As a birdwatcher you can find yourself going all over the country looking for rare birds. But yesterday one of these rare birds decided to visit us here at One Stop Nature.
A Yellow-Browed Warbler, which breeds in Siberia and winters in South East Asia, was heard and then seen yesterday morning by two customers of One Stop Nature.
After another search this petite warbler failed to show again, giving just a couple of blasts of its high pitched "tsoeest" call.
There has been countless Yellow-Browed Warbler sightings throughout Britain in the last week or so, their arrival boosted by a continuing high pressure and easterly winds.
As ever we welcome any sightings here at One Stop Nature so if you are passing and have seen something interesting do pop in and let us know.
A happy Autumn to all bird watchers out there.
Thursday, 3 October 2013
Sunday, 28 July 2013
Puss Moth
A beautiful Puss Moth was seen on our shop wall yesterday. The security lights outside the row of shops at Deepdale Market are attracting a good variety of species. This Puss Moth being the best so far:
Saturday, 20 July 2013
Moths and more moths
Saturday 20 July 2013
We are hearing from some of our customers that moths are everywhere. People running moth traps are reporting big catches so we put the OneStop moth trap out last night and below are a few of the ones we caught. They are all released after being photographed.
We are expecting a delivery of Skinner Traps in the next couple of weeks. These will be of a slightly heavier duty design than previous traps.
Garden Tiger Moth at rest
Leopard Moth
Poplar Hawk Moth
Privet Hawk Moths
We are hearing from some of our customers that moths are everywhere. People running moth traps are reporting big catches so we put the OneStop moth trap out last night and below are a few of the ones we caught. They are all released after being photographed.
We are expecting a delivery of Skinner Traps in the next couple of weeks. These will be of a slightly heavier duty design than previous traps.
Garden Tiger Moth at rest
Garden Tiger with wings open
Garden Tiger head on
Wednesday, 26 June 2013
Toucan play at that game....
As summer finally (fingers crossed) arrives after a very unpredictable month we can all look forward to Wimbledon, Pimms and the great British summer.
First though, take a look at this new binocular from Kite which has landed at The One Stop Nature Shop.
Carrying on with the bird name trend Kite has named their new binocular the Toucan. Priced at under £300 (£299) it represents Kite's cheapest roof prism binocular at this time.
Coming in an 8x42 and 10x42 format to start the Toucan offers the excellent build quality and 30 year warranty that has given Kite such a strong reputation.
First impressions are of an superbly built binocular with very sharp objects and a really high quality feel.
Why not pop in to The One Stop Nature Shop at Burnham Deepdale and try them for yourself....
First though, take a look at this new binocular from Kite which has landed at The One Stop Nature Shop.
Carrying on with the bird name trend Kite has named their new binocular the Toucan. Priced at under £300 (£299) it represents Kite's cheapest roof prism binocular at this time.
Coming in an 8x42 and 10x42 format to start the Toucan offers the excellent build quality and 30 year warranty that has given Kite such a strong reputation.
First impressions are of an superbly built binocular with very sharp objects and a really high quality feel.
Why not pop in to The One Stop Nature Shop at Burnham Deepdale and try them for yourself....
Sunday, 23 June 2013
Rose-Coloured Starling visits local town
This week birders, photographers and the general public have all been treated to stunning views of an adult male Rose-Coloured Starling (Pastor roseus) in Wells-next-the-sea.
It can be found along the road to East Quay in a small garden on the north side of the road.
Its typical breeding range starts in the very east of Europe and extends into Asia minor, moving to India and tropical Asia in winter.
This very confiding bird has been giving excellent views and it is definitely worth popping along and seeing if you are in the area.
A few images below from One Stop Nature staff member Oliver Reville (More at www.flickr.com/oreville1989 & www.ojrnaturalworldphotos.wordpress.com/)
It can be found along the road to East Quay in a small garden on the north side of the road.
Its typical breeding range starts in the very east of Europe and extends into Asia minor, moving to India and tropical Asia in winter.
This very confiding bird has been giving excellent views and it is definitely worth popping along and seeing if you are in the area.
A few images below from One Stop Nature staff member Oliver Reville (More at www.flickr.com/oreville1989 & www.ojrnaturalworldphotos.wordpress.com/)
Sunday, 28 April 2013
Little Gull
26 April 2013
An adult Little Gull graced Deepdale Marsh for a couple of days. Now (28th) two reported at Titchwell.
An adult Little Gull graced Deepdale Marsh for a couple of days. Now (28th) two reported at Titchwell.
Wednesday, 24 April 2013
Migrants at last
24 April 2013
At last the Norfolk coast is seeing some migrants with sightings of Black Redstarts, Redstarts, Whimbrel and more common migrants such as Willow Warbler, Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat being reported all along the coast. Still some Ring Ouzels present. Also last week good numbers of Yellow Wagtails.
The One Stop Nature Shop guided walk on saturday turned up seven Common Cranes and two Mediterranean Gulls at Deepdale Marsh. And last night a Montagu's Harrier (this a heavily cropped picture).
The fields behind the shop have many active Hares and when the sun is out they can be seen zooming across the fields and occasionally boxing.
Gardens in Brancaster and Stanhoe still have a few Bramblings
and Lesser Redpoll
Swallows are now on the wires outside the shop. As ever we keep the sightings board outside the shop constantly updated with local bird news.
At last the Norfolk coast is seeing some migrants with sightings of Black Redstarts, Redstarts, Whimbrel and more common migrants such as Willow Warbler, Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat being reported all along the coast. Still some Ring Ouzels present. Also last week good numbers of Yellow Wagtails.
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