Extinction Advent calendar – Day 19
Extinction Advent calendar – Day 19 Just imagine if we still had ancient forests full of wild horses.
Extinction Advent calendar – Day 18
Extinction Advent calendar – Day 18 Named after the county of Kent, but no longer a breeding species here due to habitat …
Extinction Advent calendar – Day 17
Extinction Advent calendar – Day 17 The Large Tortoiseshell became extinct in the UK in the 1950s.
Extinction Advent calendar – Day 16
Extinction Advent calendar – Day 16 Many of the extirpations of British species have taken place in relatively recent times. It’s only …
Extinction Advent calendar – Day 15
Extinction Advent calendar – Day 15 Hunted to extinction in Britain 8,000 years ago.
Extinction Advent calendar – Day 14
Extinction Advent calendar – Day 14. Blue bugle, Ajuga genevensis has been extinct across the whole of the British Isles since 1967.
Extinction Advent calendar – Day 13
Today’s extinct animal of the British Isles: The Auroch. These impressive, wild cattle finally died out in Britain 1,000 years ago. They …
Extinction Advent calendar – Day 12
The Black-veined White Butterfly was first listed as a British species in 1667. This stunning butterfly became extinct in the British Isles around 1925. Sir …
Extinction Advent calendar – Day 11
No longer breeding in Britain. Loss of habitat, like wooded pastures, traditional orchards, and changes in agricultural practices to intensive farming are …
Extinction Advent calendar – Day 10
Extinction Advent Calendar – Day 10 It’s the little things we’ll miss the most.
Extinction Advent calendar – Day 9
Extinction Advent calendar – Day 9. Elk were hunted to extinction in Britain for meat and skins and their antlers were used …
Extinction Advent calendar – Day 8
Extinction Advent Calendar – Day 8. It’s not just animals and plants which are suffering in Britain. Degradation and loss of habitat …
Extinction Advent calendar – Day 7
Extinction Advent Calendar – Day 7. Time to mourn the passing of the Brown Bear from Britain. Brown Bears lived in Britain …
Extinction Advent calendar – Day 6
Extinction Advent Calendar – Day 6 – extirpated from the British Isles. There’s a Lynx-shaped hole in our landscape. There’s a Lynx-shaped …
Extinction Advent calendar – Day 5
The Red-Backed Shrike is no longer considered a regular British breeding bird because it became effectively extinct as a breeding species in the UK in …
Extinction Advent calendar – Day 4
Today’s extinct animal of the British Isles #7: The Burbot. In 1590 Burbot were so common they were used to feed pigs. …
Extinction Advent calendar – Day 3
It’s Day 3 of my Extinction Advent calendar. Today’s extirpated creature of the British Isles is the Grey Wolf. We killed every …
Extinction Advent calendar – Day 2
Extinction Advent Calendar – Day Two. Large Copper Butterfly – Lycaena dispar. Killed by draining the Fens. Extirpated in 1851.
Extinction Advent calendar – Day 1
Do you feel any grief for the death of our wild heritage? Extinction Advent calendar Day 1. Today’s extinct animal of the …
Patterns
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A Kittiwake on the waves
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Avocet
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Dead Man’s Fingers
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Shag escape
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Golden Plover over
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A seal’s nose
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Pacific Oysters
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8J2
A juvenile Osprey was entertaining the crowds at the Lower Otter Restoration Project earlier this autumn. It’s a chick which was reared …
Fine adjustments
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The Shooting Party
I’m taking photographs of birds on the River Dart when I notice a shooting party on the bank of the River. We’re …