Observations on Birds
Hi Rick 1. Reasons not to like Pigeons We have a TV aerial attached to the back wall of our house; inevitably, it partly projects across the end of the roof. Pigeons like to...
Category: NatureNotes
Blue Tit Fledgeling
First of possibly 7 Blue Tits fledge today. Dropped right by my feet. Cheers Terry McAnish
Nature Notes For May
As I write, 9th April, it’s been very dull cool and damp for some days here with the north of the country (for a change) enjoying the spring sunshine. But we are about to...
Slow Worm Sun Bathing
Benjamin Hall writes: Just saw this slow worm coming out to sunbathe on a piece of concrete:
Nature Notes For April
So, who spotted the deliberate mistake?? No, it wasn’t ground-hog day, but you did read February’s notes again in March due to an unfortunate editorial faux pas. The real submission was quickly uploaded to...
Frogs Spawning 2019
It has been quite a long wait this year but finally the local frogs have started spawning. I think the cold spell a month or so ago set them back a little. The pond...
Nature Notes For March
Since I wrote February’s notes a variety of weather has hit Southern England – as I write its mild, damp and breezy (10th) yet this time last week I was shovelling 6 inches of...
It Must Be Spring
From Philip Males: Rick, I was walking into town along the railway bank path today and spotted this common lizard out basking. It was exactly the same spot I had spotted one last year...
Nature Notes For February
The first European (winter) visitors in the shape of Redwings appeared in the area around Christmas and fittingly it was the numerous juicy red berries in our holly tree that attracted them in. Not...