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The most recent blog contained wildlife around Khao Sok rainforest. The current blog is on the wildlife at priest hill nature reserve. The next blog will be on the Wildlife in Spain at Almeria.

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Priest Hill 2016-1

7/8/2016

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This summer, Priest Hill has become a lot more 'wild' and has become more of a nature reserve thanks to all the rain, and for some, 'unpleasant' weather. We can really see the long grass and wildflowers coming through which attract Meadow brown butterflies which one can see in the photos. Marbled white butterflies are also very common now at priest hill. Knapweed attracts many butterflies and as you can see, this is what the Meadow Brown is sitting on.
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Wildlife in Thailand 2

12/24/2015

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The Squacco heron is back, but this time it's in Thailand. I am currently searching for wildlife near the rainforests of Khao Lak in Thailand.
Classification of the Squacco Heron: Binomial name- Ardeola ralloides [conservation status- of least concern]
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Pelecaniformes
Family:Ardeidae
Genus:Ardeola
Species:A. ralloides
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Wildlife in Thailand 1

12/23/2015

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Mudskippers are amphibious fish and are thought to be proof of early evolution (how fish became amphibians) This particular mudskipper is a barred mudskipper (Periophthalmus argentilineatus) and is the most widespread in the world. They are very territorial and aggressive fish, I saw many of these mudskippers "skipping" over mud in river estuaries near the sea.

Classification of mudskippers in the genus Periophthalmus:
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Superclass:Osteichthyes
Class:Actinopterygii
Superorder:Acanthopterygii
Order:Perciformes
Suborder:Gobioidei
Family:Gobiidae
Subfamily:Oxudercinae
Genus:Periophthalmus
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Back to Spain

5/4/2015

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Recently I went to Spain again and I saw quite a rare Heron- a Squacco Heron. It was looking for fish in a small stream.
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The frog spawn has arrived!

4/5/2015

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Here is a photo of some frog spawn which I found in my pond. Quite a lot of frog spawn was laid on the 12th of march though, and that lot of frog spawn will be hatching soon.
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Deer at priest hill

2/20/2015

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I was walking this morning at priest hill nature reserve to find some Skylarks and I came across this Roe Deer. I have seen one quite regularly, and a few times I have seen it crossing the road from priest hill to a farm. I have suggested that the local council should place a deer sign on the road but whether that will happen I do not know.

Below is a video if the deer at Priest Hill.
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Fieldfares and Chiffchaffs at Priest hill

1/25/2015

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It is the 25th of January so I hope you are doing the big garden bird watch! Today at priest hill nature reserve I saw the classic winter visitor- a Fieldfare. I also saw a Chiffchaff which seemed very tame.
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An increase in Goldcrests?

1/10/2015

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I have been seeing goldcrests daily now. They have been appearing in a pine tree in my garden regularly. I am aware that they are common in forests but are they very common ever in gardens? Please say if you see them regularly.
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Something is very wrong

12/18/2014

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I am pretty sure it is the 18th of December. I began to question that when I found some blossom on the tree in my back garden. Well the temperature is much higher than it should be anyway for this time of year, honestly, 15 degrees!
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Some Wildlife is appearing at Priest hill Nature reserve

10/31/2014

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At priest hill nature reserve, I was only expecting to see a lot of wildlife coming to life in spring, perhaps its because of the extremely warm autumn, its 21 degrees. The bird in the photo is a Stonechat.
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Mushroom

10/26/2014

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When I was playing golf in Kingswood I spotted this cool fly-agaric mushroom, its just the perfect, classic looking mushroom. This Musheoom is from the genus aminita, if you eat it you will probably hallucinate but it is impossible to be killed by one of these.
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Great Spotted woodpecker

10/15/2014

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Great spotted woodpeckers will hopefully be on your peanut feeders a lot this winter! This one is on the feeder in my garden every day.
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Starlings

10/10/2014

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Here is a small group of Starlings in a tall conifer opposite our house. Most of the Starlings have already got some of their winter plumage. One is them is moulting to its first winter of its life.

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Its Autumn, and it has come quite late.

10/7/2014

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Because of the very warm late summer and early autumn, there are loads of spiders!!!
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Now are these squirrels preparing for hibernation or leaving their nest? I don't know! Please post a comment.
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Pink Poppy

9/27/2014

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I just thought I would share this because it looks beautiful. I am pretty sure it is a pink poppy, it might be a cross-breed.
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How to give nature a home

9/22/2014

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There are many ways in which you can encourage wildlife into your Garden, and if you do that is brilliant because nature needs a home. You could have log piles, make frog, toad and newt shelters, put up bird boxes, make holes or undermine fences so that hedgehogs can get into your Garden. And off course- you could get a pond. You can even buy a free guide from the RSPB on how to encourage wildlife to your garden. The RSPB sell products that will help you to encourage wildlife into your garden.
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Lots of toads, or not?

9/16/2014

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As my garden is very wildlife friendly I get many common toads. I went out at 9:00 last night and there were toads everywhere!

To you it may seem like there aren't many toads and guess what... You are right. Please help these garden friends by either making a pond or giving them a home. They are rapidly declining in numbers and soon they will not be known as "common" toads. 

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Green Woodpecker

9/14/2014

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Pond Alert!!!

9/14/2014

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Frogs, toads and newts are under more threat than ever before!!! This is because many people fill in their ponds because they fear their children will drown in them! So please, please, please try and help frogs, newts, toads and snakes.
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Pigeon Chicks and Stag Beetle

9/13/2014

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Just a female stag beetle.
These two photos are totally different! Oh and these are Pigeon Chicks that were nesting in a tree in my front Garden. They left the nest this June. I managed to creep up the tree when the mother was not there.
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Bird Deaths

9/13/2014

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There have been two bird deaths in my Garden this June.This one is a dead young Blackbird I believe.
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I think this is a young Starling and I think it died by drowning in my pond.
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A Nuthatch!

9/13/2014

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Here is a Nuthatch, presumably trying to hatch something by knocking it on a tree.
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Priest hill nature reserve

9/13/2014

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What a lovely sky at priest hill nature reserve!
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My Data collecting.

9/13/2014

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I collect wildlife data at my local nature reserves such as the new priest hill nature reserve in surrey. Priest hill nature reserve is one of the most popular breeding havens for skylarks in England. Try and spot the deer
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And now for some British Wildlife!!!

9/13/2014

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I will begin my British Wildlife diary from now onwards.
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    I am in my early teens and I think nature is a great thing that needs to be respected and protected.
    "I don't understand why when we destroy something created by man we call it vandalism, but when we destroy something by nature we call it progress" - Ed Begley Jr.
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