With the advent of spring comes a new cast of birds to delight and entertain us. Before April is out most of our summer migrants will have arrived and be busy claiming territory, selecting mates and otherwise engaged in propagating their species. Among the more familiar and obvious species that chose to spend the long…
Welcome to my early emerging butterflies identification guide. By ‘early’ I mean those species that emerge during March/April, although some can be encountered in warm, sunny spells even earlier. Of our nearly 60 species of butterfly, only 6 overwinter as adults emerging with the first warmth of spring sunshine to delight us with their colour…
Large birds of prey seen soaring overhead or glimpsed fleetingly from a passing car can cause a great deal of confusion as to identity. Let’s have a look at three species that can be encountered hereabouts of similar size and basic shape and that often occupy adjacent habitats: marsh harrier, common buzzard and red kite….