At Oakhill Wood (Tidenham Chase) this morning a singing male Firecrest, a Wood Warbler, two Spotted Flycatchers, five Siskins (including a downy juvenile) and two Hawfinches. Posted on behalf of…

Whatever the conditions were for the Thames pageant, the warm conditions and light rain of mid-afternoon of 3 June suited Swifts very well. A big number – maybe 200 but…

Waters continue to drop gradually after the flooding of early May. The female Red-necked Phalarope, not seen since Saturday last and thought to have departed towards its northern (Shetlands?) breeding…

The floodwater is retreating, but levels in and around the scrapes are still relatively high for the spring/early summer.  The female Red-necked Phalarope in summer plumage (which has attracted nationwide…

There has been much publicity about the programme to re-introduce Cranes to south-west England.  Eggs taken from wild Cranes’ nests in Germany have been brought to the Wildfowl and Wetlands…

The Severn has dropped considerably, but flood levels on the riverside meadows are slow to recede, because the outfalls to the river are so narrow.  The Grundon and Long Pool hides on…

Today there were two families of Great Tits round the garden, the first of the year out of the nest. I noticed them because of the fledglings’ reedy wheezy calls,…

On 6th May, as there was a “weather-window” we decided to make a visit to Green Lane, Frampton, to look to see if any Hairy Dragonflies were on the wing….

Bulbous Buttercup (Ranunculus bulbosus) is in full bloom on my front lawn in Standish. This is the first of the big three buttercups of the year to bloom. It can…

The River Severn continues to rise: at Haw Bridge this morning it was beginning to overtop its banks, causing increased flooding of the meadows along the River Chelt, which is also high…

The River Severn was very high at Haw Bridge (10.70m) this morning, almost bursting its banks.  So the River Chelt, also unusually high, can’t discharge into the Severn and is…