A quick blast around the local nature reserve this afternoon, the wind is really picking up so didn’t spend too long there; tomorrow Storm Ciara hits these islands so it’s going to be mega windy tomorrow! (As an aside, the islands of Ireland and Britain have had named storms for a few years now, andContinue reading “33. Buzzard”
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32. Marsh-marigold
The first post of my scaled back blog. Today’s post is about a plant which is in flower unseasonably early. It should normally be in flower at the end of this month, not the beginning, in fact I saw another example at another site in flower on the 2nd of January. The weather in myContinue reading “32. Marsh-marigold”
Day 30 – Lime Tree
The penultimate blog post of my species a day challenge for January. I’m in two minds what to do after tomorrow, to continue writing one every day or to make it twice a week. The issue with every day is running out of things to write about, and that will invaraibly mean writing about moreContinue reading “Day 30 – Lime Tree”
Day 29 – Dunnock
Back to species that I have actually seen for real recently! This will be a rather shorter blog than normal as I’m running late for my work ‘Christmas’ party (I work in a bar, it would be stupid to have a Christmas party before Christmas!) but I still need to write a blog – can’tContinue reading “Day 29 – Dunnock”
Day 27 – Great Crested Grebe
Another ‘great’ bird. I think this last week will be mostly about the birds; they’re my specialist area and gives a nice run up to until Friday, my last post of the month. This one is from my local patch again. There wasn’t too many birds around today, nothing unusual or great in number; probablyContinue reading “Day 27 – Great Crested Grebe”
Day 26 – Great Spotted Woodpecker
This weekend is the RSPB’s Great Garden Birdwatch 2020 where every year people up and down the UK spend an hour noting down what birds visit their gardens. This year, my parents surveyed our back garden (I still live with them, please can I get a permanent job in conservation or ecology so I canContinue reading “Day 26 – Great Spotted Woodpecker”
Day 25 – Gorse
I thought I’d write about something a little more appealing than an earthworm or a tiny thing that lives in a bramble leaf (they may be unappealing but I like the small and/or unpopular stuff), so I’ve decided on a plant today, maybe a bird tomorrow and save some more obscure things for later nextContinue reading “Day 25 – Gorse”
Day 24 – Common Earthworm
An early post today – got to work in a couple of hours so no real time to explore and write. Remember a week or two ago when i said I was going to try a new technique to try and find some wildlife? Well, I did it on Tuesday. I got some dried mustardContinue reading “Day 24 – Common Earthworm”
Day 23 – Stigmella aurella
Today’s one is a hard sell, it doesn’t even have an English name. Or least an English name that anyone uses. I find outside of the big and bold a lot of experienced folk prefer to use the scientific (or Latin, but it’s not really Latin) name. I’m fine with it some cases (the moreContinue reading “Day 23 – Stigmella aurella”
Day 22 – Downy Birch
Afternoon to my dwindling readership! (As I’ve said before this is all about me getting into the habit of writing something every day and making it a routine, I’m not that bothered about readership, but I love it when folk do read this.) Today has been incredibly foggy in my patch of planet so thingsContinue reading “Day 22 – Downy Birch”
A Species a Day 