Ashley Crombet-Beolens

LATEST ARTICLES ( 149 )

• A Walk Amongst The Butterflies

  A Walk Amongst the Butterflies We have just had the two hottest days of the year, back to back, and let me be honest with you here, with temperatures hot... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2016 ENVIRONMENT

• Introducing the Patch - Millennium Bridge

  Introducing the Patch - Millennium Bridge The Millennium Bridge was built around the start of the 21st century (as far as I remember it was finished a bit... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2016 ENVIRONMENT

• Last June Jaunt

  Last June Jaunt I have to be honest June is one of my least busy months on the patch front at the best of times, the birding drops right off with so many bird... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2016 ENVIRONMENT

• It Has Been a While

  It's Been a While - Golden-bloomed Grey Longhorn Well, what can I say bar It's Been a While! A combination of time away, school holidays, work, massive rain... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2016 ENVIRONMENT

• Introducing the Patch - Enclosed Paddock

  Introducing the Patch - Enclosed Paddock The Enclosed Paddock is not the most exciting of locations on the patch, in fact most of the time it is simply a... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2016

• A Photographic Post

  A Photographic Post - Pied Wagtail Hi, Today's post is just going to be a selection of photos (sorry), these were all taken Yesterday (Wednesday 11th May) on... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2016

• A Tale of Three Birds

  A Tale of Three Birds - Mute swans with cygnets I've been hitting the patch quite hard recently, every day I have had off I try to head out (family time... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2016

• A Quick Post

  

  Today's post is going to be very light on the writing, but plenty of photos (well plenty of the same two birds really). Sorry but tired and my other love is... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2016

• Beautiful Day

  Beautiful Day - Little Egret in Flight Having finished working my final night shift of the week, at 07:00 this morning, I stepped out of the office doors and... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2016

• Introducing the Patch - Cattle Fields

  Introducing the Patch - Cattle Fields Situated all around the old farm buildings (now office buildings and the big Manor Farm house), and looking down over... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2016

• Warbler Wonderland

  Warbler Wonderland - Pied Wagtail A Lack of decent photos (Not sure what has happened this week) and a lack of motivation to write this week has meant no... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2016

• A MEGA Round-up

  A MEGA Round-up I've not had the energy, inclination to post the last time I walked the patch (Back issues again) but as I was forced to pop onto the patch... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2016

• Something Unexpected

  Something Unexpected - Robin After convincing Zoe that she should got to work early for some overtime (I'm kidding of course) she was in a good mood after... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2016

• Rainy Days

  Rainy Days - Lapwing Rainy days, like today, remind me that I am never one to be accused of being a fair weather birder. As the rain steadily dripped down for... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2016

• Glad to Be Alive

  Glad to be Alive Some days you're just glad to be alive.  The sun was beating down in the way it only seems to do in Spring; Creating a beautiful, bright,... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2016

• Would You Rather

  Would You Rather - Little Ringed Plover Would you rather spend a morning sitting around watching TV and playing video games or, head out into the great... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2016

• Introducing the Patch - Sheep Fields

  Introducing the Patch - Sheep Fields It's unusual of all the places on my patch the Sheep Fields are the area I see most of and yet are also the area I see... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2016

• Afternoon Sunshine

  Afternoon Sunshine - Mallard With it being the Easter holidays and my daughter currently having a Minecarft fixation (seriously if she isn't playing it she... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2016

• Early Start

  Early Start - Male Gadwall I planned an early start today, may aim was to get out for first light this morning, my idea was to get to the patch very early,... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2016

• More Wader Movement

  More Wader Movements Yesterday while I slept between night shifts the sun beamed down, I could feel the room being heated through the Velux window above my bed... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2016 ENVIRONMENT