The Trout Stream, Hemingford Grey, 2 June 2020 Just to prove the point that practically anything goes in Sightings, and that if you sit still long enough something will happen, try this! Up the Trout Stream (again) after a fairly long...

St Ives, November - March 2020 When our river rises at this time of year and the Hemingford flood meadow fills, as it is supposed to do, it is fascinating to see the winter birds the new lake attracts. Here...

Wildlife Trust Godmanchester Nature Reserve, April 2020 An uncommon visitor to this reserve, a Nightingale’s pure liquid song poured forth in the third week of April. It stopped me in my tracks as the bird delivered its soaring pin and...

The river, St Ives, May 2020 Downstream they came, three abreast. Fearsome ‘reptilian’ birds looking as if they meant business. And they sure did. Together they presented a perfect synchronized dive, disappearing without a ripple for a few long seconds....

The Backwater, Hemingford Grey, 7 May 2020 The Hemingford Grey backwater is narrow, fast flowing and twists through the meadows from the weir opposite the regatta meadow. In places sharp bends reveal crumbly cliffs, ideal for tunnels. Access by small...

Holt Island Nature Reserve, 10 May 2020 I sat on The Waits and listened to the rolling skirl of the recently arrived Sedge Warbler’s song just opposite me across the backwater in a patch of Phragmites reed. Suddenly the bird...

The Waits, St Ives, 10 May 2020 Where has she been? This is the question we have been asking ourselves for the past few weeks. And now? Deja-vu! Last year ‘our’ swan gave pleasure to many whilst nesting on the...

St Ives, 14 May 2020 I pulled the kitchen curtain at 5.40 am to catch a glimpse of a dumpy, chestnut brown shape running along the Meadow path alongside the river from the left. By the time it was opposite the reed...

  Back garden, St Ives, 21 May 2020 Another very warm day, warm enough to barbecue a sausage for supper. The slight breeze had died completely until the air was perfectly still. I pushed back my plate, reached for the wine...

Back garden, St Ives, 28 May 2020 It’s amazing what you can see right under your nose if you take the trouble to look. Especially when you are in confinement with all this lovely weather. In fact, I recommend a...