Blogs

It's been a busy time this past month in the wildlife enquiries team, Rich and I went over to see our colleagues in the Belfast office last week to deliver some wildlife based training. Great place to go to and great to meet the team over there, they were really helpful and good fun, plus the setting...

It’s been a washout of a summer – for humans anyway. My barbecue has stayed under wraps for the third year running, the patio table is a permanent fixture in the utility room and the hammock has not felt the weight of a human body since I brought it out in May. (Though it’s provided...

Seems like we’ve hardly had a summer and it’s over already. For swifts anyway. These seasonal visitors are starting to take wing. So now’s the time to get on my usual August attire of jumper and raincoat and catch one last look. Why on earth would migratory birds from Africa choose...

Kingfishers on the Lagan (Photograph by Lagan Valley Regional Park) I’ve learned a lot since I started volunteering at the RSPB, with special responsibility for meandering through the Lagan Valley Regional Park and reporting what I see (no great hardship!) But one of the first things I discovered...