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Wild Surrey: Lunch at The Ivy

Notes from a wildlife enthusiast. Harry Eve lives in East Horsley and is a keen naturalist. He has managed his garden as a habitat for wildlife for 30 years. It…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.293

By Malcolm Fincham Weather in the southern counties of the UK began to settle as much drier conditions prevailed for the most part during the latter weeks of November. A…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.292

By Malcolm Fincham The weather remained inclement and at times rather volatile, as another named storm Ciarán arrived on a continuing muscular Jet Stream during the early part of November.…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.291

By Malcolm Fincham The first frost of the autumn was on October 16. From then on, although nights were milder, daytime temperatures cooled and there was more than one wet…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.290 Where White-Tailed Eagles Dare

By Malcolm Fincham October began with a dry, warm and settled spell of weather in the southern regions of the British Isles. It allowed me just my second opportunity this…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.289

By Malcolm Fincham Autumn had arrived on our doorsteps throughout southern regions of the UK by last weeks of September. Hurricane season had already begun along the eastern coast of…

Have You Seen This Crab?

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter Bushy Park, famed for its deer, can now add a large crab to its list of wildlife after a dog walker was “surprised” to…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.288

By Malcolm Fincham A warm and dry settled spell had imposed itself upon us during the first weeks of September, and for a while temperatures hovered around 30c. A visit…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.287

By Malcolm Fincham As the last days of August passed me by, I suddenly realised my time was overdue to reflect on some of my observations over the past few…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.286 “Tell ’em About the ‘Honey’ Mummy!” A Summer Special

By Malcolm Fincham One really has to be of a certain vintage to recall the classic 1970s Sugar Puff’s TV advertisement. Although not relating much in looks to the advert’s…