Hmmm – a break of around 2 years on the website. Not due to lack of interest, rather lack of time, and a preference for binoculars rather than a camera. Today was special – a life tick with a new bird. A Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea) was found yesterday at Le Grand Pré, a reserveContinue reading “It’s been a long time … 25th March 2025”
Tag Archives: Guernsey
Eelgrass, Wednesday 12th April
Last Saturday, Nature Guernsey organised a rock pooling afternoon at Cow Bay, the harbour side of Castle Cornet in St Peter Port. The spring tide was low enough to uncover a good patch of Eel Grass. There are two species in Bailwick waters, Common Eelgrass, Zostera marina, and Dwarf Eelgrass, Zostera noltei. I think thisContinue reading “Eelgrass, Wednesday 12th April”
Out of hibernation, Saturday 1st April
Like the Black-backed Meadow Ants, I feel that winter is finally over. It’s been a long time since my last blog. The ants are busy doing housework, I’m busy checking their nests and enjoying the sight of nature waking up. I walked from Pleinmont to Le Long Cavaleux this morning and the spring flowers areContinue reading “Out of hibernation, Saturday 1st April”
Natural history of the Bailiwick of Guernsey 