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March 2012 – Winter Diversity by Stuart Croft

Having lived on the Roseland for four years, I have become familiar with the shifting pattern of occurrence that is to be seen in its varied birdlife throughout the year. This seasonal...

February 2012 – Counting Crows From Nick Tomalin (in Wiltshire!)

How many of you took part in the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch on 28th/29th January? A gold star to those with their hands raised, and congratulations on being part of a huge...

December 2011 – Over and out! – A sad Bon Voyage to Nick Tomalin

I sit here, dear reader, at the end of a damp Monday, with the light already fading, unsure of what to write for this month’s ‘Life Thru A Lens’. I’m torn because...

November 2011 – From Caithness to Cornwall – by Tom and Jo

Hello! We (Tom and Jo) are the new(ish) RSPB residential volunteers. No doubt you will see us with binoculars, wandering around a field near you soon! Like many species of bird, this...

October 2011 – Grey’s Anatomy – by Lucy Tozer

Did you know there’s a seal colony in the Roseland? When a friend told me of their whereabouts three summers ago, I had little clue how great an impact this nugget of...

September 2011 – Teacher’s Pet – by Nick Tomalin

Last week I was persuaded to spend a morning discussing the finer points of birdwatching with a group of twenty or so 10-13 year old girl guides. They were on a week...

August 2011 – What’s In a Name? – by Nick Tomalin

Turdus merula. Meaningless to many of you, I suspect, but not unfamiliar. Turdus merula is, after all, the blackbird. How many of us, whilst participating in the RSPB’s ‘Big Garden Birdwatch’ in...

July 2011 – Home Sweet Home – by Nick Tomalin

What makes a house a home? Does it take more than the ‘welcome’ door mat to make us feel like we belong? What is the first thing we unpack to give a...

June 2011 – Plucky Peregrines by Lucy Tozer

The peregrine falcon is one of the most remarkable wonders of evolution. It has acute eyesight, powerful wings, astonishing speed and a formidable beak. To watch these birds in action turns my...

May 2011 – Birdsong: A Serious Business – by Sarah Vandome

I was struck, one early spring morning, by the sheer volume and variety of birdsong all around, hinting at the beginning of breeding activity now that the coldest weather seems finally to...