London Squirrels
Grey Squirrels in London are almost fearless in some parks. I find them endlessly entertaining. This one appears to have an urgent …
Grey Squirrels in London are almost fearless in some parks. I find them endlessly entertaining. This one appears to have an urgent …
We’ve had a bit of weather recently, so having a modicum of sunshine is an unexpected joy. As is this Black-Headed Gull: …
We’re on a mission to see a bird I’ve wanted to see since childhood, but never seen. The Puffin Whisperer wants to …
The Egyptian Goose is an introduced species and has, naturally, escaped to form a naturalised population in the UK. There are now …
We spent a while in London over the holidays and went for a stroll around the city on Christmas Day. Crossing Tower …
I’ve never been close to Red Foxes in daylight. I’ve seen them under amber street lights, alert to any danger, patrolling the …
It’s late, but still quite light, when we arrive at the River Exe and I’m delighted to see an Avocet on the …
I’ve never had a good view of a Snipe before. This time it’s different. We’re in a south-of-London park with a kind …
We’ve been offered the chance to see some wild London Foxes while we’re in London. We can’t resist, so we’re up early …
Being able to explore a natural world with different, unfamiliar species is a privilege. It was a thrill to visit Italy in …
Hooded Crows and koinophilia In Rome in 2022 we could see 300 Hooded Crows in an evening in a single field, as …
August in Orkney can be quieter than May, June or July when it comes to bird life. In 2022, August was hectic …
2022 was a very happy time for me on my visits to Orkney. I spent hours on the low cliffs and rocks …
A Kittiwake over Brixham breakwater. Such beautiful, elegant birds with their dipped-in-ink wings and smokey winter heads. I’m looking forward to spending …
There’s some quite intense play-biting going on along the wooden pontoons in Brixham harbour. It’ll all end in a splash. I can …
Shags are a form of Cormorant found around our coasts. They are smaller than the Common Cormorant we get across the country. …
What a special experience to spend time with something so wild.
Turnstones are regular visitors to Brixham harbour in the winter. They potter around the pontoons and waddle down the breakwater to the …
Buzzards are regal. They must be, because they bring with them a retinue wherever they go. Here’s one with its attendant, a …
There is a pair of Northern Shovelers, Spatula clypeata, in The Regent’s Park. I sit under a weeping Willow and hope they’ll …
The Herons in The Regent’s Park in central London are tame. That’s the only word to describe them. I’ve been here in …
I’m in London for a little while having fun with my son. I just have time for a quick visit to The …
I’m currently reading the third volume of the Ladybird Book of British Birds and their nests from the 1950s. Times have changed …
I’m a huge fan of National Trust properties, a paying member, and an enthusiastic visitor to their land and their buildings. I’m …
I’m in the pub eating a packet of crisps, drinking a pint of beer and watching the football. Great isn’t it. But …
This is where I’d like to be now. Grobust on Westray.
There’s the familiar orange-red band on this Red Belted Conk. Lovely, isn’t it? Its scientific name is Fomitopsis pinicola. It cheers me …
These juvenile Moorhens are clearly hungry. They’ve fluttered up on top of a wall and are helping themselves to seeds which have …
I’m cycling on Dartmoor when I see a Blackening Waxcap, Hygrocybe conica. It’s always a thrill so spot one, so I dismount …
I do love a good fungusy twig. Here’s one with Purple Curtain Crust, Chondrostereum purpureum, rippling on it like a cuttlefish. Don’t …