December 13th I’ve actually been out and surveyed wildlife today! And the weather was terrible! Once a month I have a regular survey (okay, I’ve done it twice, but it will be regular!) where I count waterbirds on a local stretch of water. My bit of water is a small reservoir a few miles downContinue reading “Advent Species No.13”
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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.10
10th December To the year’s archive! Didn’t set foot in the great outdoors today much to my shame, but did life admin instead (still more to do! Hello tax returns!), so today’s species is one I saw over the spring and summer, and similarly to the ground beetle a few days ago this was alsoContinue reading “Advent Species No.10”
Advent Species No.9
9th December Back on track! Had a full on day (not doing much important, but little fun things) so I have a subject to write about. And it’s an appropriate one for this time of year as it’s a bird that is pretty common in the run up to Xmas and beyond further into winter.Continue reading “Advent Species No.9”
Advent Species No.8
8th December I know, I know. A day late. So this will the first of two posts written today. The subject of this post came to me when I saw a dead example caught up in the roller-blind in my bathroom, it looked a little silly and decidedly flat as an adornment to the fittings.Continue reading “Advent Species No.8”
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”
Advent Species No.6
6th December I went into my garden today and looked desperately for something that isn’t a bird. A fruitless task when the temperature is 4 degrees Celsius. Sure I can write about a squirrel or a random garden plant but I wanted something a bit more obscure today. I found a lichen on the appleContinue reading “Advent Species No.6”
Advent Species No.5
5th December Blimey this is turning out to be a slog. I’ve been out and about on my bike but barely seen any wildlife. I’m desperately not trying to write about a species on the main list for two days running which doesn’t help matters. I’ve literally sat here for ten minutes before writing thisContinue reading “Advent Species No.5”
Advent Species No.4
4th December Okay, cop out time. Again. Will have to use a species I’ve written about in the main list. Jut another god awful day. One of those days where it feels like the sun hasn’t bothered to come over the horizon. I’ve looked out the window forlornly at the garden and barely seen aContinue reading “Advent Species No.4”
A Species a Day 