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September 28th – Birds over Bristol
Over the last couple of weeks I have been busy setting up the Cabot Tower Bird Study Group – an urban visible migration study and raptor watch. I have been increasingly convinced of Brandon Hill’s potential for spotting birds migrating through … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Birds of prey, Corvids, Migration, Passerines, Photography
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September 21st – Autumn at Brandon Hill
Autumn has definitely hit Bristol in the last couple of weeks, with plenty of passage migrants passing over on their journey south, fungi popping up all over the place and squirrels furiously collecting and burying, acorns, nuts and conkers. These … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, fungi, Migration, Nesting
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September 5th – Clifton peregrines and Cabot Tower wildlife
This little video is of Clifton’s urban peregrine falcons (city centre peregrines can be seen in the video below or here). The first 2 clips are views from Cabot Tower, looking out to the Wills Memorial Tower at the top … Continue reading
Posted in Bats, Birds, Birds of prey, Birdsong, Insects, Mammals, Migration, Passerines, Video
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August 16th – Cabot Tower reopens
Some good news today for Brandon Hill Nature Park, the people of Bristol and the blog – after over 3 years of being closed to the public, Cabot Tower has finally reopened. Having only moved to Bristol in 2010, it … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Birds of prey, General, Migration, Passerines, Photography
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13th August – sopranos and peregrines
This video of a young urban peregrine was shot in Bristol city centre, across the river from Castle Park. If you look closely, right at the beginning he coughs up a pellet and then tries again at about 1 minute … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, Bats, Birds, Birds of prey, Mammals, Migration, Nesting, Photography, Video
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2nd August – autumn migration begins
Firstly, if you haven’t done so yet, click on the link above and check out my new wildlife map. Wow! BIRDS In the last week, a few things seem to have started their journey south for the winter. Swift numbers … Continue reading
Posted in Amphibians, Audio, Bats, Birds, Birds of prey, Migration, Passerines, Photography
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23rd July – nocturnal activities
Firstly, it’s great to be back on the main blog. I have been away for the last week in North Devon taking a well deserved break after an intense period of work, which has meant that I have only been … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, Bats, Birds, Birds of prey, Butterflies & moths, Foxes, Nesting, Passerines, Photography, Video
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30th June – marbled whites and large skippers
Finally, the sun has come out and Brandon Hill has started to look lush and healthy again over the last couple of weeks. The late April showers have given the place a new breath of life and the lawns are … Continue reading
16th June – froglets, toadlets and ringlets
The rain has continued this last couple of weeks, which has been good for the plants, as their roots will have been getting a good soaking. The small amount we had throughout April and early May barely penetrated the hard … Continue reading
9th June – early midsummer..
Have been pretty busy recently, so just a quick update and rundown of what has been going on in the brief moments I have managed to spend at the hill over the last couple of weeks.. Since the last post … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Birds of prey, Birdsong, Butterflies & moths, Corvids, Insects, Nesting, Photography
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