Posted in Uncategorized, tagged birds, birds of prey, derbyshire on May 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Last night I went out to a site in Derbyshire where some friends of mine believe peregrines to be nesting. Due to the persecution of these birds, and the fact this place doesn’t seem openly known, I’m afraid I’m not going to divulge the site on an open blog, sorry!
Although it took us a while, [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged birds, birds of prey, derbyshire, derwent reservoir on March 8, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Today I went on the SBSG raptor-watching field trip to Windy Corner near Howden Dams. Despite the weather forecast, and my fear of a total drenching, it was actually fine for most of the morning, with only a few showers which didn’t last very long. And, despite its name, Windy Corner proved to actually be quite [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged sheffield, birds, birds of prey, field trips on March 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’m off out early tomorrow to join the Sheffield Bird Study Group’s raptor-watching field meeting at Windy Corner near Howden Reservoir. I’m hoping to get one lifer (goshawk), a near UK-lifer (raven, which I haven’t seen in Britain since I was a kid), and a good year tick (peregrine).
Unfortunately, the weather forecast looks a little bit [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged birds, birds of prey, sheffield on January 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Today I had a lunchtime stroll through Weston Park, and got excited by a handsome peregrine falcon that was perched on the edge of the museum’s roof. After a few seconds I realised it was holding its neck at a particularly strange angle, and then that it wasn’t moving at all. I realised at this [...]
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