April 18, 2016
by Jackson
Comments Off on First Cuckoo, bluebells and goshawk
Heard my first cuckoo for this year on Saturday whilst on a bike ride. Its great to hear it again. The bluebells in the wood are looking (and smelling) amazing now. I’ve been trying out an experiment with my trail … Continue reading
March 7, 2016
by Jackson
Comments Off on Goshawk seen over my garden!
Yesterday whilst in my garden I heard all the small garden birds suddenly break out in alarm calls and then the pigeons shot from the tops of the trees where they had been roosting. Looking up, I was amazed to … Continue reading
March 11, 2015
by Jackson
Comments Off on Buzzards
We’ve been out a couple of times lately with my Uncle Paul (a proper birder) to see if we can see a goshawk performing its display behaviour. We’ve seen lots of buzzards (see below) and red kites but no goshawks … Continue reading
November 24, 2014
by Jackson
Comments Off on Goshawk lair update
It was a dreary wet day yesterday but I wanted to go and visit the Goshawk plucking site that I had found earlier in the year. It’s in a particularly dark and dense bit of coniferous woodland off the beaten … Continue reading