Extinction Advent Calendar 12

Extinction Advent calendar – Day 12

The Black-veined White Butterfly was first listed as a British species in 1667. This stunning butterfly became extinct in the British Isles around 1925. Sir …

Extinction Advent Calendar 11

Extinction Advent calendar – Day 11

No longer breeding in Britain. Loss of habitat, like wooded pastures, traditional orchards, and changes in agricultural practices to intensive farming are …

Extinction Advent Calendar 6

Extinction Advent calendar – Day 6

Extinction Advent Calendar – Day 6 – extirpated from the British Isles. There’s a Lynx-shaped hole in our landscape. There’s a Lynx-shaped …

Extinction Advent Calendar 5

Extinction Advent calendar – Day 5

The Red-Backed Shrike is no longer considered a regular British breeding bird because it became effectively extinct as a breeding species in the UK in …

Walls - The Hall of Einar - photograph © David Bailey (not the)

Patterns

I’m a sucker for patterns. In this case it’s the pattern of adhesive left on an interior of a stone wall after …

Kittiwake - The Hall of Einar - photograph © David Bailey (not the)

A Kittiwake on the waves

I’m used to seeing Kittiwakes in full summer plumage in Orkney. I see plenty of juveniles in the summer, too. Seeing one …

Avocet - The Hall of Einar - photograph © David Bailey (not the)

Avocet

Avocets give me the same feeling I got when I first saw Greenfinches in the back yard of my terraced childhood home …

Seaweed - The Hall of Einar - photograph © David Bailey (not the)

Dead Man’s Fingers

I love this plant attached to the pebbles on the beach. I’m still pondering which species it is. Maybe it’s Dead Man’s …

Shag - The Hall of Einar - photograph © David Bailey (not the)

Shag escape

Seeing a roost of Shags is a spectacular thing. A flock of Shags is called a hangout of shags. Watching them all fly when …

Golden Plover - The Hall of Einar - photograph © David Bailey (not the)

Golden Plover over

Watching a distant flock of Golden Plover through my binoculars I’m fascinated to see that the flock breaks into several smaller flocks. …