Foot It - Update 5th Jan

Dipper - singing Had a good walk this morning, continuing with my efforts to see as many birds as possible during the month of January on fo...

First Moths of the Year

Whilst the mild, damp weather is no help to bird watchers it does encourage the first moths of the year to take to the wing.  Last night I c...

Reg-green Carpet

The Red-green Carpet is one of a small group of moths that flies as an adult in the Autumn then the females over winter prior to egg laying ...

Foot It Challenge - 1st January

Spent the whole of today walking my area in the Foot It Challenge (see Blog 20th December for details) accompanied for much of the route by...

Last Shrike of the year

In driving rain and wind that made it difficult for the shrike to stay on its post and with an overcast sky producing a permanent sensation ...

Brambling - Screetham Lane

The photos are of a mixed finch feeding flock on Screetham Lane numbering several hundered birds, the photos show mainly Brambling which loo...

Common Buzzard

There was a brief respite from the rain and overcast skies this morning. This Common Buzzard drifted over Chatsworth and the Great Spotted W...