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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…

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...

Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)

October 26, 2021 Birds, Goldcrest

The goldcrest is a tiny bird. Adults typically weigh just 5g, which is the same as a 20p coin. On average, goldcrests are slightly lighter than the similarly diminutive, and closely related, firecrest. This makes the species the UK’s smallest bird. Goldcrests are named after the crest of bright feathers in the middle of their…

House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)

October 22, 2021 Birds, Conservation, House Sparrow

The house sparrow is an opportunistic bird of towns and cities, parks, gardens and farmland. House sparrows feed on a variety of foods, including buds, grains, nuts and scraps, and will visit birdtables and feeders. They live in colonies and nest in holes or crevices in buildings, among Ivy or other bushes, and in nestboxes;…

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