

Starling, Grey Wagtail and Moorhen
A dull cool Saturday and visits to both Saltwells and Bumble Hole LNR's resulted in a small flock of starlings being spotted alongside...


Grey Squirrel and Memorial
A Friday afternoon visit to the wood proved to be unsuccessful albeit numerous squirrels were spotted as well as a touching addition to...


Common Pipistrelle, Grey Wagtail and Bumble Hole
On a hastily booked Monday off work I happened upon a bat survey taking place in the wood. Numerous boxes showed signs of bat presence...


Kingfisher
A Wednesday off work saw me spend the best part of four hours awaiting the kingfisher at Bumble Hole which duly obliged on two occasions....


Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail and Black-Headed Gull
A warm and sunny week ended with a fine, pleasant Sunday. Two hours sat silently behind a bush at Bumble Hole resulted in both leg cramps...


Black-Headed Gull, Little Grebe and Kingfisher
A Monday off work proved quite fruitful as the warm, sunny weather continued for another day. Success was had at Windmill End with a...


Coot and Cormorant
A bright and sunny weekend culminated in a Sunday stroll along the canal to Windmill End. A skittish coot was snapped along with a...


Blue Tit and Meadow Brown
It wasn't as warm or sunny as yesterday so numbers of everything dwindled again, albeit more small birds are now coming down for food. A...


Coal Tit, Dragonfly, Large White, Buzzard, Painted Lady and Memorial
A perfect warm and sunny Saturday saw me spend the best part of seven hours in and around the wood. Butterfly numbers were up slightly...


Red Admiral, Grey Heron and Small Tortoiseshell
A cool Thursday afternoon and the number of butterfly species to be seen continues to gradually decrease. That being said, five red...