Tag Archives: wild birds

Norfolk In Chance For Woodcock

My passion for wild birds in wild places has led many of you astray. While it’s a stretch to call parts of Norfolk wild, the woodcock that flock there to avoid the winter cold had me dragging out my windproofs and the guinea pigs for a couple of walked up days earlier this month. RSS [...]

Lining the Ducks Up for Winter Wild Sport

The Outside Days Easter Egg Hunt took us a little further afield than normal this year: three intrepid guinea pigs and I spent Easter weekend in Norfolk (much to No.2′s disgust). Keeping an ear to the ground may have left me with a bad back, but it did mean I heard about some fantastic wild [...]

Summer Lovin’

Ascot week has been patchy to say the least, and not just when it comes to the horses I backed. Traditionally the week when wild partridge hatch, the weather for Ascot was considered to be an indicator of the success of the rearing season and therefore the shooting season. RSS news feed Newsletter / Mailing [...]