The Skating Minister
Oh no – sorry. It’s not The Reverend Robert Walker Skating on Duddingston Loch – it’s a Moorhen. R and I were in Warwick again today, on the coldest morning of the winter so far. Afterwards we dropped down to … Continued
Dragonfly Notspot
This morning I started my road trip at RSPB Newport Wetlands, a reserve I’d never visited before. It’s a former industrial site at the mouth of the River Usk, with good walks through woodland and between the extensive reed beds, … Continued
Legging it
I started the day at the little wetland reserve Stratford District Council have established off the Warwick Road, but there was very little going on – there were a few Long-tailed Tits in the spinney, which wouldn’t stay still to have … Continued
Brown-water rafting
Most of England has suffered far less from Storm Babet than Scotland has, but even in the Midlands we had very heavy rain overnight, and woke to flash flooding this morning. Living in a valley as we do, it was … Continued
White water dining
After receiving some news this morning that was saddening if not unexpected, I felt a strong need to be out walking, so I headed for the nearest walkable stretch of the Avon, between Bidford and Marlcliff. The tufted ducks of … Continued
Parental care
There was drama going on at the Glamorganshire Canal today, where a moorhen nest that enthusiasts have been monitoring for three weeks now has suddenly produced an eruption of four chicks. Sadly though, it looks to be gently collapsing into … Continued