Archive for March, 2014
- May 07, 2016 Sighting Date Test Post
This post is a test for a new feature.
Read More…- May 08, 2016 Today, I will mostly be looking for yellow birds
The day started with an alert that a Golden Oriole had been seen at Marshside, but by the time I got there it had disappeared with only one person having seen it. It was going to be a landmark day for Marshside, with a Broad-billed Sandpiper and the Glossy Ibis still on the scene, but we didn’t see any of that!
Read More…- May 11, 2016 Black Terns at Marshside
- The thrills and spills at Marshside continued with the arrival of Black Terns on Monday afternoon. Read More…
- May 12, 2016 First Odonata of the year
I’ve a long way to go with this butterfly identification business, and it wasn’t until I got home and looked at my photos that I was able to decide that the white butterflies along the Yellow Brick Road were Green-veined Whites - my photo looks exactly like the one in “Britain’s Butterflies” so that helps.
Read More…- May 22, 2016 OMG baby owl!
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- May 29, 2016 Mere Sands Wood
The title of this post is not a reference to the number of bites that I suffered, but rather to the abundance of fledgling birds on display, including Heron, Robins, Dunnock and lots of Great Tits. Blue Tits were still mainly dashing too and from nestboxes with beakfuls of grub(s).
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