20th December A lazy-ish Sunday, but I managed to get out for a little while to find some wildlife. So today’s species is one I have actually seen today and not one I’ve randomly picked out of a book or seen earlier in the year. Novelty I know! Jay Garrulus glandarius (Linnaeus, 1758) I heard aContinue reading “Advent Species No.19”
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Advent Species No.12
12th December It’s a species that I’ve already posted about back in January. But, one turned up and landed in the cherry tree and provided such a good view that I couldn’t not feature it (if that makes grammatical sense!). And oh yes, I’m at the half way point! Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus (Linnaeus, 1758) Today’sContinue reading “Advent Species No.12”
Advent Species No.11
11th December A nocturnal species for a post written at night. No more preamble today! Tawny Owl Strix aluco Linnaeus, 1758 Last night I went to bed in a not great mood, what with the news and all that. And I woke up similarly in a not great mood which has lasted most of theContinue reading “Advent Species No.11”
Advent Species No.7
December 7th I’m sat here trying to write a job application for a position I really want. But. I really hate writing job applications no matter what the job is for! So in order to get the creative juices flowing and kick-start the writing process I’ll publish a blog post. This time for a commonContinue reading “Advent Species No.7”
63. Treecreeper
Been a while! As England is now in lockdown (again) I thought it would be a good idea to continue with my blog. I will try and write every day again. Got the advantage of no work to do (my contract for my Ecologist job ran out 3 – 4 weeks ago), so got someContinue reading “63. Treecreeper”
Lockdown Bird List: A geeky interlude
Bit of a departure for this post. I’ve been seeing a lot of wildlife in the time since my last post, mostly out my window, but once from a site visit for work (couldn’t be done from home). But instead of picking a species (I will do in subsequent posts) I’ll list my bird sightingsContinue reading “Lockdown Bird List: A geeky interlude”
41. Blue Tit
The terrible uninspiring weather has continued aplomb giving the lethargic me plenty of excuses not to get out. Today seems different but I’ve stayed in to finish some academic work. Guess i’m in training for self-isolation! I did manage to get out a couple of days ago to both my local hotspots for some wildlifeContinue reading “41. Blue Tit”
39. Siskin
Another wet day, another day not spent walking around my patch. A good day however relating to matters of employment! But, I saw another relatively unusual visitor to the garden bird feeders this afternoon. One, which is regular in some winters, and completely absent in others (like this one, or so I thought). What: SiskinContinue reading “39. Siskin”
37. Blackcap
After my last post about a common garden plant (read by literally no one!) I’ll go back to a bird. And maybe a bird that is a unique migrant, as this bird is not only a spring migrant, ie: one that migrates to here to breed from warmer climates, but is also a autumn andContinue reading “37. Blackcap”
35. Blackbird
As we sit on the precipice of Spring nature is beginning to stir. Although it very much feels like us humans in the UK are still in Winter’s grip (a pretty weak and warm grip truth be told these days) with named storms every weekend and unnamed (it seems) in between. The daylight is gettingContinue reading “35. Blackbird”
A Species a Day 