Turning an Oasis into a Desert
On my walk this morning I went past a small wetland area alongside the river and noticed something written on one of the signs. Someone had written VANDALISM Now a desert No habitat for birds or animals No Conservation And I had to agree. This was once a small haven for wildlife and I'd written a previous blog about spotting a kingfisher on the pond. https://www.wildlifepirate.co.uk/single-post/2019/03/11/a-new-king-on-the-block Along with the kingfishers I'd photographed gre
Black Necked Grebes
St Aidans country park near Leeds is home to around 25% of the UK’s breeding black necked grebes so a must to visit in Spring. The site...
400 Year Wait Is Finally Over
Spoonbills haven't nested regularly in the UK since the 1700s, but in recent years they have slowly been expanding their range north and...
On The Moors
There are a lot of different habitats close to where I live but one I don't visit as often as I should are the moorlands. Whenever I...
Not Quite Ready to Rumble
A friend recently bought a new camera and was keen to get out and about and asked me a good place to go. I suggested we could go to...
