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Black Cap – “The Northern Nightingale”

December 6, 2025 Birds, Black Cap

The blackcap, sometimes referred to as the northern nightingale, is a distinctive greyish warbler, the male has a black cap, and the female black cap has a chestnut one. Its delightful fluting song has earned it the name ‘northern nightingale’. Although primarily a summer visitor birds from Germany and north-east Europe are increasingly spending the…

Muntjac – known as the Barking Deer

September 21, 2024 Deer, Muntjac

[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1434538871508{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”Muntjac” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]It is anticipated that muntjac may soon become the most numerous species of deer in England and may have also crossed the border into Scotland with a couple of specimens even appearing in Northern Ireland in 2009; they have been spotted in the Republic of Ireland in 2010,…

Take a virtual tour of Lochwinnoch – Extract from RSPB Notes on Nature.

November 13, 2023 Birds, Blog, Conservation, Countryside, Nature, RSPB, Uncategorized

The following is an extract from a recent article taken from the “RSPB Notes on Nature”. In my view, it is certainly a project that will help to produce greater access into the countryside – “a new way to be in Nature”. “Join warden Dan Snowdon for a wander along the brand-new accessible boardwalk at…

Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)

November 7, 2023 Birds, Kingfisher

Lightning fast and technicoloured, seeing a kingfisher always feels special. Spot them near rivers, diving low to catch tiny fish with impressive dexterity. The kingfisher is a small bird with unmistakable plumage. Its back is bright metallic blue and its breast is a coppery-brown. The beak is long and black, though females have a red…