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The Grebes at Woodlane are doing fine , and apart from some sibling rivalry or bullying spend a lot of time being ferried around the lake, being fed juicy feathers and the the odd fish.…

I have always thought that, for me at least, it was the arrival of the Common Redstart that really set spring in action. That red tail bouncing in the hedgerows, the red of the breast and grey back is just the right accessory for the fresh green leaves bursting out all over the country. Euphamistcally know as the Green.…

For more years than I…

Not having had the chance to get to Parkgate for the high tides of last year it was with both hands that I accepted the offer of a lift.

The tides were not of the 10+ order but the on shore wind would push the tide up to around the ten meters height. We arrived around ten in the morning expecting the high tide at around 11:00 but it was at least another two hours before the flood began.

After Merlin, Sparrowhawk , Peregrine and Kestrel it was the turn of the Hen Harrier…