Tag: Birds
-
8th June 2024 – Chew Valley, North Somerset
I spent my teenage years in the Chew Valley and regret that, at that time , I had little interest in nature. I did enjoy the aesthetics of the pretty village cricket grounds and always enjoyed cycling the lanes. I do remember occasionally taking in the wonderful scenery of this beautiful part of the country;…
-
6th June 2024 – Eastville Park, Bristol
Back to real birds and other nature photos today. We had a stroll around our local park this afternoon. We had hoped to see a tawny owl and a pair of owlets of which we had seen reports but, although everyone we met in the park had seen them, we were out of luck. There…
-
2nd June 2024 – Wells, Somerset
From time to time I publish a blog on this site which has very tenuous links to birds. The justification on this occasion is that on our visit to Wells in Somerset there was an installation in Wells Cathedral by Peter Walker entitled “Peace Doves”. After our visit to the Cathedral we also visited a…
-
28th May 2024 – RSPB Ham Wall, Avalon Marshes, Somerset
Another trip to RSPB Ham Wall and another dull day. At least it stopped raining during my visit. In this light it was always going to be about big birds and there were plenty of big birds to see: great bitterns, great white egrets, great cormorants, mute swans, marsh harriers, common cranes and grey herons…
-
23rd May 2024 – Brownsea Island, Dorset
We have wanted to visit Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour in Dorset for some time. Today, whilst we are having a short stay on the south coast of England, we managed to get there. Brownsea Island is famous for red squirrels, wildlife and Scouting. Plenty of flora on the wetlands Disappointingly we didn’t see any…
-
14th May 2024 – RSPB Ham Wall, Avalon Marshes, Somerset
I’m lucky that I have had the chance to go to RSPB Ham Wall on the Avalon Marshes in Somerset for the last few Tuesdays but, even though I have had loads to see, I haven’t been terribly lucky with the weather. There were showers again today and only a very rare glimpse of the…
-
7th May 2024 – RSPB Ham Wall, Avalon Marshes
Back to real birds today. It was rather misty on the Avalon marshes today but it warmed up as the day progressed and it was nice and sunny for my drive home. And a cuckoo calling … Slideshow of my photos from today:
-
5th May 2024 – Highnam Court, Gloucestershire
No real birds today – just some sculptures. This morning we had our first outing of the year to a National Garden Scheme garden. Highnam Court, 3 miles out of Gloucester on the A40, was supporting the Pied Piper Appeal. Founded in 1992, The Pied Piper Appeal is the leading children’s charity in Gloucestershire. Their…
-
30th April 2024 – RSPB Ham Wall
Why did I bother to go to the Iberian Peninsula birding when there’s so much to see in the heart of Somerset? Because it’s a darn sight warmer! It was very windy, very fresh and with the threat of rain throughout for my morning’s birding on the Somerset Levels at RSPB Ham Wall. The weather…
-
16th-23rd April 2024 – Extremadura, Spain
16th -23rd April 2024 We have had a very happy week immersed in the nature of a wonderful part of Spain, in the company of a small group of like-minded people. Our fellow birders clearly had a huge knowledge and experience of nature. They also had great observational skills from which Wendy and I benefited…
-
3rd April 2024 – RHS Garden Rosemoor, Devon
We have spent the last few days in North Devon. It wasn’t a birding trip but on our visit to RHS Garden Rosemoor I did get to see siskins which are not very common where I live in Bristol. I share a few of the other “garden” birds we saw as well as a few…
-
31st March 2024 – Aust Warth, Severn Estuary, Gloucestershire
It’s been so wet underfoot that birdwatching has not been my preferred pastime in the last few weeks. I’ve even been tempted to start a blog of other activities and had a go at a visit to a local church (see St Mary’s Berkeley, further up the Severn Estuary). However, I am probably on dodgy…