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Category Archives: winter
Slavonian grebe
At the beginning of December a Slavonian Grebe turned up at Farmoor reservoir. Due to other commitments and Christmas the first chance I got to visit was yesterday. As often at Farmoor, the wind was wiping across the causeway, so … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, birds, Blogging, Books, Environment, Get Your Boots On, Local patch, nature, outdoors, Oxfordshire, photography, Stay Wild, Uk nature, Uncategorized, Wildlife, wildlife books, Wildlife photography, winter
Tagged bird watching, birds, Books, Farmoor reservoir, nature, Slavonian grebe, wildlife, wildlife books, Wildlife photography
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Starling murmurations Brighton pier
Brighton is one of the more commonly known places to go to watch Starling murmurations. Of course, the murmurations vary each day and it is luck as to whether you catch a large murmuration or not. It can depend on … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, birds, Blogging, Books, coast, Environment, Get Your Boots On, nature, outdoors, photography, Stay Wild, Uk nature, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography, winter
Tagged birds, Blogging, Books, Brighton, Brighton palace pier, coast, Environment, nature, nature photography, sea, starling murmuration, Starlings, wildlife, Wildlife photography, winter
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Starling murmurations
One of the most spectacular scenes during the cold, often dull, winter months is a starling murmuration. Thousands upon thousands of starlings gather, after coming in from miles around. They create amazing patterns in the sky for about half an … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, birds, Blogging, Books, Environment, Get Your Boots On, Local patch, mammals, nature, Nature reserve, outdoors, Oxfordshire, photography, RSPB, Stay Wild, Uk nature, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography, winter
Tagged birds, Blogging, Golden plover, Lapwing, nature, Otmoor, RSPB Otmoor, starling murmuration, Starlings, wildlife, Wildlife photography
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Pit 60 Standlake
I had an afternoon off college so mum and I decided to visit a place we had never been to before. I’d heard of Pit 60 before as it comes up a few times on the Oxon Birding website, most … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Blogging, Environment, fox, Get Your Boots On, Local patch, mammals, nature, outdoors, Oxfordshire, Stay Wild, Uk nature, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography, winter
Tagged Blogging, Books, Environment, fox, Lower Windrush, nature, nature photography, photography, Pit 60, rabbits, red kite, Standlake, wildlife, Wildlife photography
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Winter Sleep – Book review
With the Starlings gathering on the wires, the harvest over and the evenings getting darker earlier, winter is not far away, here on my local patch. Winter sleep by Alex Morss and Sean Taylor is a great way to help … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Blogging, Books, Environment, Local patch, nature, Uncategorized, winter
Tagged Books, Environment, Hibernation, wildlife, winter
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Snow day 2019
Yesterday we had a snowday. School was cancelled, mainly because my school is on a hill and the buses are unable to get up the hill when it snows. Getting out in the snow it was interesting to see which … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Badgers, birds, Blogging, Environment, Local patch, mammals, nature, Oxfordshire, photography, Uncategorized, Wildlife photography, winter
Tagged Dunnock, footprints, husky, nature, red kite, Robin, snow, sunrise, trails, wildlife, winter
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Finding time for wildlife
Going through primary school and the lower years of secondary school I always found it really easy to find time to watch wildlife. Actually I didn’t ‘make’ time, the time was just there because I didn’t have any other pressures. … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Badgers, Blogging, fox, garden, mammals, nature, outdoors, photography, trail camera, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography, winter
Tagged Badger, exams, fox, garden wildlife, mammals, nature, Oxfordshire, pond, time management, trail camera, wildlife, Wildlife photography, winter
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Sub Zero
With the ‘Beast from the East’ in full swing, and temperatures hitting well below 0, the garden is packed with birds looking for shelter and a easy meal. Looking out over the garden I can see 5 robins forgetting to … Continue reading
Posted in Badgers, birds, garden, Local patch, Oxfordshire, Ponds, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography, winter
Tagged Badgers, birds, Blackbird, fieldfare, pond, Reed bunting, Robin, snow, wildlife
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Sparrow Roost
The House sparrow number in my garden have been steadily growing over the past couple of years. Every evening about 12 of them roost in a laurel tree in my garden. I thought I would do something different and record … Continue reading
Posted in birds, nature, Oxfordshire, photography, Uncategorized, Wildlife, winter
Tagged birds, Environment, House Sparrow, Roost, Sound recording, wildlife, winter
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Afterschool
It’s nearly a month since Winter Solstice and it is definitely more noticeable that the sun is setting later. This time last month the sun was setting around 3.45pm. Today it set at roughly 4.30pm. This has meant that I … Continue reading
Posted in birds, Blogging, Citizen science, Fungi, nature, Oxfordshire, photography, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography, winter, Woodland
Tagged BBC Wildlife magazine, Big Garden Bird watch, Blogging, Dunnock, Environment, Fieldfares, Fungi, Local patch, Sunset, wildlife, Wildlife photography, winter
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