Hi Y’all
I am back from a great wildlife holiday in Thailand where I saw two of the world’s most endangered species, the Spoonbill Sandpiper and Gurney’s Pitta. I wish that I could put names to all the butterfly and dragonfly species seen. I was also pleased to see Lesser Mouse Deer and Tree Shrew.
Now it’s back to work, so I will endeavour to add to my blog. A frosty start to the day but what a day, very much like spring, birds were singing, two Buzzards were calling and displaying over the reserve, the Black-headed gulls were manic and already squabbling over nesting sites, Great Crested Grebes were displaying and a pair of crows were courting on the winter flood hide.
Other birds of note included 6 Scaup, a Bittern and a Water Pipit. I also saw my first Peacock butterfly of the year.
Nearby news: Black Redstarts and a Wheatear at Landguard.
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About Me
- Mick Wright
- Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom
- My interest in wildlife began many years ago, when short trousers were in fashion. The first bird’s nest that I found was that of a Song Thrush way back in 1949. Luckily for me during my childhood days, the Orwell estuary was my playground. My most memorable recollection from those early-1950s days, and one that has stayed with me ever since, was when I stood at the water’s edge of Mulberry Middle at low water. I was in awe of the vastness of the scene around me; the natural wilderness feeling was so powerful, and thereafter I was simply hooked on the beauty and the wildlife riches of the estuary and I have savoured that experience on so many occasions. I have also seen some dramatic changes. These days, only on a bleak winter’s day or during the depth of night does the estuary become, once again, a wilderness for its wildlife. These are just some of the reasons why I am passionate about and do all that I can in the world of conservation.
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