Tales of the Riverbank

 Edgeley Road vole, one of three seen last night. Meanwhile, below Shrewsbury, we saw redstarts, kites, pied flycatchers, treecreepers and n...

  I guessed it was a predator making the water voles nervous this year: I was sitting quietly last week when a stoat padded past. However, l...

Demoiselles are damselflies, so smaller and slimmer than dragonflies and holding their wings behind them in resting position. These are Beau...

Water voles still proving very shy, though there are plenty. Below, a burrow at Edgeley Road Below, droppings at Edward German Drive. Feedin...

Heron and oystercatcher. Feeding station.  

  I've never seen bird ringing close up, so was thrilled to spot this event at Fordhall Farm, Market Drayton. The birds caught were a ma...

Toadpoles in the pond at Prees Heath. Treecreeper (seen at Bridges) and a Prees Heath yellowhammer. I was lucky enough to meet a butterfly e...