Peter Thompson's Wildlife Blog

Peter would like to invite you to a farmland bird walk on 21st October.

Peter put the moth trap out over the weekend and  had a reasonable catch, despite temperatures dropping.

Pete discusses the first British sighting of the Acadian flycatcher, spotted recently in Dungeness.

Peter's work as a “biodiversity adviser” for the GWCT means that no two days are ever the same.

3B is still around and looking in good condition, but showing no sign of quitting the shrieking call to be fed.

Peter reports from his holiday in sun-soaked north Cornwall and digs out some of John Betjeman’s writings.

Peter contemplates one of those days when central London could seem like a retreat into peace and quiet compared to living in the countryside.

Peter reports on monsoon conditions in Hampshire, with arable fields which resembled paddy fields, full of ripe, but completely sodden crops.   

Peter gets a call from a friend with four Elephant Hawk moth caterpillars in his garden.