Author Archive: Andy Brown
A New Look
A new look and lots of new content on my website courtesy of Siteorigin’s Vantage WordPress theme. Lots of new features have been added to the website to improve the look and feel and to link to my main Social Networks. New pages have been added showing the […]
Continue readingOsprey on the River Tavy
I read reports of an Osprey sighted on the River Tavy flying from Warleigh Point upstream to Lopwell Dam recently so decided to go in search of it in the hope of catching some shots of it fishing. From Lopwell I walked downstream along the river towards Maristow Boat House keeping my […]
Continue readingLesser Grey Shrike at Mount Batten
Having heard reports over the last two days of an unusual sighting on the South West coastal path at Mount Batten in Plymouth I decided to make the trip down to see what all the fuss was about. On arrival this spectacular bird, a Lesser Grey Shrike, Lanius minor, showed […]
Continue readingWryneck at Wembury
I spent a couple of hours walking along the South West coastal path from Wembury beach heading East towards the Yealm estuary last week in search of passage migrant birds, in particular Yellow Wagtails which had been sighted there recently and possibly Clouded Yellow Butterflies. No sign of […]
Continue readingLackford Lakes
My first visit to Lackford Lakes Lackford Lakes is a wildlife reserve which is part of the Suffolk Wildlife Trust and is located on the River Lark , constructed from former gravel pits. The reserve provides a wonderfully diverse habitat with meadows, woodland, reed beds and streams. I had my first […]
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