Something a little different today as it’s a species I’ve never seen in the flesh and wasn’t aware of its existence until today! I’ve been watching a few YouTube webcams of bird feeders in America and had no idea what birds were frequenting them which hadn’t bothered me as I quite like the idea ofContinue reading “Day 28 – Tufted Titmouse”
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Day 17 – Japanese Knotweed
The other day whilst surveying birds for the consultancy we came across one of the most invasive non-native plants in the UK. We had already seen it and lots more during the pre-survey recce and habitat survey we completed in December so the owners of the site will find out about it when they receiveContinue reading “Day 17 – Japanese Knotweed”
Day 14 – Brown Hare
I’ve done some paid wildlife surveying today! I assisted a local ecological consultants in a site survey for wintering birds. Not many birds to be frank, other than on the adjacent Ribble Estuary so I’ve gone for the highlight of the survey, not a bird but a mammal. What: Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Pallas 1778Continue reading “Day 14 – Brown Hare”
A Species a Day 