Nature Notes for 2018
Nature Notes for January Well firstly a Very Happy New Year to you all and I hope you had a superb Christmas break.As you read this we will already be past the shortest day...
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Nature Notes For January
From best memory, and with assistance from former editor Irene Allaway, I think I’ve now been writing Nature Notes for some 25 years, or, if anyone remembers precisely when he left the village, it...
Greater Spotted Woodpecker
Observed on the 27th October Terry McAnish says: “Haven’t seen a Woodpecker for some time until today this female Greater Spotted Woodpecker visited my fat ball feeders. A welcome sight”
Squirrels
An acrobatic squirrel from Terry McAnish on 17th November 2018. Terry advises “Don’t try this at home”
Female Blackbird Colouring
On 26th August Shelley Nicholls writes: We live in Lychpit and noticed a young female blackbird regular visitor to our garden. At first she had no tail feathers at all but she could hop quite...
Marbled Whites and other observations
On the 23rd June Phil Males wrote: On Thursday I manage to catch a few shots of the first marbled white butterflies I have seen this summer on the Millfield together with some shots...
Winners and Losers on the Millfield
On the 12th of June Gill More wrote: I went for a wander around Mill Field and on the far ‘village’ side in the woodland edge I heard a repeated harsh sound. It was...
Kites, Deer and Hares
On the 8th of June Roos Needs writes: I’ve attached another two taken in Old Basing (a Hare and a Deer together in a feild behind Belle Vue Road, taken from the lay-by on...
Red Kite over Belle Vue Road
On the 7th of June Ross Needs wrote: I just thought that I would share a couple of photos of a Red Kite flying over my house this week. These lovely birds are becoming...