Bits and bits

Good luck to Jonny  Rankin and team in seeing as many species as possible today in Norfolk.  Looks like it will be a fine day and so my guess of 121 species looks on the low side.  I’ll give Jonny and team £1 for every species above 121 that they see –  the money goes to RSPB projects in Norfolk and Indonesia.  I think I might be looking for £30+ down the back of the sofa.  How about you?

I saw a lovely drake garganey at Stanwick Lakes yesterday and heard two nightingales on my survey square too.  There were a few orange tip butterflies in the air as well.  That was a good morning.

I haven’t seen a hobby yet this year – I normally would have done.

I thought Thursday’s episode of Planet Earth Live was really pretty good – I think they have settled own a bit.  I’ll be watching again tonight.

Here are a couple of new blogs which I’ve read; MYKY speaks and Nick Self: conservation in Wiltshire, England and I’ll keep an eye on them in future as well as giving a plug to my daughter’s blog which I enjoy reading and you might too.

I’m reading a really interesting book about how Americans cut down most of the native longleaf pine forest in the late 19th century – I hadn’t known much about it at all.

What has its anniversary on 15 May – on Tuesday?  Do you know?

The sun is shining so I’m going out to enjoy it – and I hope you do too.

 

 

 

 

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