Nature Diaries
A selection from the Nature Diaries in 2012:
Feb 2012 - small bird of prey flying low over the field - possibly female Sparrowhawk. Also Blue Tits seem to have a nest in, or near to the barn - lots of dashing about this morning.
March 2012 - we saw some Red Kites on a walk and a Heron by the canal.
March 2012 - can confirm the sighting of a Sparrowhawk and it was sitting on the gate today.
April 23rd 2012 - walking around Usk Reservoir saw Red Kites and heard a Cuckoo.
April 2012 - a Great Tit was tapping its beak on the window. Long Tailed Tits and Blackbirds singing heartily. A Buzzard was in the field for a long time - 2 days running.
May 2nd - Swallows arrived - same day as our grandaughter Tes!
May 2012 - Goldfinches and Swallows by the barn, but also saw Kites, Buzzards, Wheatears, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Dippers and Grey and Pied Wagtails nearby.
May 2012 - there was a Heron in the middle of the field for ages this morning and heard a Cuckoo - the first one for years!
June 2012 - the hedgerows are a picture, full of cow parsley, oxe-eye daisies, foxgloves and buttercups.
July 2012 - walking along Llangattock Escarpment saw Willow Tits at very close quarters - very pretty birds, a real delight.
August 2012 - walking along the canal had my first ever sight of a Kingfisher. It flew in front of us several times and also landed twice giving us a brilliant view.
Spet 2012 - the Swallows had a second brood and very reluctant to leave - last sighting.
1st Oct - hope they make it back to Africa OK? Still lots of young green Woodpeckers around this year and very noisy Tawny Owls!
Feb 2012 - small bird of prey flying low over the field - possibly female Sparrowhawk. Also Blue Tits seem to have a nest in, or near to the barn - lots of dashing about this morning.
March 2012 - we saw some Red Kites on a walk and a Heron by the canal.
March 2012 - can confirm the sighting of a Sparrowhawk and it was sitting on the gate today.
April 23rd 2012 - walking around Usk Reservoir saw Red Kites and heard a Cuckoo.
April 2012 - a Great Tit was tapping its beak on the window. Long Tailed Tits and Blackbirds singing heartily. A Buzzard was in the field for a long time - 2 days running.
May 2nd - Swallows arrived - same day as our grandaughter Tes!
May 2012 - Goldfinches and Swallows by the barn, but also saw Kites, Buzzards, Wheatears, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Dippers and Grey and Pied Wagtails nearby.
May 2012 - there was a Heron in the middle of the field for ages this morning and heard a Cuckoo - the first one for years!
June 2012 - the hedgerows are a picture, full of cow parsley, oxe-eye daisies, foxgloves and buttercups.
July 2012 - walking along Llangattock Escarpment saw Willow Tits at very close quarters - very pretty birds, a real delight.
August 2012 - walking along the canal had my first ever sight of a Kingfisher. It flew in front of us several times and also landed twice giving us a brilliant view.
Spet 2012 - the Swallows had a second brood and very reluctant to leave - last sighting.
1st Oct - hope they make it back to Africa OK? Still lots of young green Woodpeckers around this year and very noisy Tawny Owls!
