Tag Archives: Blue tit

House visitor

Posted on October 4, 2022 by Alex White - Appletonwild

We had a visitor in the house for a short while today. Walked in to the room to find this Blue tit just happily sat on the light. Left the windows wide open and after a while it flew out. … Continue reading →

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Garden birds

Posted on January 19, 2021 by Alex White - Appletonwild

There is a certain change in the air. Although the weather is still cold and overcast it is now past 4pm when it starts to get dark. In the garden the Snowdrops are starting to appear and down in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, birds, Citizen science, garden, Get Your Boots On, Local patch, nature, RSPB, Uncategorized, Wildlife | Tagged Bird food, birds, Blackbird, Blue tit, Dunnock, Great Garden Bird watch, Happy Beaks, House Sparrow, Robin, RSPB | Leave a comment

Competition time: Kennedy Wild Bird Food Giveaway

Posted on May 28, 2020 by Alex White - Appletonwild

During lockdown and the current restrictions I’ve teamed up with family run Kennedy Wild Bird Food for a guest blog post on attracting wildlife to your garden and a chance to win a bundle of bird food and feeders. You … Continue reading →

Posted in birds, Blogging, Competition, Environment, garden, Local patch, nature, outdoors, Uncategorized, Wildlife photography | Tagged bird bath, Bird Boxes, Bird Feeders, Bird food, birds, Blogging, Blue tit, collared dove, Competition, Environment, garden, garden wildlife, Kennedy Wild Bird Food, lockdown, Long tailed tit, Win, wood pigeon | 35 Comments

Wildlife Blogging

Posted on May 19, 2020 by Alex White - Appletonwild

7 years ago this week I started to blog about the wildlife in my garden and on my local patch. I think over the past couple of months, wildlife and nature close to home has been an important part of … Continue reading →

Posted in Badgers, Birdfair, birds, Blogging, Books, Environment, fox, garden, Get Your Boots On, Local patch, mammals, nature, Nature Books, outdoors, photography, Stay at home, Stay Wild, Uk nature, Uncategorized, Wildflowers, Wildlife, wildlife books, Wildlife photography | Tagged A focus on nature, Blogging, Blue tit, Books, Brighton, climate action, Climate strike, education, Environment, fox, Get Your Boots On, Hare, ladybird, Muntjac, nature, nature photography, outdoors, Roe deer, RSPCA, Stay Wild, young adult books, Young naturalists | 11 Comments

Garden Wildlife – Part 9 Bluebells

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Alex White - Appletonwild

In my garden, we have a mixture of Spanish bluebells that were there when my parents bought the house and native bluebells, neither of which have flowered yet, but out on my walk today I spotted the first flowering Bluebells … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, birds, Blogging, Books, Environment, garden, Get Your Boots On, Local patch, nature, outdoors, Oxfordshire, photography, Uncategorized, Wildflowers, wildlife books, Wildlife photography | Tagged Blue tit, Bluebells, Books, Get Your Boots On, lockdown, nature, wildflower, wildlife | 4 Comments

Garden wildlife – Part 1 Blue tit

Posted on March 22, 2020 by Alex White - Appletonwild

Over the next few days, weeks or at least until I run out of species or find something else to do, I’m going to focus on one species, from my garden, each day to encourage people to look closer at … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, birds, Birdsy, Blogging, Books, Environment, garden, Get Your Boots On, Local patch, nature, outdoors, photography, Stay Wild, Uncategorized, Wildlife, wildlife books, Wildlife photography | Tagged bird nest, birds, Birdsy, Blogging, Blue tit, Books, education, Environment, nature, nature photography, photography, self isolation, wildlife, wildlife books | 6 Comments

Big Garden Bird Watch 2020

Posted on February 1, 2020 by Alex White - Appletonwild

With bird feeders topped up and camera at the ready, I settled down to see which birds visited my garden during the RSPB’s annual Big Garden Bird Watch. As always I completed this important piece of citizen science between 9am … Continue reading →

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Autumn Colours at Wytham Woods

Posted on October 27, 2019 by Alex White - Appletonwild

Wytham Woods near Oxford is well know for its studies in to Badgers and Blue tits. It is the home to the University of Oxford’s The Laboratory with Leaves Anyone can visit as long as you apply for one of Wytham … Continue reading →

Posted in Autumn, Badgers, Books, Environment, Fungi, Get Your Boots On, Local patch, nature, outdoors, Oxfordshire, photography, Stay Wild, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography, Woodland, Wytham woods | Tagged Badgers, Blogging, Blue tit, Environment, Fungi, Laboratory with leaves, Local patch, nature, nature photography, Oxford, wildlife, woodland, Wytham woods | 3 Comments

Churchyard Wildlife

Posted on April 23, 2019 by Alex White - Appletonwild

Over the past few weeks I’ve been putting together a short film to promote the wildlife in my local churchyard.

Posted in birds, Environment, insects, Local patch, Oxfordshire, Uncategorized, Wildflowers, Wildlife, Wildlife photography | Tagged Blue tit, churchyard, Great tit, nature, wildlife, Wildlife photography | 11 Comments

It’ll soon be the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2019

Posted on January 23, 2019 by Alex White - Appletonwild

This weekend is the 2019 Big Garden Bird Watch. I’ve taken part each year for the past few years and it’s a really good excuse to sit uninterrupted and watch wildlife for an hour. You can find out more and … Continue reading →