Turnstone
As an avid viewer of BBC Winterwatch, you’ll of course have identified this on sight (episode 1 from 14m 50s, if you didn’t see the segment); and you’ll have remembered that it’s a visitor to the UK, and not a … Continued
If you build it they will come
Back in the 1980s red kites were extinct in England and Scotland, and there were just a few breeding pairs left in Wales – something that’s hard to remember now, since a stunningly successful reintroduction programme, coupled with legal protection, … Continued
Happy dance
R and I did gardening this morning (eeeurgh). We finished pruning an old leylandii hedge that was planted by our predecessor, and then dealt with the phormium – in the end we cut it back hard, and then R transplanted … Continued
Off a duck’s back
Horrible conditions down at the river this afternoon: harsh light, a thin, cutting wind, and a heavy swell combined to make life difficult for the waterfowl and the photographer. Still, at least I was crouching beside the water rather than … Continued
Happy place
Feeling tired and grumpy this morning, and with bad weather forecast for the end of the week, I decided to spend today at my current happy place. I took out membership of the Wildfowl and Wetland Trust about a month … Continued
