Woodberry Wetlands bird highlights: May 2020
Chris Farthing gives his run-down on May's bird highlights at Woodberry Wetlands
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Woodberry Wetlands bird highlights: May 2021
The start of May here sees the tail-end of spring migration, but breeding gradually takes over and by the end of the month almost all activities here are breeding-related.
Chris Farthing’s Woodberry bird highlights: May 2023
A typical May here sees the tail-end of spring migration for the first half of the month, with the second half being more settled with little bird movement and our summer visitors settling down to…
Chris Farthing’s Woodberry bird highlights: May 2022
The first half of May generally sees a few migrant birds passing through, before things settle down as the breeding season takes over. By the end of May we usually only see birds which breed here…
Chris Farthing’s Woodberry bird highlights: May 2024
May here is generally a month of two halves. The tail-end of the spring migration period dominates the first half of the month, with passage migrants likely and the last of our summer breeding…
David Bradshaw's Reservoir Logs - May 2024 round-up
A strong passage of black terns and tame sanderling and turnstones were the May highlights at the Wetlands. The month also saw cuckoo, hobby and ringed plover added to the year list while the good…
David Bradshaw's Walthamstow bird round up: May 2023
May produced quality birds from the beginning to the end of the month with flocks of both sanderling and turnstone the highlights. In another blaze of colour, the month also saw black terns, black…
Orchid for May: Man orchid (Orchis anthropophora)
In his latest blog about London's orchids, London Wildlife Trust's Conservation Ecologist Michael Waller introduces us to the 'man orchid'.
Bittern
The shy and retiring bittern is a master of blending in and can be very difficult to spot in its reedbed home. It does sound like a booming foghorn, however, when it calls, so can often be heard…
Winter moth
One of the few moths that fly in winter, often seen in car headlights.
Wild events this winter
Join London Wildlife Trust this winter for some wild events
Winter wildlife spotter
Even in winter, nature is full of life waiting to be discovered. Wrap up warm and keep an eye out for these fascinating creatures and resilient plants thriving in the colder months.