A summer plumaged Great Northern Diver, Gavia immer was seen at the weekend on a pool at Long Rock, Marazion, near Penzance, Cornwall. These really are smart looking birds in comparison to the winter plumaged Great Northern Divers that are … Read More
The Osprey seen fishing around the Hayle Estuary at the weekend certainly brought back a few memories. I well remember seeming my first British Osprey at Boat of Garten in Scotland’s Cairngorms during a Geography field course – a few … Read More
Don’t panic – this was not the evil work of a maniac on the loose but a Sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus, doing what nature designed it to do. A male Sparrowhawk brought down a Wood Pigeon in the garden last week … Read More