Lancashire Wildlife Blogs

My first post for December follows a similar theme to my last posting.There are still plenty of fieldfares present in the countryside gorging themselves on the abundant berry crop.On my latest trip out with the camera I found more fieldfares together w…

This last week or so I have been out and about with the camera. It has been a dry week for a change with mostly cloudy conditions and a brisk easterly wind.The previous week gave more sun and was ideal for photographing fieldfares.These Scandanavian th…

The constant and very heavy rain during October had caused problems for the farmers in the Pilling area.This part of Lancashire is famous for growing potatoes but a lot of the harvest had been lost to the weather.The flooded fields were well under wate…

It had been a number of years since I had first photographed Bearded Tits at Leighton Moss.They are a very elusive bird to see and early Autumn is one of the best times to see them.In the Autumn their diet changes from insects to the seeds of the commo…

The title of a very well known ballet but this last week or so I have had my own versions of Swan Lake.Following the recent persistent daily and heavy rain the fields have been like inland lakes.Particularly around the Pilling and Nateby areas.These fl…

Around this time of the year I like to visit Leighton Moss RSPB reserve.I have found that it can be good to observe passage waders which are on their way south and call in to refuel for the long journeys ahead.One wader I particularly like to see is th…

Recently just up the road at Pilling an uncommon wheatear was discovered by a local birder. It was showing very well along the sea wall at Fluke Hall.It was showing daily and was observed by many birders from far and near.It was thought to be either a …

Red and Purple,two lovely strong colours.This was what I was looking for on a recent trip to North Yorkshire.It was early August and the heather had blossomed into that lovely purple colour which colours the high moorlands at this time of the year.It i…

Recently I have had two evening drives to the Longridge Fell area.After mixed weather during the day the evenings were better with warm sunshine,ideal conditions for looking for owls and deer. The owls didn’t show but I enjoyed two super sessions with …

The ospreys in the Southern Lake District have had another successful season.Apart from the well known  Foulshaw Moss site there are another five sites that I am aware of and there maybe more.The two sites that I have been visiting have had mixed …