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Saturday 10 April A reward for all the hard work on Lihou (not finished so we’ll go back another day) was an alert for Black-winged Stilt, Himantopus himantopus, at the Vale Pond. Luckily, they were still there when I stopped by and quite close to the hide. The last recorded sighting was in 2017, soContinue reading “Bird of the Day”

A trip to Lihou today as part of a working party to rope off seabird breeding areas. Lihou, off the west coast of Guernsey is only accessible at low tide and is linked by a causeway. The house in the photo is a retreat which is run by the Lihou Charitable Trust. https://www.lihouisland.com Typically, IContinue reading “Saturday 10 April”

Since retiring several years ago, I have enjoyed becoming reacquainted with Guernsey’s wildlife. I volunteer for the Guernsey Biological Records Centre https://www.biologicalrecordscentre.gov.gg helping to input sightings on to the database. This work over the past five years has made me aware of how fragile many habitats are within Guernsey and the importance of doing somethingContinue reading “About myself”