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A Bird’s Eye View on the Queen’s Reign

June 6, 2022 Birds, Conservation, Countryside, Finch, Goldfinch, Nature, RSPB, Uncategorized

Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee is a celebration of truly historic occasion. This is the first time a British Monarch has reigned for 70 years. The Queen is the RSPB’s Patron and much has changed for our wildlife since she took to the throne in 1952. For one the RSPB reports that the skies are…

‘Sedge Warbler (UK)’

April 25, 2022 Birds, Blog, Conservation, Countryside, RSPB, Sedge Warbler

What do sedge warblers look like? Sedge warblers have an olive-brown mantle and scapulars with dark brown streaks, and a cinnamon rump. On the upperwing the flight feathers are brown with pale buff edges, and the wing coverts are black with paler edges. The rounded tail is dark brown. The belly is white, the flanks…

Fallow Deer at Burghley Park, Stamford, UK

March 1, 2022 Fallow Deer

Fallow Deer The male fallow deer is known as a buck, the female is a doe, and the young a fawn. They were first brought to Britain from the western Mediterranean during the Roman period, when they were kept within enclosures known as ‘vivaria’. Variation in Colour Much variation occurs in the coat colour of the...

‘French or Red Legged Partridge

February 10, 2022 Birds, Countryside, French Partridge, RSPB

A plump, round bird, the red-legged partridge is common on farmland, where it feeds on seeds, leaves and small invertebrates. When disturbed, it prefers to run instead of fly, but will fly short distances if necessary. It breeds in open scrub and farmland, laying its eggs on the ground. The red-legged partridge is sandy, grey-brown…

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