Dead Tawny Owl Find
This morning, whilst out walking Wren, I spotted something on the field, close to my home. It was a dead tawny owl. By the condition of...
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Mar 19, 2021
Garden Wildlife Update
At this time of year, everything kicks off in my garden as Spring starts to take hold and my nest boxes start to have visitors. This...
Mar 12, 2021
Worms, Wren... and Stock Dove... a Tawny diet
Aluco has spent another week incubating in the nest box. We are just over half way through the incubation period. She leaves the nest box...
Mar 7, 2021
A Teapot Robin!
Several years ago, I mounted a little clay nesting teapot in the ivy on my trellis. I had forgotten about it as nothing has ever nested...
Mar 5, 2021
Tawny Eggs and Live Streaming
The last few weeks have been pretty exciting regarding Strix and Aluco, our Yew View tawny pair. On the Feb 20th, Aluco laid her first...
Feb 26, 2021
Badger Cub Joy..... to Badger Cub Sorrow
In 2015, I built an artificial badger sett at Yew View, with the help of Jason from Wildlife Windows. It was an amazing project and I...
Feb 20, 2021
We have a Tawny Egg!
When I went to Yew View this week, it was clear from the footage I lifted, that Strix and Aluco, our tawny owls, were ramping things up...
Feb 13, 2021
Find some track... set a trail camera!
I am a big trail cam addict! I absolutely love them and have them set here there and everywhere! For those who don't know, a trail camera...
Feb 7, 2021
Regular Tawny Visits as we Move into February
Things are definitely looking promising on the Tawny front at Yew View. The female (Aluco) is now staying in the box during the day,...
Feb 7, 2021
Experimenting with a Hikvision Covert Cam.....
Sometimes it is really good to get really close to your wildlife subject and this little Hikvision covert cam is great for that. It is a...
Feb 4, 2021
Tawny Box 2021... looking forward to another breeding year
I am really hoping that the Yew View tawny box goes according to plan this year! This pair have bred here for the last four years,...
Feb 3, 2021
Kingfisher post..... without a kingfisher!
Last week, we had quite a lot of action on the kingfisher post.... but not with kingfishers! The River Severn is in flood and half the...
Jan 31, 2021
Big Garden Birdwatch 2021
As always, Big Garden Birdwatch is an important weekend for me. In fact every day is Big Garden Birdwatch in my world, but this weekend...
Jan 24, 2021
Chatting with Chris Packham and Megan McCubbin .....
Since, the first lockdown, Chris Packham and his step daughter, Megan McCubbin, have been creating shows and live streaming fab content...
Jan 17, 2021
Supporting Farmland Birds
Part of the site at Yew View, where we have built the large new wildlife pond, is bordered by farmland. Mixed hedges and brambles form...
Jan 13, 2021
Squirrels vs Tawny Owls... plus Kingfisher Delights!
When I returned to Yew View after the Christmas break, the site had suffered floods again from the River Severn. This is a common...
Dec 29, 2020
A Snowy Wildlife Photoshoot
Today has been the most magical of conditions. It's not very often we get snow like this, but today was just wonderful! Working from home...
Dec 19, 2020
My wildlife appears on BBC The One Show!
In the early Autumn I was approached by one of the researchers on BBC's The One Show. They wanted to create a fun Christmas feature and...
Dec 3, 2020
Strix and Aluco meet on the balcony!
As it looks like our tawny pair are going to nest in one of the two Yew View boxes, as they have the last few years, I have decided to...
Nov 28, 2020
Scratching and Stretching..... Sett Life of Peggy
Peggy, our Yew View badger has spent most of her days in the sett this week. She is appearing regularly at the feeding station and must...
Nov 28, 2020
Kingfisher Jewels
I was excited to see if the kingfisher had been back this week. Instead of the male, the female visited on two occasions this week. You...
Nov 21, 2020
Which Box Will She Choose?
After removing the huge hornet nest from the tawny nest box, I was keen to see if she returned to the box. The pair have been spending a...
Nov 20, 2020
Kingfishers and Grey Wagtail Beauties
I have recently installed a new camera on a post on the edge of the Yew View wildlife pond. I have been filming the visits onto this...
Nov 20, 2020
Find a track, place a trail camera!
I am a bit addicted to trail cameras. I always have some out, whether it be in my garden, at school or somewhere in my local area. The...
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