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Starlings nest in strange places

https://flic.kr/p/hkv5KB Common Starling Photo by David Jenkins (https://www.flickr.com/photos/birdsaspoetry/) We think about modern development destroying natural habitats and generally thsi is … More

Starling

Naturelog: Friday 9th May

Went down to the Medway estuary in North Kent to spend a day bird-watching with my friend Keith. The weather … More

Brent Goose, Gillingham, Hoo, Orange Tip, River Medway, Shelduck, Small White

Naturelog: Monday 5th May

In the afternoon went to Bough Beech reservoir near Sevenoaks. The water level remains very high which is not good … More

bough beech reservoir, Canada Goose, Eurasian Coot, Orange Tip

Naturelog: Thursday 1st May

Venturing farther afield today as I travel to the eastern part of Dorset to visit Brownsea Island. The island lies … More

Avocet, Black-Tailed Godwits, Brownsea Island, Greenshank, Red Squirrel, Sandwich Tern, Spoonbill

Naturelog: Wednesday 30th April

This morning walked to the RSPB reserve at Lodmoor. This marshland reserve is situated on the edge of Weymouth. There … More

Grey Heron, Little Egret, Northe Point, Oystercatcher, RSPB Lodmoor, Shelduck, Weymouth

Naturelog: Tuesday 29th April

Away for a few days last week birdwatching around Weymouth in Dorset on England’s south coast. The morning started off … More

Garganey, Oystercatcher, Ringed Plover, RSPB Radipole, Sandwich Tern, Weymouth

Great Crested Grebe

The largest of the UK Grebes, this species was almost hunted to extinction in the Uk as a source of … More

Great Crested Grebe

Abbotsbury Swannery

Abbotsbury Swannery near Weymouth in Dorset is unique in being the only managed nesting colony of Mute Swans in the … More

Abbotsbury Swannery, Mute Swan

Naturelog: Saturday 26th April

Off to visit Fingrinhoe Wick today with RSPB group. This is an Essex Wildlife Trust reserve, south east of Colchester, … More

Fingrinhoe Wick, Little Egret, Oystercatcher, Swallow

Naturelog: Wednesday 23rd April

The chance to pop into the London Wetland Centre for a couple of hours and what a couple of hours … More

Greenland Wheatear, London Wetland Centre, Mute Swan, Orange Tip, Redshank, Wheatear

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