Archive of: April, 2020
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30 April 2020
Bob Foreman's Moth Blog
The ups and downs of mothing with Bob Foreman
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30 April 2020
Species of the day: Holly Blue
The Holly Blue is well adapted for life amongst us and is the one member of its family you’re most likely to spot in your garden, often flitting around at head height
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30 April 2020
Deciphering the dawn chorus
Wildlife expert Nick Acheson introduces some of our feathered superstars to listen out for this spring.
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30 April 2020
Corona Wildlife Diary: Day Forty-four
“The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground”
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29 April 2020
Dunnock - Bird Song
The Dunnock is an overwhelmingly inconspicuous bird that in fact very much belies its meek and modest nature
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29 April 2020
Species of the day: Pied Wagtail
The chirpy Pied Wagtail is a bird summed up nicely by its name, though it has many others in folklore, including the widespread “willie wagtail” and charming “peggy dishwasher.”
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29 April 2020
Corona Wildlife Diary: Day Forty-three
I build a Grass Snake heap, go shopping for horse manure and get into another argument.
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28 April 2020
Species of the day: Hawthorn
With its distinctive leaves, the Common Hawthorn is a familiar sight amongst spring hedgerows. Its colloquial name of ‘May-tree’ is entirely suggestive of its typical flowering period
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28 April 2020
Corona Wildlife Diary: Day Forty-two
I film some egg-laying damselflies. It’s all rather fiddly.
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27 April 2020
Species of the day: Red Mason Bee
The Mason Bees are named after the characteristic habit of using ‘masonry’ products in the construction of their nest cells.
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27 April 2020
Corona Wildlife Diary: Day Forty-one
I count the Cowslips on the front lawn and scare a neighbour.
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26 April 2020
Corona Wildlife Diary: Day Forty
Results from our fourth Back garden Bird Race. There was no Hoopoe but there was a penguin. Seriously.