The Redstart - our first ever images, brand new this week

Recent trips into the hills around the village have brought us one or two real seasonal ID challenges…and none more intriguing than these tricky images of a colourful summer visitor. When we caught a glimpse of this bird, I was sure that at long last we’d finally managed to find ourselves another Rock Thrush. A [...]

 

With a major excursion cancelled today through illness on the team, all we’ve got time for is a quick afternoon run out to a favourite local mountain. An impressive rocky gorge before the climb uphill rarely disappoints and before long we had really good views of a Lesser Kestrel, patrolling the skies overhead. The craggy [...]

 

With bad weather through the week had to make the most of the weekend…headed off on Sunday up the hillside to the east of the village, hoping for the best. I have to say the day couldn’t have started any better. Before very long we found one of the region’s most spectacular summer visitors, our [...]