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Day Out To RSPB Coed Llandegla Forest : 15 June 2011
Day Out To RSPB Coed Llandegla Forest : 15 June 2011 We had heard about the RSPB walks at this forest when we were at RSPB Conwy where they had a leaflet about various attractions under the moniker “A date with nature”. Two of these attractions took place at the Coed Llandegla Forest near Llangollen in Wales. THE RSPB there organises morning trips to see…
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Birding Group Visit to Neumann’s Flash : 7th June 2011
Birding Group Visit to Neumann’s Flash : 7th June 2011 The weather held up for our birding group visit to Neumann’s Flash (part of the Northwich Woodland Area) and rained just a little towards lunchtime. As soon as we parked up we saw a Kestrel high in the sky. As we waited for the others to arrive, we watched as it circled around in front…
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Day Out To WWT Martin Mere : 6th June 2011
Day Out To WWT Martin Mere : 6th June 2011 A good day out at Martin Mere. We started off by going straight down to hide H3 – the Ron Barker Hide where we saw a lot of the usual suspects. Particular birds of interest we saw were a single Whooper Swan. This was a lame bird who had not managed to migrate to Iceland…
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Day Out To Lymm Dam : 5th June 2011
Day Out To Lymm Dam : 5th June 2011 We wanted a walk within a short drive from home so we decided to go to Lymm Dam. The weather was a bit damp and a little rain fell from time to time but we were able to walk around the main part of the site without getting too wet. We walked from the car park…
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“Tracks and Signs of the Birds of Britain and Europe” by Roy Brown, John Ferguson, Michael Lawrence and David Lees .
“Tracks and Signs of the Birds of Britain and Europe” by Roy Brown, John Ferguson, Michael Lawrence and David Lees . I have just finished reading this fantastically detailed book. The title pretty much says it all – it is a field guide to help identify the habitats, remains and signs of life resulting from the presence of birds. Really for ornithologists in the field,…
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Summary of May 2011
Garden and General The month started with a warm and dry but very windy spell. By the middle of the month some rain had set in and the weather was generally changeable with some heavy downpours at times. We hope we are winning the war with the neighbouring cat but now we cannot put any food out on the feeding table without it being consumed…
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“Birds and Men” by E.M. Nicholson
“Birds and Men, The Bird Life of British Towns, Villages, Gardens and Farmland” by E.M. Nicholson, Collins Press, 1951 I have just finished reading “Birds and Men” by E.M. Nicholson. Anne got me this book as a present from the online Oxfam shop. It is an original hardback. Max Nicholson, who died in 2003 aged 98, was one of British ornithology’s giants. His developed an…
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