Lancashire Wildlife Blogs

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 …

As the very warm summer weather continued I chose to go out with the camera early mornings and evenings.The images below were obtained on a lovely warm and sunny evening run over Longridge Fell and into Bowland.This is one of my favourite parts of Lanc…

This last week the temperatures have soared with new records being established.The South has had the highest of the temperatures when it has been around 100 degrees in old money. Here in the north it has still been less hot but still well up in the eig…

I always look forward each year to the arrival of the terns at the former Preston Dock where they have bred for a number of years.There haven’t seemed quite as many this year but there has been plenty of action to keep the camera busy. I have only made…

Recently I have been enjoying the excellent weather.It has been settled with very warm and sunny days.I find that for photography when the weather is very hot it is best to get out and about in the early morning .It is nice and cool,traffic free and th…

First the bad news,currently the weather is very unsettled with plenty of rain and very cold for June.This recent bad weather brought disaster to the local nesting great crested grebes.They had constructed their nest and were incubating three eggs as p…