A blog and photo journal about the natural history of north-west England and beyond
Couldn’t resist another opportunity to revisit the S’Albufera on yet another baking hot day. After the previous visit we made a real effort to start a little earlier however it was still 29C by mid-morning. Great to finally catch up with the Stone Curlews. Supposedly Read More …
A pair of courting Great Crested Grebes at Meresands Wood LWT reserve. Despite making all the right moves this particular pair are yet to successfully raise any young. Hopefully this year they’ll succeed. More highlights from a recent tour of west Lancashire. Really good to be out Read More …
Highlights from another trip to the coast – the RSPB reserve at Marshside just north of Southport. Plenty of Avocets and Black-tailed Godwits with circa 150 Wigeon hanging on for a change in the weather before moving north. Also a Spoonbill and several Snipe around. Read More …
Avocets at Leighton Moss (a rare digiscoped effort). The end of March and locally we’re still awaiting the arrival of the first summer migrants. The closet we’ve had is a male Stonechat at Millgate Fields but this was a case of passing through rather Read More …