, and patron, Sir Martin Wood aged 94 years. Sir Martin Wood FRS was a visionary engineer, pass...
1 week ago
Appleton Wildlife Diary by Alex White

No more BirdFair - I heard yesterday that the decision not to continue BirdFair was made. BirdFair was an annual festival of all things bird and animal related held each year...
1 week ago
Too Lazy To Weed

Showbiz Slugs - Last November I joined 59 other volunteers in a project monitoring the slugs in our gardens. Our Slug Count Survey was being run by the lovely Imogen as pa...
1 week ago
I Love Arnside and Silverdale

ELFIN SADDLE FUNGI (HELVELLA LACUNOSA) 22nd Nov 21 - Dalton Crags - *ALSO CHECK OUT LINKS TO MORE OF MY BLOGS BELOW* *Elfin Saddle fungi * (Helvella lacunosa) 22ndNovember 2021 – Dalton Crags. A strange looking m...
1 week ago
Wildlife on our Allotment

Leopard (or Tiger) Slug - I found this large slug nestling in the lid of a compost bin. I immediately said ‘Ooh, it’s a tiger slug’ but it seems that it more often called a leopar...
1 week ago
Common By Nature

Wildflower of the week: Oxford Ragwort (Senecio squalidus) - Clad in the vibrant yellow flowers typical of ragworts, Oxford Ragwort flowers all year round and never fails to brighten up a walk along our street
1 week ago
shirls gardenwatch

Gosh, 15 years! - Regular blog posts haven’t been forthcoming this past while, but I can’t miss stopping by to acknowledge when this blog began, back on November 19th, 200...
2 weeks ago
A life at the shoreline

Merlin at Clohnahinchy - A very active Merlin was buzzing about Clohnahinchy beach area trying to catch anything small birds it could surprise, I watched the acrobatics as it ch...
2 weeks ago
UK Wildlife

EP64 – Neil and Vic interview each other – Part 1 - It is 2 years since the 1st episode of this podcast was released so we decided to do something a bit different, and interview each other! As we asked all t...
2 weeks ago
Pegler Birding

October, 2021 - A Round-up - *Having returned from the wonderful Isles of Scilly on 4th October, I found myself rather bogged down with photo processing, blog post writing, gardening...
2 weeks ago
Why watch wildlife?

Red-flanked bluetail, Flamborough, November 2021 - Last week I had to be over in Flamborough for a meeting. I’d seen that there was a rare migrant bird in the area though, and decided to combine work and pl...
2 weeks ago
The Heirs of Gilbert

14th November 2021 - I thought I had better post something just so people know I’m still alive! It has been an exceptionally quiet period even by the standards of Ainderby! T...
2 weeks ago
Brian's Birding Blog

Year list top targets - Having looked at what Bubo listing thinks of my top life tick targets I thought I'd run a year list target report too. Having run the report it highlight...
2 weeks ago
Valley Naturalist

Invasives on the black patch - A dip in personal well-being since the Spring has reduced my drive to blog over recent months. But the lack of motivation to write this journal doesn't ...
2 weeks ago
Moths of Boughton-under-Blean

- Still getting few moths in the trap, with Mottled Umber and The Sprawler being new for the year, and a very small micro: Blastobasis vittata new for the ...
2 weeks ago
Killy Birder

An Autumnal Southeast Northumberland - *So mild, so quiet breathes the balmy air,* * Scenting the perfume of decaying leaves* *Such fragrance and such loveliness they wear-* *Trees, hedgerows...
3 weeks ago
Ruffled Feathers

European Curlew Connections - Well we might have ill-advisedly severed our close connections to Europe but our Curlews seem not to have done the same. Three recent sightings have high...
3 weeks ago
Wildlife Conservation from the Heart of the Levels in Somerset UK

Wildlife Conservation from the Heart of the Levels in Somerset UK: Holiday photo/ Sulphurous Jewel beetle - Took this photo a couple of ago whilst visiting our daughter who was working in Abu Dhabi and thought it worth revisiting. Selfish reason really. Wildlife...
3 weeks ago
The Lyons Den

450 spiders in a year IS possible! - This is *Clubiona rosserae*. It's a nationally rare/vulnerable species known from a handful of fens in East Anglia only. It's an important spider for me a...
4 weeks ago
Lancashire and Lakeland Outback Adventure Wildlife Safaris

An impromptu safari up north - *The Safari was supposed* to have a reunion with a couple of very good old friends we've not seen for well over 20 years. A 'booze cruise' round the bars...
4 weeks ago
Springhill Lane Wildlife

October weather - Pretty quiet month weather-wise. Temperatures held up until the 19th when it turned a bit nippy. [image: Oct 21 temp 640] [image: Oct 21 wind 640] [i...
4 weeks ago
My Nature Notes

The Yellowhammer in Dorset - Fifty years ago the yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) was a fairly common sight around farmland where it nested in hedgerows and fed mainly on the seed dr...
4 weeks ago
Wisdom of a Wazzock

Still October - Friday the Eighth What sort of a word is “eighth”? Starts with two vowels and ends with four consonants – stupid word! Eighth: next in order after the seve...
4 weeks ago
the katsura tree | the world outside your window

The Meadow Maker - Time to give this another try. Inspired by Monty Don’s GW over a year ago I decided to give this a go. Didn’t really work out last year, but since then I’v...
4 weeks ago
Musings on the Wild

A rare visitor comes to Warwick - I can't believe so much time has gone by since the last time I posted. Life had been crazier than normal and there is a lot of news to catch up on, esp...
5 weeks ago
The Wild West!

Stoke Poges Memorial Gardens (25/10/21) - I really enjoyed this foray - a wonderful site bathed in bright late October sunshine. Cyathus striatus (Fluted Bird's Nest) Boletus edulis (Penny-bu...
5 weeks ago
Sustainable Garden

A sewage story - https://twitter.com/bbcbreakfast/status/1453256088791420928?s=21 I’ve been writing to my MP, Severn Trent Water and the Environment Agency for some time a...
5 weeks ago
Wild Barley

Reflecting - Sitting on a plastic chair cuddling my youngest as he finally succumbs to sleep, darkness surrounds me with a cold cloak. The surrounding trees and little ...
5 weeks ago
Notes of Nature

Book Review: Bring the Wild into Your Garden By Annie Burdick - This is a wonderfully simple book that is ideal for anyone that would like to make positive wildlife-friendly changes in their garden, but doesn’t want t...
1 month ago
Wild and Wonderful

Sutton Hoo, X Marks the Trees - We spent a couple of hours at NT Sutton Hoo last weekend, once again leaving the other visitors to the mounds while we sought out the more secluded co...
1 month ago
Wilden Marsh

JOIN ME AND THE WILDEN MARSH CONSERVATION GRAZING HERD - Join me and the Wilden Marsh conservation herd in a gentle stroll through Middle Marsh. We start in the Tenant Farmer’s Field and end up in North Pastur...
1 month ago
A.W.Birder: Always on the lookout for fine birds...

Indonesia, Flores Birding Trip Report September 2021 - In September I made a short birding trip over to Flores, part of the Lesser Sunda region of Indonesia, just an hours flight from Bali. It was an excellen...
1 month ago
Philip Strange Science and Nature Writing

Long-horned bees on the south Devon coast - One of my favourite parts of the coast path in south Devon is the section between Prawle Point and Start Point. Between these two imposing coastal landma...
1 month ago
Cornish Rock Pools

Wonderful Worms and Other Squidgy Things at Prisk Cove - After the summer rush, Cornwall is starting to breathe again. Our usual autumn trip to Brittany was cancelled months ago, but we’re making up for that with...
1 month ago
The Cowboy Birder

Shetland 2021 (1st - 8th Oct) - The 5 man crew (TB, Monkey, Shaun Boy, Hawky and Andy L). [image: Shetland Crew 2021] The East Burra Crew (aka Team REV) The birding highlights and number...
1 month ago
Daft Mumblings | …of a concerned amateur

Outer Hebrides: A day on Mingulay - I’m so far behind my blogging at the moment that I’m writing a post about a previous holiday when actually on the next one. This current trip follows on fr...
1 month ago
A Birding Odyssey

The final week ( 21st - 27th ). - I'm actually completing this a few days after the 27th when I returned home ! After immodestly launching into what was intended to be a resumption in Blogg...
2 months ago
Butterfly Pictures

Peacock emergence - Most years I find several groups of Peacock and Small Tortoiseshell caterpillars on nettles, but strangely this year I haven't found any at all. I had fe...
2 months ago
Frank Anderson Photography

Early Morning Macro - What was perhaps the last of a late summer warm weather spell, I ventured out just before sunrise in the hope of maybe catching some wildlife. Unfortuna...
2 months ago
Biodiversity Gatwick

Long-horned flights - A brief update on Gatwick's colonies of Long-horned Bees (*Eucera longicornis*) during the 2021 field season.
2 months ago
Tricia's Tales

Alnwick Gardens 9 September 2021 - The first full day in Alnwick, and a first visit to the area... I was pretty amazed to see the gardens and the many water features.. a beautiful place t...
2 months ago
Considering Birds

In defence of conifer plantations - Conifer plantations. Nobody likes them; at least, few folk in the strange corner of Twitter I spend time in do. In terms of planting location and species m...
2 months ago
In a Beekeepers Garden

Milestone - Over 50,000 views of this blog, I hope people have enjoyed it as much as I have enjoyed it. This year I’ve had no time what so ever since starting my new j...
2 months ago
Bugman Jones

It’s my standard line — “I did a survey there” - It’s become a bit of a clichéed joke in my family that whenever we’re out and about I can point casually out of the car window and claim “I’ve done a surve...
3 months ago
The Curious Naturalist

Birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. 3rd edition - Birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. 3rd edition Herbert A. Raffaele, Clive Petrovic, Sergio A. Colón López, Lisa D. Yntema & José A. Salguero Far...
3 months ago
Isle of Wight Dragons

Southern Emerald Damselflies Yet Again on Show. - At Bouldnor Forest ponds yesterday I quickly bypassed the two Southern Emerald Damselfly breeding scrapes and made for the only spot where sightings have...
3 months ago
Pam's Place

A Weekend of Firsts - This weekend we didn't do much but what we did was pretty fantastic! On Saturday evening thanks to my very kind cousin we were able to watch Badgers at ...
4 months ago
Murmuration

A River Runs Through It... - But what runs through the river? Photo credit: Frankie Sinclair I went for a swim on Sunday morning. Trees shaded the sultry headstart to a blazing hot ...
4 months ago
Butterfly Islands

Silver-washed Fritillary on the Wing at Yarmouth. - It was a first sight today of another summer butterfly. A male Silver-washed Fritillary was observed at Bouldnor Forest, as he picked himself a sunny po...
4 months ago
BTO Cymru

Cogau 2021 Cuckoo's - Cuckoos are essentially African birds, very much birds of the tropical forests who venture north every spring to breed. Long distance migration is ful...
5 months ago
Hethersett Birdlife

Fathers Day wild highlights — WILD HETHERSETT - As my fathers day treat I got some mindfullness time alone with a camera. First was time to try out the new birdhide ably constructed at the last volunteer...
5 months ago
Thorne & Hatfield Moors Conservation News

The Quaternary geology of the southern part of the Vale of York - By G D Gaunt FSA The Executive are delighted to announce the publication of this seminal work. Of the building blocks which make up the Quaternary history ...
5 months ago
Julie's Blog

Nocmig at Nether Kellet, Lancashire - 25th April 2021 - This was the first time I had recorded away from Teesside. It was a chilly evening with a clear sky when I switched on by Zoom H2n Recorder at 10 pm. I r...
7 months ago
Islay Natural History Trust

A Spring walk on the bog - What's happening on Islay peatlands just now? INHT has started its rounds on the breeding bird surveys, we have been contracted to undertake of the SAC s...
7 months ago
Nature Poetry, Sketches, And the rest.

The Frustrations of a Vismigger - *"The Frustrations of a Vismigger"* which shall contain plenty of - Is it this?, or is it that? Is wind too strong, is it in wrong direction, Is it too...
7 months ago
Owls about that then!

Getting back into it....... - Well, where do I start......? My blogger absence wasn't enforced, it was just a case of too much too often. I decided to have a short break and then get ba...
7 months ago
Daily Nature Blog

BBQ Smokers – Is it Really Worth it? - What could taste better on a summer’s day than some great barbecue? What’s better than barbecue? Smoked barbecue? Well then, why not invest in a smoker? ...
7 months ago
The Street Tree

Calling Mancunians, Glaswegians, Dubliners, Cardiffians and Urban Tree-Fanciers Everywhere! - I’m very excited to have been commissioned to write a book about the great urban trees of Britain and Ireland. Research is underway and, hopefully, I’ll be...
8 months ago
The Rambling Ecologist

Anatomical conflict - The two monkeys couldn’t see eye to eye. Once they had stood shoulder to shoulder. But this disagreement put them head to head. And when they went toe to t...
8 months ago
Entomacrographic

One for St David - One of the pleasures of being the Wiltshire county recorder for Coleoptera is receiving emails from fellow recorders, particularly when they’ve found somet...
9 months ago
Cabinet of Curiosities

Kestrels in the snow - *We have had deep snow on the ground now for over a week, which makes it difficult for kestrels to locate their field mouse and vole prey. They are there...
9 months ago
LOOSE AND LEAFY in Winter

KEEPING THE BLOG ALIVE - [image: Sycamore leaves and blossom.] Sycamore outside my house in Yorkshire. I no longer live in Dorset . . . I moved to Halifax in West Yorkshire where...
10 months ago
Newhaven Wildlife

Newhaven's Open Spaces - places for wildlife and memory vaults - *Memory might be mapped across our lifetimes as a line of recollections, fading in a slow dissolve over time into a series of punctuated dashes and dots.* ...
11 months ago
naturestimeline

Join the green recovery! Become a conservationist in 2021 - Originally posted on Little Wild Tales: Credit: Chilli Charlie, Unsplash Have you always dreamt of working in wildlife conservation, but don’t know where t...
11 months ago
Lee Brady's Recording Blog

CIEEM Updates Its Position Statement on DLL - Full details are available on the Institute's website. Link here. I won't repeat the whole document here, but two items from the statement are worth highli...
11 months ago
Wild Sight

Forest sunrise -
11 months ago
Views of the Ock

149 Days Later - Back in June, the trees were green, the grass in the meadows was long and there were a multitude of pyramidal orchids and lots of butterflies to lift t...
1 year ago
Wildlife Snapshots

And then I looked out of the window ....... - I hadn't been down the track for weeks, but 3 discrete piles of feathers alongside a stretch of hedge told their own story. This is a classic sparrowha...
1 year ago
Alan Tilmouth

October Birding - Now into a 2nd period of having one of the kids in 'close contact isolation' so Autumn continues to be snatched moments here and there. Newbiggin has as...
1 year ago
Landscapism

Alternative political cartography: a more rational union - Most of this piece was written in 2017 (probably after another soul-destroying election result) but left in draft and I just came across it again. Depres...
1 year ago
Rambles with a Camera

I love my food and really enjoy a hot sandwich for breakfast or lunch. - My favourites are Croque Monsieur. Bookmaker Sandwich and Bacon, Brie and Cranberry. ...
1 year ago
leavesnbloom

Growing Perennial Tulips Successfully - Growing perennial tulips is very straightforward if you follow the tips in this blog post. But before we get to those tips I thought I'd share some reall...
1 year ago
My Life Outside

Dale and Port Eynon Kayaking - We were planning to do a whole lot more kayaking this year than last but as with most things in 2020, those plans had to take a backseat. Thankfully lockdo...
1 year ago
Random Jottings

Time to move on... - You will have noticed that I have not posted anything new on here for some time now. Well, after almost 12 years of these blog entries, things have becom...
1 year ago
Alan Watson Featherstone's Blog

Will Personal Loans Pay my Rent? - If you are having difficulty in paying your rent, then you may wonder what you will be able to do. You might wonder whether personal loans will be the righ...
1 year ago
Natural Born Blogger

Studland Heath - A few highlights from a short visit to Studland Heath during late Summer. Sadly also the final post from a couple of weeks camping in Dorset. We'll be back...
1 year ago
Pete Cooper Wildlife

Bringing back the Beaver: Wading to magic through bureaucracy - As anyone who’s ever met or seen a talk by my boss Derek Gow will know, he is much a force of nature as his subject animal, the industrious beaver. I alway...
1 year ago
Naturanaute

Garden grief: when yellow becomes the new green - There are two gardens in my life. One is a tiny, enclosed patch in inner London, home to a mishmash of vegetables, rescues from the pavement and unknown pl...
1 year ago
Hampshire Dragonflies

In Search of Solitude - Now that we’ve reached a level of near normality I can visit some of those favourite sites at their peak. One such place is Crockford Stream where, provide...
1 year ago
Sketchbook Squirrel

We've Moved - Yes, it's showtime. The new website is finally here, and with the new blog, ArtRoom online school and ArtStore now open, we're well and truly on our way. ...
1 year ago
Spinkyblurb

COVID19 Lock Down Daily Nature Notes. - I started writing some daily nature notes almost at the beginning of lock down, a little like the government I was late with the idea! I actually can’t r...
1 year ago
The Naturephile

Springtime Fenland birdlife - After my last post, my long time blogging friend, Scott, mentioned in a comment that he was reading a book set in my part of the world, viz the fenland of ...
1 year ago
Irish Wildlife Photography

Large red damselfly - Pyrrhosoma nymphula -
1 year ago
Alcester Nature Photography

- First post in a very long time. I decided to take a walk along the nature reserve but had forgotten it was half term so it was less peacefull than I would ...
1 year ago
21st Century Naturalist

Moth Eared - As the summer is about to begin, one of the large lepidoperan larvae currently visible is that of the Lesser Yellow Underwing Moth, *Noctua comes*. These l...
1 year ago
florafaunauk

3 - Eyed peacock - This was sent to me for comment - a 3 Eyed Peacock [image: Peacock 3 spot]
1 year ago
Dawn Monrose Nature Photography

Lackford Lakes - It’s been a long time since I picked up my camera, but what better way to start my photography year than with a trip to a fantastic nature reserve in the h...
1 year ago
Harry's Wildlife

Selective Attention, Antipredator Responses and Group Coordination in Relation to Magnetic Alignment in Vertebrates - Introduction Because of the constant struggle for existence of organisms, very little in nature is random. There is great pressure… Read more Selective Att...
1 year ago
The Natural Stone

Ayutthaya again - Decisions, decisions. It was always our intention to return to Cambodia after our Gift Of Happiness week but with the pandemic gathering pace we thought it...
1 year ago
Pear tree and Beyond

Earth stars ! - I cannot help but be drawn to these Earthstars, to my mind they look like the alien species from John Wyndham's 1951 novel "The Day of the Triffids", I w...
1 year ago
Wader World

Buff B's at Davidstow - September 2019. - Buff-Breasted Sandpiper adult - Davidstow airfield, Cornwall - September 2019 During September 2019 news came through of an adult Buff B at Davidstow air...
2 years ago
Donegal Wildlife

Lightly moked salmon with ricotta parcels, asparagus and courgette rolls - Put double cream, white wine and some mustard to boil and reduce. Use a peeler to take strips the length of the courgette. Sit them on a dry fryingpan fo...
2 years ago
Coffee Shop Nature Notes

Wild about Wirral now on Twitter - https://mobile.twitter.com/mary_rarehare This is my last post on the blog as I am now posting a nature and artist diary on the Twitter address above. Than...
2 years ago
Hemel Birding

CONTRACT RE-PROFILING - Email;davidlambert@mail2world.com Hello , My name is David Lambert. I am the director of information of Her Majesty Custom and Revenue, London United King...
2 years ago
Paul's Back Garden Safari

Black Snail Beetle - Silpha atrata - *Black Snail Beetle - Silpha atrata*5th October Today was a lovely sunny day and so we went to the beach and had a little walk along Barry Island Beach. T...
2 years ago
Wild South London

I’m still here. - I know what you’re thinking… I thought this blog had been condemned, boarded up and likely become a squat. Well, you’re right. I haven’t written so much as...
2 years ago
Rockablog

Dalkey islands: Volunteers helping to 'tern' things around - The tern season on the Dalkey islands is wrapping up, and what a few months it has been! The small, but tenacious Arctic Tern colony *(29 pairs), have succ...
2 years ago
The Wildlifewriter

Foraging Study - 7L in Sussex - *Here in the UK, recreational angling is big business. In England, angling was estimated to have put £STG 1.4bn into the local economy. (2018 figures) As...
2 years ago
The Roving Bumbarrel

West Canvey Marsh - Yesterday I spent the afternoon at West Canvey Marsh my first visit in five years! Like everywhere in the south-east of England a lack of significant rainf...
2 years ago
Ron Bury's Wildlife

Rewilding conference signals fresh thinking for Scotland’s land and seas - [image: Red deer] Red deer are one of Scotland’s most recognisable mammals – yet their numbers in recent decades have soared, bringing into question thei...
2 years ago
Marilyn's Wildlife Diary

Wicken Fen - The old wind-pump at Wicken Fen Wicken Fen in Cambridgeshire is one of Britain's oldest nature reserves. It has been many years since I was last there, so...
2 years ago
Cath Hodsman British Wildlife Artist

Bugs and Birds Gallery - [image: Bugs and Birds. Fauna from Bugs and Birds. Fauna from Central and South America]“Bugs and Birds”. Fauna from Central and South America. Blue & Yel...
2 years ago
A year of my nature hunting

Post 499 - Promoting positive parks at Parliament & Pollinator Papparazzi - Hey everyone, An historic reformer acknowledged outside ParliamentBeen a while since I did a blog, for lots of reasons, but thought I ought to do a post a...
2 years ago
Hagbourne Wildlife

Half-way through 2019 - This spring was a good one for solitary bees – tawny miners everywhere: females emerging, with males standing by Then there were hairy-footed flower bees, ...
2 years ago
Birding the day away!

Bulgaria ~ May '19 - *This trip was from Sofia airport on Thursday 16th and back on Sunday 19th with the original plan of some alpine birding around Maljovista but the weather ...
2 years ago
European Trees

A Landscape For Bees - A LANDSCAPE FOR BEES By Kacper Zrabkowski and Pip Howard The new Quince Honey Farm, (QHF), development in South Molton, North Devon, has developed the firs...
2 years ago
Rain Geese and Selkies

The Seafarers - First read of The Seafarers by the shore, magical! One evening last week, I walked down to the shore to a thrift-seamed rock where I sometimes sit and rea...
2 years ago
Elliot's Birding Diaries

Eurasian Dotterel… - Following an already successful morning down the road at Leasowe Lighthouse with the putative ‘Iberian’ Wagtail, which if accepted by the higher powers wou...
2 years ago
Wildlife Photographic Journals

Exploring Extremadura: Day 5 - Steppe Winds - I had an early start on day 5 of the trip as it would be my turn to try for Little Bustard and I would be taken to the hide in the dark. While getting read...
2 years ago
The Early Birder

Black-throated Diver. - A couple of weeks ago I drove southwards to Mercers Lake, part of the Holmthorpe Sand Pits complex to see if I could catch up with a juvenile *Black-throate...
2 years ago
Purbeck Footprints

Quiet but never silent. - I missed the Sun this morning, not because I was late but because the early wander was done and dusted by the time the clouds cleared. When all is calm and...
2 years ago
holdingmoments

2018 My Year with Cancer - First of all, apologies to anyone who commented on the last post I did and didn't get a reply. For some reason all the comments got lost. This is the firs...
2 years ago
Thérèse Goes Birding

16th, 19th & 20th December 2018 - Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico - For a break before Christmas, I found a cheap flight and headed to Mexico for the first time. I planned a small itinerary travelling around the Yucatan Pe...
2 years ago
Sissinghurst Birds etc...

Canada 2018 - Ending the day at Hillman Marsh - With Stephen again at the wheel we headed west towards Point Pelee, it was approximately a 3 hour drive, we were looking for flooded fields or anything t...
3 years ago
Wildlife Matters

“Simon Says”-Playing lost & found with our planet - (Above – Sand lizard on Upton Heath © Andy Fale) The numbers Here we go again. The same old headlines from a bunch of greeny, tree-huggers moaning about t...
3 years ago
Hedgeland Tales

Red-necked Grebe at Ferry Meadows CP, Peterborough - A bird in winter plumage, hence not really a red neck, but showing ridiculously well close to the visitor centre on Overton lake at Ferry Meadows CP.
3 years ago
Jane Smith Wildlife Art

Islay Images for Loch Gruinart - The RSPB commissioned these six images to be used in their visitors’ centre on Islay. They depict the wildlife of the flooded meadows at the head of Loc...
3 years ago
Hares on the Hill

A Hōzuk inspired, but not very good tanka - I want to celebrate the tiny, the magnificently inconsequential, the epically minute, the stepped on or stepped over, the steppes found on the facet of a...
3 years ago
EFRS

A bridge too far - *(CLICK ON A PIC AND IT WILL GO BIG)* It was a bit of a grey day again. It always does seem to be a grey day when the EFRS are out. Saturday and fo...
3 years ago
The Caged Naturalist

Autumn Migrants - Thrintoft is starting to look and feel a little more autumnal now. The trees are slowly on the turn and the cooler weather has seen me reach for the coat f...
3 years ago
The Barley Bird-er

Titchfield Haven Ringing Group - August 2018 Update - It has been nearly two years since my last post and I have been asked several times recently how our ringing studies have been going at Titchfield Haven, s...
3 years ago
Barcode Ecology

A Cornish Paradise - In spring, A and I escaped to the country. The Cornish countryside to be specific. I managed to find somewhere for a decent price online, a whole flat to...
3 years ago
Matt Cole Wildlife Photography

Building a Wildlife Pond - I'm not sure 'building' is the right word for a pond...digging maybe? Anyway, I've been busy this summer trying to whip my garden into shape as it's been n...
3 years ago
FABirding

Small Copper. - This is my fourth year of walking the same 1770 metres transect through ancient oak woodland and on Tuesday I recorded my first ever sighting of the *Smal...
3 years ago
Irish Wildlife - Blog

Mammal atlas of Ireland - The Mammal Atlas maps almost a quarter of a million sightings of 72 species of marine and terrestrial mammal. It brings together data from 57 different dat...
3 years ago
Beneath the Boughs

Distractions - I made a mistake. Sat at my desk, slowly working my way through my to-do list, I let my mind wander and as is becoming the norm now, it brought up memories...
3 years ago
Keith Balmer on six legs...

Peacock Parasitoids - On Sunday 17th June I collected from the wild a web of approx 44 Peacock larvae with the intention of breeding them through and releasing the adults. I alw...
3 years ago
The farm upon the hill | Wildlife blog from West Wales

Swallows return - This year, Spring took a while to appear in Pembrokeshire . Snow, sleet and rain one minute, the next burning heat . Days lengthened, April melted into May...
3 years ago
Esticadinho Nature

The big Spring emergence and a new Tophill species - Despite the prolonged cold spring, the Odonata season began surprisingly early in VC61 during the latter part of April, with typically the first species em...
3 years ago
Ecologica

Bold and aggressive behaviour means birds thrive in cities - As readers of this blog will know I studied how birds change their behaviour in cities for my PhD. I pleased to say I recently published part of this work ...
3 years ago
Ian McCall

That boat again - Advertisements
3 years ago
Wildlife Wanderings

Early spring on RSPB Ham Wall in Somerset - THE warm weather has kick started spring with amphibians, reptiles and insects appearing at last, and resident birds singing: toads brimstone comma roe d...
3 years ago
Yorkie's Wildlife Photos

An afternoon with a Kingfisher -
3 years ago
Northern Ireland Black-headed Gull Colour-ringing Project

Finding out more about Hoodies - In an attempt to find out more about Hooded Crows (love them or hate them......we don’t know a lot about their movements and even less about their populat...
3 years ago
The Wild Photographer

WWE NXT recap, reactions, video highlights : With a bang - *Title : WWE NXT recap, reactions, video highlights : With a bang * Posted 25 January 2018 Velveteen Dream directs his own video for a promo about his main...
3 years ago
Bug Mad Girl

Christmas Art Show 2017 - Welcome to my Christmas art show! I hope you enjoy looking at some of the pictures I've drawn and painted this year. Have a wonderful Christmas and New...
3 years ago
Ashenbank Woods - A Local Patch !

December diary 2017 - 12th December - A few birds to be seen around the woodland in very cold icy conditions included a small Tit flock consisting of *Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long...
3 years ago
Bill's Birding

Wistman's Wood in winter - Last weekend I teamed up with budding botanist Alex Mills for a brief stomp around Dartmoor. We dumped the car by the side of the road at Two Bridges and h...
3 years ago
From the muddy banks of the Dee....

This Fucus World... - A whole mess of life. Annelid worms, molluscs, bi-valves, crustaceans, thickets of seaweed, wrecks of shells, shattered, outgrown and discarded or pecked t...
4 years ago
Birds and a brew...

Evolution not revolution, St Abb’s Head Lighthouse - A new flashing LED light was installed earlier this year to replace the old revolving lens system. The new LED system is a small box tacked onto the outsid...
4 years ago
Views from an urban lake

The Last Hillwalker - Review - [image: The Last Hillwalker - Review (book cover image)] Mountain climbing has never been my thing, it's not that I am scared of heights, I used to hang o...
4 years ago
DGPix Wildlife and Nature Photography

November 2017 Photo Weekend Workshop - Storm Ophelia saw our October Fungi & Woodland course (and last of 2017!) postponed to mid-November, owing to a lot of felled trees, hanging storm debris a...
4 years ago
A Small Field Called Ellers Meadow

Building a Otter Holt - What to do on a Saturday if you have some kerb stones and limestone slabs and are fortunate enough to own 600m of river bank, build an otter holt! Otte...
4 years ago
Ron's Wildlife Photography blog

Ural Owl, Czech Republic. - I am a big fan of owls, any owls from any wherein the world. But I think that the Ural owl is just about my favorite owl. These image where taken in the...
4 years ago
exploringwildlife.blogspot.co.uk

Costa Rica: Part Three - La Selva Biological Station - arrived lovely accomodation 1km from recpetion path to accommodation full of wildlife food eating with the researchers night walk morning walk after breakfas...
4 years ago
The Portland Naturalist

Southern Spain: 21/8 - 26/8 - *Day 1, 21st August:* We touched down at Malaga at lunchtime, having experienced Abi's first ever flight, despite having missed our train to the airport ba...
4 years ago
Ian Butler Photography

New Square Greeting Cards - New greeting cards just sent off for printing including 10 new designs! Will be available to buy from next week. … Continue reading →
4 years ago
The Wold Ranger

Saran dan Masukan Agar Blog Bisa Menghasilkan Dollar - World Ranger Blog | Saran dan Masukan Agar Blog Bisa Menghasilkan Dollar - Ada beberapa hal yang wajib atau perlu dilengkapi terlebih dahulu semoga blog ya...
4 years ago
Zoo Volunteer

Dragonflies 2: Common Darter - Territorial male Common Darter One of the commonest dragonflies in the UK, especially in the south, is the Common Darter *Sympetrum striolatum*. One of at ...
4 years ago
Woodlouse House

August 2017 - I should be outside painting the window frames but the rain arrived. The wooden frames were my idea ... people kept telling me to go for plastic ones bu...
4 years ago
indie birder

Birding San Diego, California, USA - May 2017 - Part 2 - Following on from Part 1, as I tried to squeeze in as many birding opportunities as possible during a week-long work trip to Sand Diego, California in earl...
4 years ago
Keepers Cottage Wildlife Garden Diary

Roman Bridge, Galloway Forest Park - 7th May 2016 -
4 years ago
Wildlife in my local patch

Photos for Dof E skill section - A selection of photos from the last 6 months to illustrate my developing interest in nature photography. The post Photos for Dof E skill section appeared...
4 years ago
Rambles through Nature

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

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

HELP! I’m in my late 20s and looking to re-start academia. - I still consider myself a young woman but the prospect of re-entering academia at my age is without a doubt a little daunting. I feel as if I am starting a...
4 years ago
Bird and Bug Diaries...

- Manchester worker bee, based on the mosaics situated throughout the city centre
4 years ago
The Art of Nature

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

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

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

Olympus 300mm F4 Pro more observations - Well it’s still very much early days for me with the Olympus set up, and I still have a nice warm glow about the system. Thus far my only gripe is the au...
4 years ago
Steve Oakes' Wildlife Photography Blog ~ Latest Updates

Wild Bird Photography by Steve Oakes - 23 May 2017, Macedonia. - My wife and I made our almost annual trip to Macedonia last week. It's always a chance to do some photography which, as you'll probably notice from the r...
4 years ago
flockmentality | Feral goose chasing

This site is archived until further notice -
4 years ago
Outdoors

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

On the move.. - Just the like the spring migrants, we are on the move.. This blog is now updated regularly on our new website www.irishgardenbirds.ie Come and see us so...
4 years ago
Oisín Duffy - Nature Notes

Small Blue - The Small Blue butterfly is the smallest species of butterfly in Ireland and also has quite a restricted range, only being found in certain areas across th...
4 years ago
An Irish Nature Journal | A Digital Journal of Irish Nature

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

This blog has moved - Thank you for following me! Please note this blog has now moved to: http://www.robertefuller.com/diary/ Click on the link to keep on following me. www.ro...
4 years ago
George's wonderful wildlife report

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

Stories to tell..... - "Old Forest above Gairloch" ⒸJenny McLaren 2017 SOLD At the end of 2014 I stopped regularly posting on this blog. I never felt I found my "authentic voice...
4 years ago
Adam Winson, Arboriculturist

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lee Filters SW150 mark II filter holder with a 14-24mm and a big stopper - Last weekend I finally took my newly ordered Lee Filters SW150 mark II filter holder along with a big stopper out on a test. My Nikon 14-24mm is my favouri...
5 years ago
daphnegoeswildindevon

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

The firsts of spring - 20th March As the vernal equinox arrives and the changing of the clocks approaches, it is impossible not to take each seasonal event as a sign. The evidenc...
5 years ago
Will's Wildlife

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

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

A late flurry - Some friendly September weather did seem to bring out a small flurry of late emergences in some species who had a tough year like small coppers. Finger’s c...
5 years ago
The Gray Gallery / Nature through the lens

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

Mull Hen Harrier Day 2016 - Mull Hen Harrier Day 2016 Sunday 7th found us braving the very autumnal weather for the second year running on Mull. We were one of 12 national events acr...
5 years ago
What's Wild in Cornwall

The lonely ringlet, and other garden tales - Once upon a time, in a wild garden in the heart of Cornwall, there lived a ringlet. The hero of our tale loved to bask in the sunshine, spreading his velve...
5 years ago
Red on Wight

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

Unseen - I had an erotic dream about Chris Packham the other night. You know it's Springwatch time when you dream of Chris Packham. Not that in my waking hours I...
5 years ago
The Thrifty Magpies Nest

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

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

Red-backed Shrike at St Marys. - A male Red-backed Shrike made a brief appearance at St Marys, Whitley Bay today.
5 years ago
UKbirdingtimeline | an insight into the United Kingdom's birding season

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

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

Contoh Proposal Kegiatan Sekolah Terbaru 2016 -
5 years ago
Photographing Dabbling Ducks

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

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

dragons have awoken in New Alresford -
5 years ago
SophiEco Goes Wild

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

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

Mobile Sawmill at Buckland Filleigh, Devon - Mobile Sawmill We’re now able to provide customers with locally sawn timber using our Peterson Winch Production Frame mobile sawmill, our goal is to help...
5 years ago
Wild Life

Spurge-laurel - Came across this growing by the side of a path on our way to the Half Moon in Plumpton. It also caught the eye of our friend who was vi...
5 years ago
Tales from Fox Cottage and The Bee Hive Studio

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

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

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

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

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

Looking back at 2015 - 2015 was another year where my photography was sporadic, mainly due to university commitments where I was doing my second year at Durham. In fact my first ...
5 years ago
Micro moths of Kent

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

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

Bird on a stick -
5 years ago
Compare the Marsh Tit

Home - On a ridge above the Himalayan hamlet of Ulley a snow leopard walks through deep snow. The asiatic ibex on the next ridge stare in alarm but return to gra...
5 years ago
Jason Ridge Photography

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

Fracking idiots - Yesterday the Bullingdon club and associates (parliament) voted through a change in legislation to allow hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to take place ...
5 years ago
Austin Thomas Photography - Blog

This years Photographic Safari to Kenya was a roaring success… - I am recently back from my 2015 trip to the Maasai Mara where once again, the wildlife and photographic opportunities did not disappoint. Leopards galore, ...
6 years ago
Duckwoman's Diary

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

Scotland 2015 Part 2 - Fort William and beyond - Back on the mainland, and we headed to Fort William for the next stage of our trip where we had one destination in mind, Allt Mhuic. About 20 minutes out...
6 years ago
Nature North East

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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9 years ago
The Malvern Birder

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Owl vs. Goose: Winner Takes All - Our perception of the natural world continues to take its place as the virtue that divides mankind. But what these perceptions represent has changed and ...
10 years ago
Focus On Wildlife

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

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

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

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