
Collared Dove
We were standing underneath a Long-Eared Owl roost in Italy, inspecting owl pellets, when a Collared Dove flew past. I couldn’t resist …
We were standing underneath a Long-Eared Owl roost in Italy, inspecting owl pellets, when a Collared Dove flew past. I couldn’t resist …
Hello and welcome to my Sunday Recommendation. Thanks for joining me. Every week I read great wildlife and nature books, stumble upon …
Tomorrow is St George’s day, which is an important day in my calendar. That’s not because I’m particularly nationalistic, swept away with …
I’ve been for a long walk and need a sit down. I’m at the end of the path here and there’s a …
Mobbing is something Carrion Crows manage to do on their own, without the need of a mob. There’s little rest for Buzzards …
Great Spotted Woodpeckers are knocking on the door at this time of year. You can hear them drumming in the last remnants …
Greylag Geese pair for life most of the time. They’re a species where the male is generally larger. I wonder if these …
The Pied Flycatchers have landed. They’ve made it back from tropical Africa to a small wooded valley in South Devon. They are …
Hello and welcome to my Sunday Recommendation. Thanks for joining me. Every week I read great wildlife and nature books, stumble upon …
The light’s quite poor and it’s late afternoon turning to evening when I see that the Sand Martins over Stover Country Park …
The Grey Herons are busy at RSPB Otmoor. I’ve only seen Grey Heron nests in trees before in colonial Heronries. This pair …
When Chiffchaffs arrive, it’s a joyous day. I celebrate their cheerful attempt at a call and delight in the arrival of spring. …
I’m scanning the fields at RSPB Otmoor for a Crane. There’s been one reported here and I’d love to see it. Scattered …
I’ve been in a hide in RSPB Otmoor when someone asks me, “Have you seen the lizards?” She points to a log …
I’m walking along the path by the side of the Lago di Alviano in Italy when I hear a kerfuffle on the …
The name of the European Robin in Italian is il pettirosso. It means Red Breast. The scientific name of the Robin is Erithacus …
The Eurasian Spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia, is called La spatola in Italian. Italians clearly think it’s a spatula and not a spoon. The adults …
A Snipe is one wader I can identify confidently. That’s clearly a very rash thing to say, since I’ve yet to get …
Italian bird hides seem to be so much better than ones in the UK. Why should that be? Has no-one in the …
I took this photograph of a bird on the west coast of Papa Westray in Orkney last summer. At first I thought …
It was a thrill to spot a beautiful pair of Red Crossbills on Aylesbeare Common at the weekend. The male is the …
In Italian, the Common Kestrel is known as Gheppio, which is from the Latin, originally from the Ancient Greek for vulture. This …
There’s a bird singing like a Canary at the top of a tree at Lago di Alviano. It has the colours of …
I’ve spend a large part of my adult life travelling from the south of England, and more lately from the South West …
There’s a Squirrel up in the trees here at Lago di Alviano. It must be Red Squirrel, because we’ve seen them here …
Hello and welcome to my Sunday Recommendation. Thanks for joining me. Every week I read great wildlife and nature books, stumble upon …
As we arrive at Parco della Caffarella there’s a Hooded Crow, called a Cornacchia here, frolicking in the flowers. I would have …
I’m used to having trouble getting photographs of Cattle Egrets being Cattle Egrets. Here’s my Cattle Egret on a Horse shot: Today …
I can still remember the excitement I felt when I saw my first Puffin on Westray. Naturally I couldn’t believe they were …
This Greenshank is flying around the Vasche di Maccarese in Italy. It’s a WWF reserve which is a series of artificial ponds …