Category Archives: winter

Slavonian grebe

Posted on January 3, 2020 by Alex White - Appletonwild

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 →

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Starling murmurations Brighton pier

Posted on December 31, 2019 by Alex White - Appletonwild

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 →

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Starling murmurations

Posted on December 23, 2019 by Alex White - Appletonwild

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 →

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Pit 60 Standlake

Posted on December 19, 2019 by Alex White - Appletonwild

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 →

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Winter Sleep – Book review

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Alex White - Appletonwild

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 →

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Snow day 2019

Posted on February 2, 2019 by Alex White - Appletonwild

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 →

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Finding time for wildlife

Posted on January 31, 2019 by Alex White - Appletonwild

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 →

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Sub Zero

Posted on March 3, 2018 by Alex White - Appletonwild

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 →

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Sparrow Roost

Posted on January 23, 2018 by Alex White - Appletonwild

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 →

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Afterschool

Posted on January 17, 2018 by Alex White - Appletonwild

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 →