Hillers bird hide – Page 2 – Jill Orme Photography

19 Jan 2026

Dull and chunky

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

R and I went up to Dunnington late this morning, to have lunch at Hillers. This also gave me the chance to spend forty minutes or so in the bird hide, while R caught up on some reading. It was … Continued

13 Jan 2026

Charming

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

I don’t believe I’ve ever met anyone who doesn’t adore a Long-tailed Tit – and nor would I want to, because that person would clearly be morally defective. Long-tailed Tits simply are adorable, and that’s all there is to it. … Continued

11 Jan 2026

Waiting

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

The weather pendulum swung back to dreary today, and though R still girded his loins and took himself off out into the cold drizzle for a walk, I was not in the mood for that kind of unpleasantry. But I … Continued

30 Dec 2025

Blue

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

In the interests of looking at something other than a Mute Swan or a Black-headed Gull, I went over to Hillers at Dunnington this morning, and spent an hour in the bird hide. Cutest of the day was this little … Continued

4 Dec 2025

Bird therapy

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire, Worcestershire | 0

The weather seesawed back to ‘Dreary’ today, and I felt the need of some bird therapy. There were no interesting bird alerts anywhere within a fifty-mile radius though, so I took the line of least resistance and went up to … Continued

19 Nov 2025

Charming

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

A couple of hours in Hillers bird hide this afternoon got me my first Siskin of the winter, and the first Brambling I’ve seen in nearly two years. Apart from this there were the usual suspects, including a small army … Continued

10 Nov 2025

November

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

No sun — no moon! No morn — no noon — No dawn — no dusk — no proper time of day. No warmth, no cheerfulness, no healthful ease, No comfortable feel in any member — No shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees, No fruits, no flowers, no leaves, … Continued

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