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Category Archives: Passerines
20th May – First fledglings of 2012
Since getting back to the UK and Brandon Hill, it’s been a pretty miserable time weatherwise, but inexorably the season and wildlife pushes forward and after a few interesting Spring migrants passing through the park (including siskins, willow and garden … Continue reading
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Bristol’s Pied Wagtails and Orchard Planting at Brandon Hill
After not seeing a single wagtail at Brandon Hill all Summer, I was glad to see the greys and pieds start to return in the Autumn and white wags bouncing past overhead from Cabot Tower, during the Autumn migration watches. … Continue reading
12th Jan 2012 – Murmurs of Spring
The pair of peregrines that have been making use of the Wills Memorial Tower this winter have been very active, and it seems that pretty much every time I have ventured out to Brandon Hill just recently, I have been … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Birds of prey, Birdsong, Passerines, Photography, Video, Wild flowers
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20th December – Winter
Autumn at Brandon Hill has really flown by. The short days and a busy work schedule have meant that over the last month, I have spent less time there than any period since I first moved to Bristol, nearly a … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Birds of prey, Corvids, Foxes, fungi, Mammals, Migration, Passerines, Photography, Wild flowers
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October 20th – rats and reed buntings
The autumn migration definitely seems to have slowed down this week. Fieldfares and redwings are still passing over in small groups, but they now seem to be roaming, rather than moving with conviction in any set direction. There have been … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Corvids, Foxes, Mammals, Migration, Passerines, Photography, rats
Tagged brandon, brown, hill, nature, norvegicus, park, rat, rattus, uk, urban, wildlife
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October 15th – RED ALERT!
Most of my mornings at Brandon Hill over the last couple of weeks have been spent watching for migrating birds from the top of Cabot Tower. Up until recently, it was quite a lonely affair, but since the launch of … Continue reading
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 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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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
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