Pochard respite

It was good to see that the Common Pochard was amongst species announced this week that would be subject to … More

Spring Flowers

Some spring Flowers on a recent walk

I do love a silver Birch tree. There is something fascinating about these trees and their peeling bark. I found … More

Lots of Spring Flowers out this week

March dawns and its time for the first invertebrate surveys on my patch. So on a rare sunny day I … More

Listened to a talk on Rutland Water yesterday which reminded me what an excellent place for wildlife and of my … More

In mid-December I posted about a buzzard which I had seen regularly over the garden. I thought it might be … More

The Northern Pintail is one of my favourite ducks. The population in the UK is stable, unlike many parts of … More

Hot on the heels of the announcement about the planned White Stork reintroduction in Dagenham comes news of another proposed … More

A common duck of parks and lakes, which is resident across the UK, although rarer in upland areas. There are … More