Patch update – Summer 2014

It has been a difficult summer around my patch. There have been highs, but the big low has been the … More

Naturelog: Friday 12th September

Keith joined me today for a trip around some of my local birdwatching sites. First stop was the Tarn I … More

When I returned from Bookham Common on Wednesday, I decided to do the weekly survey of my local patch. It … More

Very little in the natural world is absolute. Take the hot weather we are experiencing in Southern England at the … More

A warm sunny afternoon and a good excuse to quit work for a while and go and walk around the … More

A lovely afternoon and so I decided to take a walk around the Tarn. Stopping first at the small pool … More

I had set today aside to do some Butterfly and Dragonfly recording in Surrey, but on waking up and finding … More

The garden has remained quiet most of the week with a noticeable drop in visits to the feeder station. However … More

The morning dawned bright and sunny but my mood was anything but. Due to a broken rail there were no … More

Although the weather has been variable it is certainly an improvement on last month. We have even managed a few … More