At Home
There is still a lot of action in the garden in the second half of July. There are still plenty of Blackbirds, some still feeding young and some still fighting and lots of youngsters with their speckled breasts, the Sparrow population has certainly increased as has the Starlings with lots
Greenway Lane – Early July
Well into July now and I have been busy with various things so I’m a bit slow to update my nature diary. I have still been going up and down Greenway Lane with or without the dogs, sometimes in the morning and sometimes in the afternoon and I take the
Fontmell Down
On the 16th June I went up to Fontmell Down in the morning, it promised to be a hot day but I was pleased that there was a little cloud cover which cooled things on the open downs. I went with a friend who was hoping for tips on how
Martin Down Part 2
After the weekend I decided that I would like to go and see and take some photos of the Rose coloured Starling and perhaps get a little closer. I went back to where he was before and again a small group of people were there, someone had seen him a
Martin Down & other places Part 1
The weekend from Friday 11th June promised to be a hot one and it certainly turned out to be that way. Rod’s niece, Elaine came for the weekend and we were hoping to spend some of the time bird watching. I was going to show her some local places where
Greenway Lane
Some warmer weather in early June at last so I have been walking down our local lane to see what creatures I can find in the grass and hedgerows. There doesn’t appear to be the abundance of insects like last year or it’s maybe I’ve been too eager to go