Monday, 29 April 2013

My up to date sightings etc. - from Mon April 29th 2013.

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Tree Pipits and Meadow Pipits beware! Cuckoo has arrived back at Hutton Roof Sunday May 5th 2013 (Burton In Kendal)   "First Swift...
Sunday, 28 April 2013

Where are the rest of the Chiffchaffs?

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Some general notes on the "Chiffchaff" and some replies. Below are some notes which I have decided to put on a couple of online...
Wednesday, 24 April 2013

Northern Greenland Wheatear and Other news.

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My recorded notes in regards to Northern Greenland Wheatear. (please click over illustration to enlarge) Yesterday Tuesday 23rd April 20...
Monday, 22 April 2013

Skylark, Pipit and Warbler News from 22nd April 2013

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This sketch is to try and adapt what went on, during one of my observation one day when I witnessed a Skylark was screaming through the ...
Tuesday, 16 April 2013

Most of our Chiffchaffs have arrived, any day now our Willow Warblers

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One of my older sketches, but its that time of the year again when I can check out the Chiffchaff arrivals. (Please click over illustratio...
Saturday, 13 April 2013

Some of Our Chiffchaffs are Back

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Friday April 12th 2013 - Please click over sketch to enlarge Friday April 12th 2013 - Arrival of the Chiffchaffs  Spent most of the mo...
Friday, 12 April 2013

Keswick and Derwentwater etc

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A Small sketch on our day out to Keswick - Wednesday last (click over to enlarge) Went up to Keswick on Wednesday last , travelling t...
Monday, 8 April 2013

Meadow Pipits on the Move North over Dalton Crags

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Illustration showing the main corridors of  Meadow Pipit migration passage over Dalton Crags (deforested) Click over to enlarge Check ...
Monday, 1 April 2013

Mipits move at last and warblers waiting

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It’s becoming quite obvious for me in some cases that our Warblers (Chiffchaffs and Willow Warblers) have been held up “somewhere”, and th...
Wednesday, 27 March 2013

Fieldfare on the move etc

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A diary page for sightings etc between 21st to the 27th March 2013.  The weather today is still freezing cold with strong Easterlies.  (Cl...
Friday, 22 March 2013

A Herd of Whiteness

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A Herd of Whitness" when a "wedge" of Whooper Swans came over Dalton Crags and then headed North West for their onward jo...
Wednesday, 20 March 2013

Marshall Mipit stops migration over Hutton Roof

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Marshall Mipit is in charge of "Snow Block" Yes today there was no movement whatsoever over Hutton Roof between 0800 and 093...
Thursday, 7 March 2013

Bullfinch, Chaff-Chiff and Frogs,

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Diary Sketch for Wednesday March 6th 2013 (CLICK OVER SKETCH TO ENLARGE) Thursday March 7th 2013(0600-0630hrs)   I have already been out...
Tuesday, 5 March 2013

Grasmere - Wordsworth and a bargain cup of tea!

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Grasmere Diary Sketch for Saturday last 2nd March 2013.  A very enjoyable day which started with a "Grasmere" bargain cup of tea...
Monday, 4 March 2013

My Wildlife Calendar - February

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Better late than never, but just finished the first page of my wildlife "Calendar"
Friday, 1 March 2013

Toads and Frogs are trying to cross the Roads

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Its that time of  the year again when Toads and Frogs are crossing our roads heading towards their breeding grounds and they would lov...
Wednesday, 27 February 2013

Song Thrush versatily and SKY the Lark returns

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Tuesday & Wednesday February 26th and 27th 2013 - Diary Sketch Tuesday 26 th February 2013 0600-0700hrs  - A full moon and al...
Saturday, 23 February 2013

Red - poll needed the Ice Breaker

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Thr and Fri Feb 21st and 22nd 2013 - Diary Sketch On my way up through Dalton Crags to Hutton Roof summit, I have found it necessary d...