Arctic skua
A fierce pirate of the sea, the Arctic skua is renowned for stealing fish from other seabirds and dive-bombing anyone that comes near its nests. It breeds in the far north of Scotland and on the…
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Chwilio
My other world
Philip has been helping to restore Manchester Mosslands for twenty years, helping these rare wetlands to recover. He works in front of a computer most of the time, so he has always enjoyed the…
Dartford warbler
The small, brown Dartford warbler is most easily spotted when warbling its scratchy song from the top of a gorse stem. It lives on lowland heathland in the south of England, where it nests on the…
Shag
Shag' is a very old name that means 'tufted' and refers to the small crest that this bird sports. Look out for it in spring and summer either diving for fish from the surface of the…
1st April - Who's the Fool?
Red Kite Visits Nora at the Nest
Blue 24 Returns and Other March Updates
Blue 24 Returns, Nest 2 is Gone
Clarach: Part II
Interesting Behaviour Seen at Glaslyn Nest
'The Heron'
Juvenile Heron is Stranded Below the Nest
Clocks, Chicks and Intruders
Chicks are due to hatch this year from 21st May onwards.
Blue 24 is Back
Blue 24 and Blue 3J Vie for the Nest
Flame shell
It's easy to see where this stunning bivalve got its name from - the bright orange tentacles emerging from the shell really do look like flames!
Yarrow
Yarrow can be found in many grasslands, from lawns to meadows, its flat-topped clusters of flower heads appearing from June. Cultivated varieties are garden favourites.