Tales of the Riverbank
The diary of a water vole colony
Sunday, 25 September 2022
Some Waders
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Three snipe at Venus Pool reserve. Below, a curlew. Giant puffball. I thought it was a football at first!
Monday, 19 September 2022
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Spoonbills! What a surprise! At Parkgate RSPB Reserve, Neston. Marsh Harrier over Parkgate Estuary. Red Admiral. Meadow Pipit. Common Hawk...
Sunday, 4 September 2022
As the Days Grow Shorter
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It can be hard to see a Comma butterfly when it closes its wings because it looks like a dead leaf. However, when its wings open, it's...
Saturday, 3 September 2022
Three UK Riparian Mammals
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A water vole, a water shrew and a wood mouse, for comparison.
Saturday, 27 August 2022
Postcard from the Isle of Wight
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Whitethroat Spotted flycatcher Whinchat above, meadow pipit below. Jersey Tiger moth White-tailed Sea Eagle Green woodpecker Chalk Hill Bl...
Thursday, 18 August 2022
Rare Bird Alert
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This is the first Red-backed Shrike in Shropshire since 1995!
Water Vole with One Eye
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One vole with one eye, and another with both eyes intact. Water voles are territorial and can fight viciously with each other. I've se...
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