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On the frost day of Christmas
Peatlands birding legend Dave Steel begins his 12 Days of Christmas with some wonderful wildlife on a cold and icy Christmas Day.
On the second day of Christmas … seven geese alighting?
On day two of my Christmas journey I decided to check on the work that the Lancashire Wildlife Trust, Woodland Trust and Carbon Landscape have done in New Moss Wood on Cadishead Moss.
The (feeding) frenzy after the Storm
Day three of my 12 Days of Christmas, started for me at 3am today when Storm Bella woke me from the calm of my sleep. How on earth are the birds faring somewhere out there whilst I am comfortably set in my comfy ‘cave’?
On the fourth day of Christmas, let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
Somnambulance and snow showed me the way on day four of this LWT challenge of meeting wildlife during the 12 days of Christmas.
Survival out on Chat Moss
It’s always a concern of mine once a snowfall starts to freeze, for straight away I realise that the struggle to find food for birds, like the thrushes, gets so much harder than usual
Fog won’t stop Dave’s focus on wildlife
A garden watch with cuppa in hand. Could this be the stay at home episode, Notes from a Comfy Kitchen?
New Year just a snowfall away
The blinds drawn back and me straight into the role of Grumpy Father Christmas, created by Raymond Briggs. “Bah-Humbug.” thought I. The day began with me searching for an oasis within this desert of snow. #12DaysWild
Turn of the year brings hope
Less challenging weather out there on the moss today, the birds’ search for food seemed a little easier as the sun worked its de-icing magic upon their snowbound larder.
Bill and Ben … finally understood
At last I feel that I have finally understood what Bill and Ben the Flowerpot Men were saying all those decades ago.
“Let's retire to Rivera for the winter,” said the ducks
It's Day 10 of the 12 days of Christmas and 12 Days Wild, and peatlands birding legend Dave Steel gets his snowboots on for another epic journey, today, along the banks of the Manchester Ship Canal.
Two old buzzards await the thaw
This old buzzard moved onto the icy moss which was being swept by a northerly wind and thoughts spun about my heard of the plight of the ground feeding and other birds which have to endure this tough weather 24 hours per day.
Allow the wild to come to you
Now it’s time perhaps to bring the wild home as another lockdown starts and #12DaysWild and the 12 Days of Christmas comes to a close.
All about the warbler
Peatlands birding legend Dave Steel begins his 12 days of Christmas rejoicing with the willow warbler -a 12cm marvel of feathers that migrates to Europe in the summer from Africa, returning in the autumn.
The Song of the Sparrow
First bird song of day two of my 12 Days Wild came from a small chorus of house sparrows, which almost made me forget that this bird is now on the Red List (highest category) of Birds of Conservation Concern - this only occurring in my lifetime.
All about the Sticky Bob Bird
Day three of my 12 Days Wild and I am back on the Moss in the wind and rain. Some things never change, but who am I to complain, I choose to be buffeted by the wind and my waterproofs simply shrugged off the rain.
A song to brighten any day
Grey, miserable-looking and windswept was the sky over the moss, as I set off on Day 4. Was this glum weather about to affect my mood and turn me back home?
Marsh harrier a sign of success
Under the watchful eye of the Moon a wander into a landscape evolving for nature, on Day 5 of #12DaysWild
Wanderers from afar on Day Six of #12DaysWild
“Ambushed” by a posse of at least 90 starlings, all resting on telephone wires along the road I take onto the moss.
Going about their business on a winter’s day
I suppose I should feel obliged to mention the grey partridge, as I have volunteered to join in on the LWT #12DaysWild over Christmas.
Winter sun welcomes our valued guests
We extend a warm welcome to all our visitors from Scandinavia and other such frozen landscapes.