Roseland Swimmers – all welcome
Looking to join an open water swimming group? On Saturday 3rd April 2021 there were four of us who organised to meet and swim at Porthcurnick – and the Roseland Sea Swimmers...
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Discovering the Roseland – and a bit beyond. By Lindsay Brooke
Discovering the Roseland – and a bit beyond. By Lindsay Brooke As some of you might be aware I am a newbie to the Roseland. To discover more about what goes on...
Cirl Bunting Project – January 2020
Summer 2019 proved to be yet another hot summer, with Cirl buntings and other farmland species appearing to do well over the breeding season. There was one very notable and unusual addition...
Cirl Bunting Project – December 2018
Summer 2018 has been remarkable for its hot summer weather. I am hoping it will prove notable for the breeding success of our farmland birds, especially our cirl buntings. Despite the snows...
Cirl Bunting Project – December 2015 – Stuart Croft
At the end of March, after a relatively benign winter, it was evident that the population of cirl buntings on the peninsula was in good shape and well set to build upon...
Cirl Bunting Update 2013
Rarely was the weather out of the news during 2012. At the end of the year it could only be hoped that we wouldn’t see a repeat for many years (or should...
Cirl Update 2012
After the successes built up over the past six years, leading to a very successful year in 2011, when the breeding population jumped quite dramatically by 75{c8c3b3d140ed11cb7662417ff7b2dc686ffa9c2daf0848ac14f76e68f36d0c20}, and saw lots of youngsters...
Cirl Bunting Reintroduction Project Autumn Update
Our last project update heralded the welcome return of the swallows, and I sit here now wondering if this will be the last day I see any this year. Another summer comes...
Curl Bunting Reintroduction Project Spring Update
Spring is here! With the arrival of the swallows and the unseasonally warm conditions, many birds are well ahead with breeding plans for the season. Our cirls have already been seen forming...
Cirl Buntings Project – An Introduction
If you’re a Roseland resident and you’ve never heard of a cirl bunting, where have you been? The Cirl Bunting Reintroduction Project, a joint venture between the RSPB, Paignton Zoo, The National...