UK and Ireland Natural History Bloggers: September 2013

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Musings on the Wild

A Moorhens Tale - Autumn is starting to show its hand, the Robin's song has changed and there is a different quality to the air in the morning. Bird-wise we have entered a l...
1 hour ago
In a Beekeepers Garden

Andrena marginata- Dark form- Kings Forest - A medium-sized mining bee with dark males but females that can have a mainly red abdomen or a dark one (with a full range of intermediates). Males have the...
1 hour ago
The farm upon the hill | Wildlife blog from West Wales

Myth busting- cow lifespan. - Time for some myth busting, or as I like to call it ‘British Dairy Isn’t Scary ‘. This has been prompted by the run up to world plant based juice or nut ju...
2 hours ago
NI Birds

Bird News Sunday 20th August - A juvenile Black Tern is at RSPB WoW Reserve this afternoon (Billy Miskelly) A Roseate Tern and a Ruff were at RSPB Belfast Lough Reserve this morning, 2 G...
4 hours ago
An English Wood

‘… in ash-tree shadows …’ #trees - From ‘Ireland With Emily’ by John Betjeman Ash, Fraxinus excelsior. Picture taken August 6. Save
4 hours ago
Midmarsh Jottings

Bathroom View - Not often I get to see the underneath of a moth. This one was on the outside of the bathroom window. The surrounding patterns are formed by the window glass....
5 hours ago
Pam's Place

Hornsea - After leaving Tophill Low we decided to pay a quick visit to Hornsea, just to see the sea! Quick visit it was too, it chucked it down and we got soaked and...
6 hours ago
Murtagh's Meadow

Silent Sunday -
6 hours ago
Birding For Pleasure

SUNDAY THOUGHT - EXTRA - *Who **·**makes us smarter [or teaches us more] than the animals of the earth and wiser than the birds of the **·**air* *Job 35:11 * * Gannets photograph...
10 hours ago
Elliot's Birding Diaries

Enlli: Migration in action - For those who are unaware I’m once again back on the isle of Bardsey, not for some college work experience… Read more Enlli: Migration in action
17 hours ago
My Life Outside

Trefil to the Chartist's Cave - There’s something rather appealing about visiting a place that can lay claim to a title. Capitol of, most northerly, most westerly, most inebriated. You ge...
18 hours ago
Austin's Birding Blog

19/08/2017 Carnforth, Lancashire - Autumn Lady’s-tresses Orchid: (Spiranthes spiralis) The Autumn Lady’s-tresses are out now and a must see little gem of a plant. They unfurl their sprilais...
20 hours ago
The Lyons Den

Invertebrates of a Heathland - Yesterday I ran a new course for the Trust entitled 'Invertebrates of a Heathland'. The idea was to show the participants how to find and identify some of...
21 hours ago
Cholsey Wildlife

At last! - Sunny, 18°, breezy W. At last, 4-5 *Spotted Flycatcher* out at Lollingdon seen by Tony Williams today, also a *Willow Warbler*, several *Common Redstart* a...
21 hours ago
Tricia's Tales

Cuckmere Haven & Batemans House & Gardens - Didn't know where to go today and the weather looked promising. I headed off to Cuckmere Haven.. often good for birds but not really at this time of the y...
22 hours ago
Butterfly Pictures

Small Blue, Cupido minimus - Things have been rather hectic for me this last year, or so, and I haven't been looking after my blog as I should! I have still been out and about looking ...
23 hours ago
UK Wildlife

Great crested newt - I recently had the opportunity to photograph an adult Great crested newt (under license) properly for the fist time using my photo aquarium and natural lig...
23 hours ago
Common By Nature

More of the same from the grouse industry - It’s been over a year since I last blogged on the issue of driven grouse shooting: since I last expressed a view on a subject that, as both a raptor lover ...
1 day ago
Valley Naturalist

The day I found Alpine Clubmoss - It was an excursion to the post industrial features of Blaenavon that was in the mould of all other rambles in this area. Through steep valleys of coal a...
1 day ago
Isle of Wight Dragons

Quiet at Bouldnor. - Dodging the heavy showers was the name of the game today although when the sun shone it was pleasantly warm.However a walk around the ponds at Bouldnor did...
1 day ago
NI Bird Pics

Cormorant & House Sparrows - Wilf Swain. -
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Keith Balmer on six legs...

Ladybird #17 - Adonis - After a tip-off from Rosemary I visited Knocking Hoe this morning to find lots of Adonis ladybirds on the moon carrot on the top of the mound. They were qu...
2 days ago
Appleton Wildlife Diary by Alex White

Whale watching in Hermanus - Hermanus is situated on the Western Cape and is famous for its whale watching, both from the cliff tops or from a boat. After doing a bit of research we ch...
2 days ago
I Love Arnside and Silverdale

Comma Butterfly, Orpine flowers and Orchid flowers. - A beautiful Comma Butterfly in Low Lancelot (CWT) yesterday (Click over to enlarge) *Yesterday Thursday 17th August 2017 - Lancelot Clark Storth (Hutton Ro...
2 days ago
Moths of Boughton-under-Blean

- The moth trap remains interesting with my 2nd ever record of the migrant Small Mottled Willow. Also new for the year over the last couple for days were: Bu...
2 days ago
Zygoma

Friday mystery object #311 - This week I have a real mystery object for you, which came in as an enquiry from the bottom of a mine in Ireland that was flooded to the roof with freshwat...
2 days ago
The Roving Bumbarrel

Along the river at Rainham Marshes - Yesterday I caught the C2C to Purfleet and walked along the north shore of the River Thames to Rainham. Early morning rain and south-easterlies probably pa...
2 days ago
Notes of Nature

Tree Flowers: August 2017: Handkerchief Tree - A quick note before I delve into this post: This is a continuation of last year's 'Tree Flowers' series. I have ME, which is a fluctuating condition. This ...
2 days ago
Hethersett Birdlife

Lost Summer love and Broadland highlights. - With the summer nights starting to feel vaguely summery again it is a bit of a shame that they are no longer filled with screaming swifts who have bred and...
2 days ago
Lancashire and Lakeland Outback Adventure Wildlife Safaris

A couple of grand days on the beach - *The Safari has been* entertaining a lot of children on the beach this last couple of days. And what a cracking couple of days they've been! They've found ...
2 days ago
EFRS

Dire Straits PT2 - I had intended do go for a few early morning walks to the reserve opposite the hotel (Punta de n'Amer) but it never happened. Instead I managed some lat...
2 days ago
Birders in Boxers

Semipalmated Sandpiper : Sully Island, Penarth - A few photos of the bird that was initially identified as a Little Stint last Saturday but was re-identified as a summer - winter moulting adult Semipalmat...
2 days ago
Cornish Rock Pools

For the love of sea slugs… - I love sea slugs a bit more than is probably usual. My other half even made sure I have the t-shirt, which I wear with pride in the Cornish rock pools desp...
2 days ago
Natural Born Blogger

We’ll be back - Can you see me – a superb male Sand Lizard at Shipstal Point, Arne. The cryptic colouring is surprisingly effective especially amongst the heather growth t...
2 days ago
exploringwildlife.blogspot.co.uk

Costa Rica: Part Two - Tortuguero National Park - Moving on from the capital, San Jose, our next destination was Tortuguero National Park in the north-east of Costa Rica. The national park is made up of a ...
2 days ago
Newhaven Wildlife

Mid-August at Castle Hill LNR, Newhaven - *Week 20 of the Castle Hill LNR butterfly survey season* Rampion off-shore windfarm in progress - as seen from the Castle Hill LNR clifftop Seed-spangled o...
2 days ago
Killy Birder

A Coastal Trip - 16thAug. Sam and I headed north today and our first stop wasn’t for birds, but for books. We called into Barter Books at Alnwick, not only a bookshop but...
3 days ago
Another Bird Blog

Thursday 17th August - The forecast was OK for later in the day but no good for early birders like me. Rain spotted the windscreen as I stopped off at Lane Ends, Pilling, hoping ...
3 days ago
Birds to Bryophytes

Southern Portugal and south-west Spain including Doñana, 2nd - 13th December 2017 - Fancy some winter sun and some spectacular birding? I'm leading a wildlife tour to southern Iberia in December, taking in southern Portugal and south west ...
3 days ago
A life at the shoreline

kingfisher -Lahinch Marsh -
3 days ago
Pete Cooper Wildlife

Rewilding the River: Bring nature back to our floodplains - The rush of air over my head is just about audible as the scythe-like shape of a hobby snatches its dragonfly target some six feet above ground before arci...
3 days 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...
3 days ago
Wildlife Snapshots

Skomer II - the other side - Yes Skomer is mostly about the puffins, but when you have time to explore there is much more to see. At the time we visited the bluebells were in full swing...
3 days ago
A year of my nature hunting

Post 469 - Talking to Tomorrows Natural Leaders - Hey everyone, today's post is 469 and last month I attended a great event down in Doncaster, it was held at a great Yorkshire Wildlife Trust reserve called...
3 days ago
Linacre Blogger

Dragonfly and Butterfly News - Over the summer period I like to get out and about recording dragonflies, damselflies and butterflies. Recently I've added a few new species. The first new...
3 days ago
Bill's Birding

A night on the moors - Lulworth Cove is a popular tourist hotspot all year round but during the August summer holidays it becomes a whole new level of manic. The car park, over f...
3 days ago
Islay Natural History Trust

Rockpooling at Port Mor - We had a lovely day rockpooling at Port Mor on Friday for our seashore safari event and were very glad to see so many people come out to explore and learn ...
4 days ago
Random Jottings

Odds and Ends - I noticed this morning, that the page hit counter for this blog, has just topped a quarter of a million. Time for a celebratory something or other I think!...
4 days ago
Pegler Birding

Heather Lake - on 21st June & 5th July, 2017 - *On 25th May, I had paid a visit to the lake at Heather and been impressed by the number of damselflies (Azure, Common Blue, and Blue-tailed) and Four-spot...
4 days ago
Hares on the Hill

John Blakemore’s multiple exposures and my problem with bracken - I listened to John Blakemore’s talk at last years Meeting of Minds†† conference recently (links at the bottom of this). It was the first opportunity that I...
4 days ago
LENS: Long Eaton Natural History Society

The Sound of Grasshoppers - Aug 14 Monday Bush Cricket Hunt Bring your bat detector! Darley and Nutwood Local Nature Reserve Meet 2:30 at South Avenue entrance Sat nav DE22 1DZ. Leade...
4 days ago
Esticadinho Nature

Early August sees moth record surpassed - Autumnal signs became increasingly evident in early August at Tophill Low NR, East Yorkshire. One striking feature of August on site is the appearance of R...
4 days ago
Ring Watching At Antrim Marina

Where are the Gulls... - Black-headed Gulls At Antrim Marina - Sunday 13th August Today, saw my second visit to Antrim Marina - the 5th winter season of 'Ring Watchin...
5 days ago
Wilden Marsh

WILL IT BE A GREEN OR GREY WILDEN MARSH: TIME TO CHOOSE! - Source: WILL IT BE A GREEN OR GREY WILDEN MARSH: TIME TO CHOOSE!Filed under: Wilden Marsh Nature Reserve
5 days ago
Gabriel Hemery

Communicating forestry - Great to see one of my photographs selected for the cover of the August issue of Confor's Forestry & Timber News. Very grateful also to Confor for dedicati...
5 days ago
Wild and Wonderful

Northern Holiday, 2017 (2): Aberdour Castle Grounds - Painted Lady, Walled Garden, Aberdour Castle In my previous post I included a photograph of a stained glass window on Holy Island, depicting a Puffin and...
5 days ago
Birding with Flowers

Autumn Vacancies - There are less than 4 weeks before the Autumn course starts, and there are a few vacancies on Friday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons. Migration is the ...
5 days ago
BTO Cymru

2017 WOS COnference. Cynhadledd 2017 CAC -
6 days ago
Why watch wildlife?

Monday Bird of the Week No.55 – Red Grouse - Saturday was ‘the Glorious 12th’, the start of the shooting season for Red Grouse. Is there a better time to make this native our Bird of the Week? ‘Glorio...
6 days ago
The Curious Naturalist

Wildflower meadow management at Chapel Green, Rocklands - Today villagers got together to carry out the annual cut of Chapel Green widlflower meadow. Further posts on this wonderful local asset, managed by the co...
6 days ago
The Heirs of Gilbert

Shetland - We’ve just come back from a fortnight in Shetland, almost thirty years since our first visit (our honeymoon!). We were blessed with amazing weather… It e...
6 days ago
Brian's Birding Blog

Long-billed Dowitcher at Oare Marsh - Another visit to Oare Marsh today in order for Jim to connect with the Dowitcher. We arrived at about 7am and with the sun in our face from the path we wal...
6 days ago
Daft Mumblings | …of a concerned amateur

CNCV: More birch seedlings - Today I was out for another task with Crewe & Nantwich Conservation Volunteers (CNCV). This time we were at one of our favourite locations – Oakmere, a pri...
6 days ago
Views from an urban lake

Fitbit Blaze - Review - [image: Fitbit Blaze - Review] When the strap of my Fitbit HR started bubbling for the second time (it was replace just under a year ago for the sane reas...
1 week ago
National Trust Fell Rangers

Continuing our work at Hole in the Wall - Since last posting here, we've spent much of our time working on the Hole in the Wall project over in Ullswater. We've been making decent progress and the ...
1 week ago
The Cowboy Birder

The Fruits of Autumn - After last weeks relative success and the first real autumn movement of passerines, with migrant *Reed* and *Sedge Warbler*, several fresh lemon yellow juv...
1 week ago
Hampshire Dragonflies

After The Deluge - Sunday 6th August Damian Pinguay found a Southern Migrant Hawker female at one of his local reserves and we arranged to meet Steve Covey there in the hope ...
1 week ago
Wildlife Conservation from the Heart of the Levels in Somerset UK

Glow worms search - Just posted a comment on Curry Rivel facebook page to report on our Glow Worm search. Better than I dared hope! Curry Rivel David GermanWe were searching...
1 week ago
Druridge Diary

White-rumped Sandpiper new for the patch - Well, 2017 has proved to be a great year for new birds on the patch, with three patch-ticks already this year and white-rumped sandpiper added to my patch ...
1 week ago
Bangor West Patchwork Challenge

200 up - Finally ticked number 200 for the year a *mandarin duck* on the River Braid at Broughshane. Number 200 had to be a bit out of the ordinary as I have most o...
1 week ago
Sorby Natural History Society, Sheffield

Late Summer Fungi - Wednesday, 30 August 2017. Late Summer Fungi. Upper Rivelin Valley Meet at Fox Holes Lodge car park at the bottom of Rivelin Dams reservoir SK276866 at 11:...
1 week ago
Wessex Wanderings

Wansdyke and Bishop's Cannings - I planned out this walk over five years ago and have finally got around to doing it. The recent weather has been of grey skies with quite a bit of rain. ...
1 week ago
Irish Wildlife Photography

Small heath butterfly, France -
1 week ago
Julie's Blog

Garden Moth Update - GMS Week 19 - On Wednesday 5th July, I switched on my moth trap for Week 19 of the Garden Moth Scheme. The overnight minimum temperature was 12.7C. Eudonia lacustrata 5 ...
1 week ago
Ashenbank Woods - A Local Patch !

August 2017 ! - 14th Aug - A walk around the whole of the country park today revealed plenty of Butterfly sightings, Speckled Wood in the woodlands, Meadow Brown, Small He...
1 week ago
Sustainable Garden

a breaking heart..? - The pond fills..Sandlands need a lot of extra nourishment to be fertile. Pete helps us by delivering a piled trailer-full of horse manure from his stables...
1 week ago
Yorkie's Wildlife Photos

It's been a while - I've not posted anything for months so I thought I would catch up with some of the macro shots I have been taking recently. Today it will be butterflies. ...
1 week ago
Too Lazy To Weed

Out and About – Lea Quarry, Wenlock Edge - One of the goals for 2017 was to see some new butterfly species. So yesterday we set out for Lea Quarry at Wenlock Edge, in search of the Wall butterfly. T...
1 week ago
Ian Butler Photography

Wildlife and Landscape Greeting Cards - I’ve dabbled with handmade greeting cards over the past few years for friends and family but it was about time I … Continue reading →
1 week ago
Coffee Shop Nature Notes

So silent is the silence - Visiting the woodland project this morning on what what I initially thought was going to be a dark and dank day turned out to be one of gentle breezes a...
1 week ago
Considering Birds

Picking Fruit - I must need a break – I’ve made a cup of tea without a tea bag in it. It’s time to walk the garden and see what’s ready to be picked. I grab a punnet and h...
1 week ago
Harry's Wildlife

High on Fritillaries - So, in late July I went to the Lake District with my family, and no matter how glorified it is compared with its biological value, Arnside still has good b...
2 weeks ago
Bug Mad Girl

Snakes in the grass at the Big Vegetable Show - Our village show was held today, or as we call it, The Giant Vegetable Show. It's usually a good show, so we dodged the thunderstorms and popped up the roa...
2 weeks 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 ...
2 weeks ago
Matt Cole Wildlife Photography

BBC Wildlife Magazine Ladybirds - Over the years my images have been published in a variety of different magazines, books and newspapers but there's no doubt that I get the greatest satisfa...
2 weeks ago
Philip Strange Science and Nature Writing

The long-horned bee in Devon – and its endangered friend - It’s been a good summer. We’ve had some fine weather and I’ve been able to spend time on a beautiful part of the south Devon coast looking for the long-h...
2 weeks ago
A Birding Odyssey

Book review. "Where the wild thyme blew " by Peter Marren. - This is a book which I've had tucked away for quite some time. . Dipping into it, immediately after I'd first purchased it, I came to a conclusion that ...
2 weeks ago
Sketchbook Squirrel

Crikey! It's August... - ...it's August already! Where did this year go, and where did all that blogging time go? ' The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough...
2 weeks 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...
2 weeks ago
Purbeck Footprints

Time for the Kestrel - We are lucky here on the Isle of Purbeck to have a regular breeding pair of Kestrels and this year triplets have fledged and are learning their flying skil...
2 weeks ago
Jottings of a novice nature watcher!

About Home - I haven’t been going too far in the last couple of weeks, only out and about on my morning walks
2 weeks ago
Cabinet of Curiosities

Golden-ringed dragonfly - *Dragonflies are the subject of my Guardian Country Diary today.* *This is the peak period locally to watch these spectacular gold-ringed dragonflies Cord...
2 weeks ago
shirls gardenwatch

Wordless Wednesday: Mind the gap - This post was published by Shirley for shirls gardenwatch in August 2017.
2 weeks ago
Butterfly Islands

Rain Dampens Down Activity On Broughton Down - Despite the sunshine on my journey to Broughton Down in Hampshire yesterday,the heavens opened as soon as I stepped onto this area of chalk grassland.This ...
2 weeks ago
Ron Bury's Wildlife

More than 100 cats trapped in fight to save endangered Scottish wildcats - facebook.com/saveourwildcats/ Action to save the enigmatic Scottish wildcat from extinction received a major boost this week with the news that more than 1...
2 weeks ago
Wildlife Matters

“Simon Says” – Stepping Stones - Stepping stones On this small island of ours where the population continues to increase, space is becoming increasingly limited and areas of protection are...
2 weeks ago
Alan Watson Featherstone's Blog

Spring in Strathfarrar, part 1 - During the first half of May I made a couple of trips out to Glen Strathfarrar, which contains one of my favourite remnants of the original Caledonian Fore...
2 weeks ago
Flying high!

Birds, Bees, Butterflies, Bugs and all creatures great and small. (in other words a catch up ;-) ) - *A* (small)* selection of a few of my sightings seen in May, June and July.* 12th May. Foxes x 3 caught on camera in my garden. .........................
2 weeks ago
The Early Birder

RSPB South Stack - I had a lovely time at South Stack on the island of Anglesey in later Spring. There was a lot going on, as birds were busy pairing up, nest building and so...
2 weeks ago
Wild Barley

Happy ‘Bird’ Day - A keen, rather cool sea breeze blustered in through the open wooden windows of the hide, rippling the water and bending the tops of reeds and grasses of th...
3 weeks ago
The Early Birder

Lowland Heath Specialities. - During a butterfly foray on *Chobham Common* last weekend despite being plagued by inclement weather I managed to get a few images of some of the speci...
3 weeks ago
Landscapism

Ben Myers - The Gallows Pole: Once upon a time in the West Riding - The arresting cover of Ben Myers' sixth novel is a statement of intent for the work inside: historical fiction with danger and harshness and radicalism f...
3 weeks ago
LOOSE AND LEAFY in Winter

FIND THE NEW LOOSE AND LEAFY - Loose and Leafy has moved to Halifax! - Loose and Leafy in Halifax POSTS One Wall Hills, Halifax and Pieces of Cloth I've Found My Tree But What is It? The...
3 weeks ago
Wader World

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

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

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

Faroe Islands - Nólsoy, Faroe Islands, June 2017 ‘Oh! You’re going to be slippit for a while’ my friend Sarah exclaimed with just a touch of envy in her voice. I looked ...
4 weeks ago
A.W.Birder: Always on the lookout for fine birds...

New Zealand Birding Trip - I spent a week in New Zealand between my October Pacific Islands Tour, and my East Coast Australia Tour. Here are some of my highlights from my first trip ...
4 weeks ago
Keepers Cottage Wildlife Garden Diary

Roman Bridge, Galloway Forest Park - 7th May 2016 -
4 weeks ago
FABirding

Inquisitive Doe. - I came across this *Roe Doe* hiding in one of the local farmer's crop fields recently. She was monitoring all the comings and goings along a nearby footpa...
5 weeks ago
Rambles with a Camera

Common Seals.............................. seen on my boat trip from Kylesku Scotland - I've had a wonderful stay at the Kylesku Hotel. They do boat trips from the old ferry jetty... replaced by the bridge in 1984. The seals were on a small is...
5 weeks ago
Thorne & Hatfield Moors Conservation News

Days & nights with Fern Owls - I’ve always had a fondness for Nightjars or to be more specific Caprimulgus europaeus. It’s their evocative country names such as Fern Owl which offer ins...
5 weeks ago
Birding the day away!

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

A Royal Visit ! - Well its not every day an Emperor visits your garden and takes a breather on a plant less than five feet away from you, fortunately my camera was not fa...
5 weeks ago
Ron's Wildlife Photography blog

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

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

Year end - The last year or so has been spent mostly poring over microscopes and identifying obscure specimens from different parts of Ireland. I also started the Iri...
1 month 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...
1 month ago
Lee Brady's Recording Blog

Adder Hibernacula - What criteria should we use to define adder hibernacula? After all, hibernaculua are not necessarily just holes in the ground. One approach is to identify ...
1 month ago
The Wildlifewriter

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

Of Swans and Cygnets - May – Still sitting, taking the occasional practice flight or stroll around the nest. And then on the 28th of May: There’s nine of the little beauties. ...
1 month ago
Frank Anderson Photography

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

Weathering June - There were soggy June days…. Handy woodland foot bridges built by Tom S and his volunteers And scorching June days... River Mole grasslands, North West Z...
1 month ago
florafaunauk

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

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

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

Scarlet Tigers – annual update - The best show of scarlet tigers in the 8 years I’ve been watching the comfrey patch
1 month ago
Wildlife Wanderings

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

Invasion - Until 2004, the blue alder leaf beetle Agelastica alni was thought to be very rare in Britain, possibly extinct although there were some historical records...
1 month 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...
1 month 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...
2 months ago
Paul's Back Garden Safari

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

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

Critical bed shear stress of maerl experiment - Just by going to the beach, I had been fascinated by how maerl was freely moving, carried, mobilised and transported by almost every wave. The beach, compo...
2 months ago
Bird and Bug Diaries...

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

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

Street Tree Walks, Talks and Other Events - Since the launch of my book, London’s Street Trees, earlier this week, I have been asked about associated walks, talks and other events I’m doing. So I cre...
2 months 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*...
2 months 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...
2 months 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...
2 months ago
Kingfisher Diary

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

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

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

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

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3 months ago
Outdoors

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

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

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

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

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

Pep Ventosa Photography Technique - The Pep Ventosa photography technique is a whole new way of seeing and depicting the flow of time with your camera. Master the technique and it will open u...
3 months ago
Owls about that then!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

27th to 31st December 2016 - Madeira - There were a couple of other days out birding and a trip to Gran Canaria before the end of the year but none of these produced much so I've skipped them in...
7 months ago
Sissinghurst Birds etc...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) - Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) captured mid-hover during an enjoyable afternoon spent at the International Centre for Birds of Prey in Newent, Gloucestershire...
1 year 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...
1 year ago
Birds and a brew...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Anti Hunting - 'Trophy' Hunting, Hunting for 'Sport' - [image: Cecil - Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe by Vince O] [image: Creative Commons Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 2.0 Generic License] by Vi...
2 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...
2 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 ...
2 years ago
Holywell Birding

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dipping out - I think it's about time I made it official and placed this website in indefinite hiatus. ‘Life's Grandeur’ is a cool domain name, so I might well return to...
3 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 ...
3 years ago
A Warbler A Day

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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5 years ago
The Malvern Birder

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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