#NaturalGardening
#OrganicGardening
Inspired by Chris Peckham's and Iolo Williams' bird-off in this year's #WinterWatch, my wife and I used breakfast to count species we could see through the lounge window:
blackbird
bluetit
carrion crow
goldcrest
great tit
greenfinch
grey heron
hawfinch
sparrow hawk
(+ beak of a starling 🙄 )
woodpigeon
wren
Yesterday also:
bullfinch
chaffinch
cormorant
great spotted woodpecker
? gull
magpie
sparrow (tree/house)
starling (January!)
Some good advice, I think, on helping our birds & biodiversity in our gardens on #WinterWatch 22/1/2026; we certainly should plant the native flora that our native fauna EVOLVED with - more on native-gardening here https://davidfranks.blogspot.com/2010/10/theory-slam-like-poetry-slams-except_12.html
Heerlijke aflevering van #Winterwatch weer gekeken!
BBC Winterwatch's Chris Packham says 'it's been disastrous' as he opens up on tragic loss
Tanking down - no aurora visible through the gloom. Feel cheated, after seeing all those fab pics on #WInterwatch
@theplaguedoc I just can't stop laughing.
Please if anyone knows how to forward this to #ChrisPackham on #winterwatch please do. I think he'd appreciate it.
My favourite takeaway from tonight’s BBC Winterwatch episode was “starling neck”!
I totally get this just watching our tiny local murmurations of just 7 or so birds! It makes me glad to be able to sit down on my rollator’s seat otherwise I’d probably fall over or get my feet all knotted up trying to follow them!! 🤣
Re #WinterWatch, as with Lolo, I've been mugged by gulls for chips walking on the pier of - my WalkaboutsVerse #poem, with #photos, "Colourful #Llandudno" - http://walkaboutsverse.blogspot.com/2010/08/walkaboutsverse-166-of-230.html
Winterwatch klaxon! Starting now on BBC 2
#Winterwatch
Yay! The livestreams for BBC Winterwatch are about to go live on iPlayer!
Excited!
(Cannot wait to be well enough to be out in nature again myself 🪲🦡🦔🦫🌿🌳🪺)
Winter Watch is back on telly tomorrow. Yay! ☃️🦅🐦⬛🦔🦡
#WinterWatch #Nature
Chris Packham warns of massive change we must make to save UK's garden birds
yay winter watch is back on BBC2 tuesday 7pm
skybox all set to record it so i don't miss any episodes :)
james coles s̷u̷m̷m̷e̷r̷ 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿
🔎The latest edition of #WinterWatch is live and ready to view here: https://bit.ly/4b4k93i
james coles s̷u̷m̷m̷e̷r̷ 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿
🔎The latest edition of #WinterWatch is live and ready to view here: https://bit.ly/4b4k93i
Ashes, BBL, SA20...
Plenty to catch up on in our latest edition of #WinterWatch! 🔍
Saturday night before Christmas.
The wind’s rattling the panes, the dogs are fed, and the Lighthouse is glowing steady against the dark.
Servers are quiet. Backups are done.
Chaos paused… briefly.
If you’re out there scrolling instead of sleeping — you’re among friends.
We’ll keep the light on. 🎄🕯️
#LighthouseLore #HauntedLighthouse #Fediverse #WinterWatch #SelfHosting
Your weekly dose of Sharks abroad...
🔘 John Simpson blasts 60 off 29
🔘 Talitha Stanley continues wicket streak
🔘 Tymal Mills eyes Abu Dhabi T10 glory
🔎 #WinterWatch Part 4 is live: https://bit.ly/49FHxDv
😲 A breathless first day for Jofra down under.
✨ Anna Buckle brilliance with the bat.
🔥 George Thomas shines in New Zealand.
Your weekly #WinterWatch update. 👉 https://bit.ly/4pmoPFg
Dan Ibrahim excellence, a start to Tom Haines' Lions Tour and another fine week for Mollie Adams.
It's all in this week's edition of #WinterWatch, coming every Friday! 🗞️
