WILDLIFE – THE HARVEST MOUSE
The Harvest Mouse – Micromys minutus Most people think of the harvest mouse as the tiny red-brown animal clinging to a ripe ear of wheat, however you are just as […]
WILDLIFE – THE WHITE TAILED SEA EAGLE
The White-Tailed Sea Eagle – Haliaeetus albicilla by Graham Stewart In the UK, birds of prey don’t come any bigger than the mighty White-tailed Eagle. Their enormous size, measuring between […]
WILDLIFE – THE BULLFINCH
The Bullfinch – Pyrrhula pyrrhula The Bullfinch is a regular visitor to the Meadow hide , always in a pair they normally arrive in mid afternoon and head straight […]
WILDLIFE – THE GUILLEMOT
The Guillemot – Uria Alger Words & pictures by Graham Stewart Normally found in Northern waters, the Guillemot is a bird that spends most of its time out at sea, […]
WILDLIFE – GOLDCREST
The Goldcrest – Regulus regulus The Goldcrest , Regulus regulus is Britain’s smallest bird at just 9cm in length, and weighs in at just 5.5g . If not for the fiery […]
WILDLIFE – THE MUTE SWAN
The Mute Swan – Cygnus olor The mute swan , Cygnus olor , is the UK’s most widespread species of swan, this iconic bird is a member of the waterfowl […]
WILDLIFE – THE FALLOW DEER
The Fallow Deer – Dama dama The Fallow deer ( Dama dama ) is now a common sight in Britain. Not a true native ( Fallow deer are native to Asia ) […]
WILDLIFE – THE CORMORANT
The Cormorant – Phalacrocorax carbo The Cormorant is a large, black waterbird whose size and colour make it very visible. With a reptilian neck, it has an almost prehistoric appearance. […]
WILDLIFE – THE GREY HERON
The Grey Heron – Ardea Cinerea Words and pictures by Graham Stewart Now I know what you are all thinking, the big dummy has spelt Garry wrong. But have I? […]
WILDLIFE – THE SHELDUCK
The Shelduck – Tadora todorno The shelduck is a large and distinctive duck found close to the coast all around the U.K. White, with a black, bottle green head and […]
WILDLIFE – THE MARSH TIT
The Marsh tit – Poecile palustris The marsh tit is a small, mainly brown bird, with a shiny black cap, neat black bib and pale belly. It is very similar […]
WILDLIFE – BROWN HARE
The Brown Hare – Lepus europaeus The Brown hare is one of the largest of the lagomorphs. Its head and body length can range from 60 to 75 cm. The […]
WILDLIFE – COLLARED DOVE
The Collared Dove – Streptopelia decaocto Collared doves are slightly smaller than their pigeon cousins, with pale, pinky-brown and grey coloured plumage with a distinctive black neck collar. They have […]
WILDLIFE – THE WOOD PIGEON
The Wood Pigeon – Columba palumbus The Wood Pigeon is both he largest and most common pigeon , mostly Rey in colour with a white , green and purple neck and […]
WILDLIFE – THE STOAT
The Stoat – Mustela erminea by Graham Stewart Until recently I have only ever caught occasional, brief glimpses of stoats, never enough of one to actually catch it on camera. […]
Flo the Fox the first blog
Say hello to Flo, a fine example of a native British Red Fox. ( Vulpes vulpes ) The Red Fox largest of the true foxes, has the greatest geographic […]
