Daily Diary
20
June
Wednesday 20th June 2018
The sound of the booming of fog horns dominated the early morning, the low rumble providing a background noise against...
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by Katie Black
19
June
Tuesday 19 June, 2018
A Pied Wagtail loitered around the mown grass of the Learning Centre whilst two Robin held verbal machine gun fire at ...
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by P.Jones
18
June
Monday 18 June, 2018
Upon arrival I was met with a steady breeze and dark clouds to the west. Reservoir Copse provided a rendezvous point f...
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by P.Jones
17
June
Sunday 17 June 2018
Down to the cliffs this morning for a view of the seabirds, we are really very lucky to be able to get such good close...
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by Katie Black
16
June
Saturday 16 June, 2018
Last nights bird boat trip was a success in that near Dancing Ledge four Puffins were observed. Three such birds were ...
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by Paul Jones
15
June
Friday 15 June, 2018
What does nature think of us?
When the wild green lands we tread
Is our presence Scandalous?
Or comforting inste...
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by Douglas Hart
14
June
Thursday 14 June, 2018
On my drive up the approach road Chaffinches, Blackbirds, Woodpigeons and a Green Woodpecker moved aside, however, the...
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by P.Jones
13
June
Wednesday 13 June, 2018
The winds of change are blowing
They sweep across the land
The winds they are not slowing
The winds have somethi...
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by Douglas Hart
12
June
Tuesday 12 June, 2018
What a beautifully still calm sense to the start of the day! Silence draw across the park with only the faint rustle o...
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by Catherine Carter
11
June
Monday,11th June, 2018
A pair of Goldfinches departed from the Centre roof whilst a Pied Wagtail was upon a picnic table and a Chaffinch was ...
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by P.Jones
10
June
Sunday 10th June 2018
A pleasure to be out for the early morning patrol, with a gentle breeze waving through the meadows. Here the grasses a...
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by Katie Black
09
June
Saturday 09 June, 2018
Jackdaws, Gulls and Fulmars ride the updraft by the Cliff
Some flap, some swoop, some circle, some keep both wings s...
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by Douglas Hart
08
June
Friday 08 June, 2018
There once was a yellow yellow Yorlin
Who could not be heard out a calling
We searched the whole place
But could...
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by Douglas Hart
07
June
Thursday 07 June, 2018
Weather: Grey and cool
Outlook: Potential thunderstorms this afternoon
The sky is overcast and the air is fresh; t...
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by Rosaline McGraffin
06
June
Wednesday 06 June, 2018
They say I have my head in the clouds
And what they say is true
Im high above the madding crowds
Adrift in endle...
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by Douglas Hart
05
June
Tuesday 05 June, 2018
A Robin foraged about a picnic table but it was a small fresh Blue Tit which demonstrated success. Eventually, after s...
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by Paul Jones
04
June
Monday 04 June, 2018
I walked about the living meadow
A good man at my side
A little slow was this old fellow
Slow, yet sure of strid...
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by Douglas Hart
03
June
Sunday 03 June, 2018
It was an unusually good morning for Rabbit spotting with several around the Centre but many more active on the gully ...
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by Paul Jones
02
June
Saturday 2nd June,2018
After a slightly overcast start to the day, a westerly breeze chases the thicker cloud away, leaving high scuffs of ci...
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by Ali Tuckey
01
June
Friday 1st June, 2018
A thick blanket of fog hangs over the Park this morning, muffling sound, though not enough to hide the sound of the co...
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by Ali Tuckey
31
May
Thursday 31 May, 2018
With visibility at only a few metres today my walk was going to be a micro-adventure. The bird song added a beautiful ...
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by Catherine Carter
30
May
Wednesday 30 May, 2018
A pleasantly cool and damp morning, had the Buddleia leaves outside the off dripping and being dripped upon. Said plan...
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by P.Jones
29
May
Tuesday 29 May, 2018
Before a rain shower came in I managed to catch site of a Green Woodpecker in flight. I welcomed the light rain as in ...
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by P.Jones
28
May
Monday 28th May 2018
A bright pink sky as the sun rose above the horizon first thing this morning, a glorious sight. My patrol began a litt...
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by Katie Black
27
May
Sunday 27 May, 2018
Durlston Diary: Sunday, 27 May 2018
Weather: Sunny and warm
As I head out from the Castle, the rain, so heavy upon...
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by Rosaline McGraffin
26
May
Saturday 26th May 2018
The rain on my early patrol was a bit of a change from the recent weather, but it does allow other wildlife to shine, ...
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by Katie Black
25
May
Friday 25 May, 2018
One of the Learning Centre nesting House Sparrows was interested in looking at itself in the wing mirror of one of our...
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by P.Jones
24
May
Thursday 24 May, 2018
Weather: Cloudy with a breeze
Outlook: Chance of afternoon showers
The sky is a soft matt grey. A gentle wind is b...
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by Rosaline McGraffin
23
May
Wednesday 23rd May 2018
A gorgeous morning with a fresh breeze, off down through the woodland where the smell of Wild Garlic was still pervadi...
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by Katie Black