Author Mike Russell Sorry, just had to send this out into the ether! After so much gloomy weather, gloomy news and Brighton not making the Championship play-offs, I had the most brilliant walk into work at Woods Mill this morning … Continue reading
Author Mike Russell 1.30am on Sunday morning and I am answering the call of nature; well two calls actually. The first was because of what sadly afflicts men of a certain age, but the second was that I had to … Continue reading
Author Graeme Lyons Picture the scene. You’ve just spent your birthday ill in bed with a rotten cold and have taken the following day off sick too. Having finally dragged yourself out of a steaming hot bath at about 3.30 … Continue reading
Author Michael Blencowe It’s been a long, cold, lonely winter. Maybe it’s just my memory but it feels like this cold, wet, windy weather has sat over England like a damp, dirty dishcloth since last spring. Last year’s weather was … Continue reading
Author Ronnie Reed I’m not entirely convinced by modern technology. My mobile phone is just that: it doesn’t have a camera let alone an app. But I have to admit yesterday morning I would like to have been able to … Continue reading
Author Barry Yates With all the recent improvements to habitats at our Rye Harbour Nature Reserve there has been a corresponding improvement in the quantity and quality of wildlife. One group of birds that it now excels in is PLOVERS. … Continue reading
Author Mike Russell OK, sorry about the naff headline, it shows my lack of imagination as well as my indignation that once again a bittern has put in an appearance at Woods Mill and I haven’t seen it! This photograph … Continue reading
Author Barry Yates Bird migration does not just happen during the spring and autumn. All year round there are birds flying great distances to survive in their own very specialised worlds. During freezing December weather lapwing and skylarks may fly … Continue reading
Author Jess Price Spring is certainly on its way and with it, a cacophony of bird song coming from gardens, parks and woodlands. Unfortunately my bird song identification skills are not as good as I would like, so I’ve decided … Continue reading
Author Michael Blencowe Waxwings are still causing quite a stir on their winter tour of the berry bushes of Sussex. There once was a time when people believed that the rare appearance of a flock of waxwings was an evil … Continue reading
