A later than usual start to the day but there’s few better ways of starting the new year than a visit to Leighton Moss. Great to see plenty of Marsh Tits around the fringes of the moss. Sadly across the rest of the country they’re Read More …
Tag: Nuthatch
Outstanding …..
A few highlights from a recent trip up north and to the Silverdale and Arnside AONB. Seems incredible that I’ve now been visiting the RSPB’s Leighton Moss Nature Reserve for the past 40 years. Fortunately I’ve yet to leave disappointed. On this occasion plenty of Read More …
Leighton Moss
Little Egret on the hunt close to the Grisedale hide. Hard to believe but I’m now the wrong side of 50! To celebrate we continued with a time-honoured, tradition of taking a couple of days off work with one of them being spent at the RSPB’s Read More …
Wading at Leighton Moss
A few photos from a visit to a flooded Leighton Moss just before Christmas. Quite an experience wading through the surprisingly deep water …………… Read More …
Tranquillity basecamp
A few highlights from earlier on this month with another chilly day at Leighton Moss. In fact it was so ridiculously cold that I almost had the place to myself. Snipe huddled around together at the edge of the reedbeds. Humans in short supply Out on Read More …
Autumn – but not as we know it.
Nuthatch at Leighton Moss. Blue Tit taking advantage of the remaining blackberries. At first I assumed it was after the grubs that tend to live within the berries however after watching it more closely it became clear it was plucking the individual drupelets off each Read More …
Nuthatches, Rats & Rails
Highlights from an unexpected trip to the RSPB Burton Mere Reserve on the Dee estuary. Initially we were planning on collecting a new tent from Go Outdoors in Chester but after being let down by their reserve and collect system we decided to have a Read More …