Tales of the Riverbank

  This male kingfisher has been visiting the garden for a week now, taking stickleback from the pond. He only comes in the early morning, as...

  Great Grey Shrike - super-rare visitor from Africa! A late red admiral butterfly, and a kestrel. Crow and cormorant. Marsh harrier being h...

  Three snipe at Venus Pool reserve. Below, a curlew. Giant puffball. I thought it was a football at first!

  Spoonbills! What a surprise! At Parkgate RSPB Reserve, Neston. Marsh Harrier over Parkgate Estuary. Red Admiral. Meadow Pipit. Common Hawk...

  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...

 A water vole, a water shrew and a wood mouse, for comparison.

  Whitethroat Spotted flycatcher Whinchat above, meadow pipit below. Jersey Tiger moth White-tailed Sea Eagle Green woodpecker Chalk Hill Bl...