The Little Grebe and the little fish
There’s a Little Grebe in The Regent’s Park in London: It has a family. Here it is with one of its chicks: …
There’s a Little Grebe in The Regent’s Park in London: It has a family. Here it is with one of its chicks: …
The juvenile Great Crested Grebes at The Regent’s Park are too big to be carried on their parents’ backs now. They’ve been …
I love Little Grebes. They are so tiny and so buoyant. Whenever they resurface after a dive, they always surface like a …
There’s a grey Heron on the far bank of the water at The Regent’s Park in London. It looks dastardly: It sits …
There’s a juvenile Black Headed Gull in The Regent’s Park in London: They are very elegant but slightly bizarrely proportioned birds: This …
I’m strolling around Hyde Park with my son. I’m pondering having an ice cream. We’ve had a lovely morning. Naturally I have …
The Regent’s Park is full of birds. It’s wiltingly hot and the Carrion Crows are sensibly in the shade. I’m hanging around, …
I make the last minute decision to go to London to meet friends and go to a concert. I pack a bag …
Go out. Walk in the countryside. Take your wellies. Wade in a stream. Find a stone. Turn it over. Marvel at life.
We are walking around Crime Lake and its canals when I see a plastic Heron on the side of the model boat …
There’s time for a walk around Dove Stone reservoir in Saddleworth. I love their mosaic signs: very stylish: This must be a …
I’ve seen a Brimstone butterfly before. They are the sulphur-yellow ones which come out of winter hibernation early: Brimstone without the Treacle …
Many of my favourite birds to observe are common. Black Headed Gulls are: It doesn’t need to be rare to be interesting …
There’s a type of Goose Barnacle, a Buoy Barnacle, on the shore in Westray. Its full name is Dosima fascicularis. It’s one …
I’m used to seeing Swifts in Devon, high in blue skies, screaming. I spotted some recently in Reading, flying to and from …
There are over 200 species of Hoverfly in the UK. I don’t know any of them and have to rely on support …
There’s a huge tide of seaweed washed up in the bay at North Haven on Westray. We check for seals on the …
There’s a beautiful nursery down below on these precarious cliffs: Adult Gannets are tending to their chicks and grooming themselves and each …
Orkney has its own names for its birds. Many of these are from the Old Norse language and came with the Vikings …
I’ve only had fleeting glances of Puffins with Sandeels as they whizz past at 30 miles per hour. I’m delighted to see …
The RSPB say that Gannets are: “…distinctively shaped with a long neck and long pointed beak, long pointed tail, and long pointed …
I normally only see Great Skuas from behind as they disappear along the cliffs. They have a wonderful habit of cruising up …
I’m walking along the coast of Westray in Orkney when I spot a Black Guillemot come in to land from a fishing …
I’d love to tell you all about my evening at the RSPB reserve at Noup Head on Westray but all you need …
The three male Two-Barred Crossbills we saw on Westray created quite a stir. Rare Crossbills on the Links The next day we …
The weather is dramatic and so are the Kittiwakes calling below: They are such refined and elegant birds. Their families are growing …
It’s blustery at the top of the 60 metre-high cliffs on Westray’s Noup Head. We’re surrounded by Gannets flying past us when …
Rescuing a thirsty Hedgehog from the road and having a heartmelting few minutes as we give it a much needed drink.Filmed on …
Our first trip out to see the Razorbills, Alca torda, is a success: we can see them: There’s even a brief chance …
It’s ten years since I took this photograph of cattle on Westray in the field next to Einar: Curiosity Cow The cattle …