by Dominic | Aug 9, 2011 | Nature Writing
Do check out my article on Yellow-legged Gull identification in this month’s Bird Watching magazine, available from most newsagents. Now’s a good time to get out and find one of these tricky beasties, because many have travelled up from the coast of France...
by Dominic | Aug 9, 2011 | Longham Lakes, News
There was a juvenile Marsh Harrier on Hampreston Fields, Longham Lakes, on Saturday morning 8th August. This is a new species for the site, bringing the total number of species recorded to 157 (since March 2002). I will shortly be uploading the full list on to this...
by Dominic | Jul 21, 2011 | Longham Lakes
Ringing at Longham yesterday by Roger Peart was most productive. He caught 47 new birds including 13 Chiffchaffs, a Kingfisher, a Garden Warbler (quite scarce here) and a Swallow. A Reed Warbler that he caught earlier in the summer has been confirmed as previously...
by Dominic | Jul 20, 2011 | Moths & Butterflies, News
Next week I will be filming a feature for BBC’s One Show. The bug expert George McGavin and I will be sailing aboard a boat at night to demonstrate migration in moths. It should be fun! Watch this space for broadcast date.
by Dominic | Jul 14, 2011 | Email Newsletter
It’s July, so it’s time for my annual trips into the New Forest to look for birds of prey. A hard day’s raptor watching reaped rich reward today, in good conditions. At the first site, Beaulieu Road Station, we had an excellent, if distant view of a...
