Tag Archives: birdwatching

Roe Buck and other spring evening delights

Posted on May 1, 2013 by

Very quick post with a record of our evening stroll. The venue was Blackbushe and it’s surroundings again as usual. This Peacock Butterfly looks like it overwintered – though how any butterfly can survive the winter we’ve had, I really … Continue reading →

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Well finally – Spring is here!

Posted on April 22, 2013 by

Yes, I know the forecast is for it to leave again later this week, but at least for the last few days, spring has definitely sprung. Last weekend, we dashed down to the New Forest and after a rainsoaked abortive trip to … Continue reading →

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The Sky Dancers – an original poem

Posted on March 6, 2013 by

Nothing is wasted, especially not my journeys to college. Driving back and forth I love watching for wildlife, and take particular joy in the Red Kites of Berkshire and Oxfordshire, which have previously inspired my Plough ‘Sunday’ grace. I first … Continue reading →

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Of mice and an MA

Posted on February 6, 2013 by

Today I achieved two things that I’ve been trying to accomplish all winter. The first, was that I managed to photograph the Long-Tailed Titmice that occasionally dash through our garden. I have always loved these birds, and longed to photograph … Continue reading →

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My count – RSPB Big Garden #Birdwatch

Posted on January 27, 2013 by

So, having told you about this weeks Mistle Thrush, when it came to doing my hour for the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch, it had vanished completely! Just typical!! Timed from 9.45am on Sun 27th January 2013 in my little suburban … Continue reading →

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My love-hate relationship with Starlings #Birdwatch

Posted on January 27, 2013 by

The reason that this weeks Mistle Thrush has had so much seed to feed on, is because of the Starlings. I know that according to last years RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch suggested that Starlings are among the garden birds most … Continue reading →

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Is my Mistle Thrush muddled? #Birdwatch

Posted on January 26, 2013 by

During the snows of the last week, we’ve had a new visitor to the garden. A Mistle Thrush. I don’t think it arrived just to perform for the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch, though when I do my hour of recording … Continue reading →

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Unusual Autumn

Posted on October 27, 2012 by

This morning, in GU46 (that’s in Hampshire) I walked the dog in a snow flurry!! We’re still in October for goodness sake!!! Between, or in fact sometimes because of, the journeys to and from college in Oxfordshire, I’ve been trying … Continue reading →

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Where Buzzards Call – God’s own Cathedral

Posted on May 19, 2012 by

There is a field where I like to walk the dog, to breath deeply of the fresh air, to watch butterflies and look across the edge of town to the hill beyond, and to listen to the buzzards calling. They … Continue reading →

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RUSH filming on Blackbushe – PUBLIC MEETING Fri 6th Jan 10am

Posted on January 5, 2012 by

The debate about the planning proposal for the filming of scenes for the feature film RUSH is becoming more public now that the Christmas holidays are over. At the suggestion of County Councillor, David Simpson, a ‘stakeholder’ meeting with the … Continue reading →

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