Hillers bird hide – Jill Orme Photography

8 Oct 2025

Perky

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

I spent about forty minutes in Hillers’ bird hide this afternoon, before meeting R in the café for a late lunch. Sadly, thanks to last year’s brutal tree felling on the Ragley estate, the woodland clearing no longer attracts the … Continued

15 Nov 2024

Attitude

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

As we were out and about in Warwickshire this morning, and it was TGIFday, R and I decided to go to Hiller’s for lunch. As, it turned out, had most of the senior population of the county. R suggested I … Continued

12 Oct 2024

Harsh

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

I spent a torrid half hour in the hide at Hillers this morning, where it was cold, and there were very few birds to be seen. Luckily I had the prospect of coffee and cake with R at the end … Continued

30 Sep 2024

Grandpa Chaffinch

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

I’m getting pretty fed up with this wet and windy weather now – which doesn’t bode too well for my mood over the next five months. Today I needed to pick up a prescription from the GP’s surgery at Bidford, … Continued

23 Sep 2024

Watchful

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

It rained for the entire day – at some points only lightly, but at others the downpour was torrential. The ground in this area managed to absorb it all though, so things could have been worse: parts of Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, … Continued

5 Sep 2024

Pert

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

I went for my annual eye test this morning, and received the unwelcome news that there’s a cataract developing in my right eye. To be honest this isn’t a surprise, because I’ve had a feeling for the last few months … Continued

9 Mar 2024

Subtle

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

For several weeks now I’ve been hoping to catch a photo of one of the Siskins at Hillers away from the ground or the feeders, and as soon as I sat down in the hide this lunchtime I spotted this … Continued

28 Feb 2024

Rosy

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

How gorgeous is this? Not the photo – trust me, I’m more than aware of its deficiencies – but the beautiful flush on the breast of this male Redpoll, who’s coming into his breeding finery in advance of the rest … Continued

27 Feb 2024

Mealy?

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

Another bitterly cold and windy day had me back at Hillers, rather than risking a trip up onto the Cotswold scarp. I finally caught up with the famous Hillers Brambling, though he failed to offer me a decent photo opportunity, … Continued

26 Feb 2024

Bitter

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

The weather that is, rather than me, though I did have a bit of a stressy day, trying to make sure I’d done enough preparation to be able to migrate stuff onto the new Mac without mishap. Half way through … Continued

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