SUFFOLK WEEK - 14-20/10/2023

14/10/2023 - LACKFORD LAKES AND HEN REEDBEDS

16/10/2023 - MINSMERE

17/10/23023 - SIZEWELL BEACH

 AFTERNOON IN THE BACK GARDEN 09/08/2023 -

EXPERIMENTING WITH "BURST" MODE ON A

GATEKEEPER BUTTERFLY

VISITING A VERBENA PLANT

VISITS TO NORTH NORFOLK AND WELNEY - JUNE 13TH AND 14TH 2023 - HELPING TO BRING MY TOTAL SPECIES COUNT FOR JUNE T0 101 SO FAR

 "HOW MANY BIRD SPECIES AND WHAT OTHER INTERESTING WILDLIFE CAN I SEE WITHIN TWENTY MILES OF MY BEDFORDSHIRE HOME?" CHALLENGE - JUNE 1ST - 8TH 2023. NO CHASING RARITIES - JUST RELAXED VISITS TO VARIOUS RESERVES, WOODLAND, ETC. 

RESULT = 82 SPECIES

YORKSHIRE WEEKEND - 13-16/05/2023

1 - POTTERIC CARR NATURE RESERVE - SOUTH YORKSHIRE - 

BLACK-WINGED STILT, ROE DEER, OYSTERCATCHERS, REED WARBLER

2- BEMPTON CLIFFS RSPB - 

LEECH, LINNET, REED BUNTING, KITTIWAKES, GANNETS, RAZORBILLS, GUILLEMOTS, PUFFIN, TREE SPARROW, CORN BUNTING, HARE

3 - FLAMBOROUGH HEAD AND BRIDLINGTON - 

AUKS, KITIWAKES, GANNETS, SEALS, MEADOW PIPIT, GOLDFINCH, TURNSTONES, PURPLE SANDPIPERS, HERRING GULL, LITTLE TERN

4 - NORTH CAVE WETLANDS-

REED BUNTING, COMMON TERN AND DIGGER, WIGEON, WILLOW WARBLER

Habitat creation and use

"Should you really be here now?"