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  1. rjmartin

    Brandon Marsh

    Thanks very much! :)
  2. rjmartin

    Otter in Warwickshire ....

    Had great views of an Otter at Brandon Marsh in Warwickshire yesterday evening, just thought I would share this little video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oVidKk67Ss
  3. rjmartin

    Brandon Marsh

    Otter at Brandon Marsh yesterday evening: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oVidKk67Ss
  4. rjmartin

    Turtle Doves & Grass Snakes at RSPB Otmoor

    A very brief write up of yesterday afternoons trip: Enjoyed a really nice afternoon at RSPB Otmoor, Oxfordshire yesterday afternoon. We were fortunate enough with the weather, it was cloudy at times but there were sunny intervals and it stayed dry which is the main thing! The highlights were...
  5. rjmartin

    Dowles Brook, Wyre Forest

    Several Pied Flycatchers calling in Knowles Coppice this afternoon :) A couple of the males showing very well too.
  6. rjmartin

    Dowles Brook, Wyre Forest

    Pied Flycatcher (male) at the entrance to Knowles Coppice this evening, around 7.30pm. Showing OK, first one of the year for me at the Wyre :)
  7. rjmartin

    Brown Hare Courtship at RSPB Otmoor .....

    Hey Everyone :) Just wanted to share this short video (montage of videos) I filmed of the Brown Hares at RSPB Otmoor, Oxfordshire yesterday afternoon. I have seen Hares at Otmoor before but I had never witnessed them boxing, which I did get to see a little of yesterday (unfortunately not in...
  8. rjmartin

    Dowles Brook, Wyre Forest

    Dipper on the brook in front of the old mill and a Muntjac Deer the best of the wildlife seen today in the Wyre Forest :)
  9. rjmartin

    Dowles Brook, Wyre Forest

    First Adder of the year for me at the Wyre Forest today, also had a Kingfisher down on the brook near the old mill. Adder Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEw-fvy7564
  10. rjmartin

    RSPB Leighton Moss .... Revisited ....

    Visited: Saturday 25th October 2014 / 10.45am - 6.15pm approx Weather: Cloudy, dry & windy I visited Leighton Moss back in February for the first time and I liked the reserve so much that I penciled in a return trip in the Autumn. Fast forward eight months and we're in October & with the...
  11. rjmartin

    My Trip To - The Farne Islands ....

    Thanks for the comments :) The main video has been re-uploaded (I made a few small edits) and can now be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axFICBiAAuM The second video link in the original post is dead, this is the replacement. Cheers, Rob
  12. rjmartin

    My Trip To - The Farne Islands ....

    Cheers Rich, certainly was!
  13. rjmartin

    My Trip To - The Farne Islands ....

    Hey Everyone :) I want to tell you about my trip to the Farne Islands in Northumberland this week. For the last two years in a row I have visited Skomer Island in Wales during the month of June to see the seabird colony. Last June on arrival home from Skomer I set myself the target of trying...
  14. rjmartin

    Dowles Brook, Wyre Forest

    A quiet few hours spent in the Wyre Forest this evening with the highlight being a singing male Pied Flycatcher in Knowles Coppice. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lU8XDiw4Icc Also Cuckoo heard very frequently! Cheers, Rob
  15. rjmartin

    Knapp & Papermill WWT Reserve.

    I visited the Knapp & Papermill reserve for the first time today. It's a lovely reserve, very picturesque. The highlights were - of course - the Bluebells in flower, a Muntjac Deer and a very obliging Dipper on the brook! Other birds seen included Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Treecreeper, Buzzard &...
  16. rjmartin

    Adders in the Wyre Forest & Red Grouse on the Long Mynd ....

    Yes I noticed this too John, I will certainly try my best to get back down there very soon :) Cheers, Rob
  17. rjmartin

    Adders in the Wyre Forest & Red Grouse on the Long Mynd ....

    Hey Everyone :) I have a weeks holiday from work and with the weather being fairly good I have decided to try and make the most of it! I always try and take a week off in April - my favourite month of the year - as Spring is now in full swing there is guaranteed to be something to see. I am...
  18. rjmartin

    Dowles Brook, Wyre Forest

    Spent some time watching Adders in the Wyre Forest this morning .... https://twitter.com/wildliferob/status/452199887975620610 https://twitter.com/wildliferob/status/452200293925539840 Plenty of Chiffchaffs about too :)
  19. rjmartin

    Dowles Brook, Wyre Forest

    Another nice afternoon spent in the Wyre Forest today, saw my first Adders of the year which was fab & also saw a Common Lizard. Also heard my first Chiffchaff of the year and watched a Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming a hole in a tree in preparation for a nest :)
  20. rjmartin

    Dowles Brook, Wyre Forest

    Dipper the highlight for me too near the Mill at Dowles Brook this afternoon. Also 4 x Mandarin, Treecreeper, Bullfinch, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Buzzard & more. Lovely weather and it was a very enjoyable walk :)
  21. rjmartin

    Sika Deer at the lovely RSPB Arne ....

    Wise words John :) The Sika rut will typically run from September to November John, it does seem to be a little behind this year but if anyone is heading down I wouldn't leave it a couple of months. Cheers, Rob
  22. rjmartin

    Sika Deer at the lovely RSPB Arne ....

    Hey Everyone :) I haven't been on here in a little while but I wanted to share with you a brief account of my trip to the RSPB's reserve at Arne just last week. I visited Arne for the first time last year, I had seen 5 of the 6 Deer species that can be found in the UK in the wild and I wanted...
  23. rjmartin

    Wallabies in the UK ....

    Hey :) A long shot .... but I like long shots :) I am looking to photograph a "wild" Wallaby in the UK, I've seen all the Deer species, the Wild Boar and quite a few of the other mammals you can find in the UK and I want to see something different. I've been reading for a while about colonies...
  24. rjmartin

    Dowles Brook, Wyre Forest

    Good report Joe :) I was down again on Friday evening and I had a Buzzard with what appeared to be a snake also - this was not far from the main path, I disturbed the Buzzard as I walked past (unwittingly) and it took off only a few feet away, a cracking sight. Other than that very quiet bird...
  25. rjmartin

    Dowles Brook, Wyre Forest

    Thank you Mary, plenty of hours spent looking, they are so good at sneaking off as you approach even when treading carefully, still it paid off eventually :)
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