‘As well as ‘Lapwing’ and ‘Peewit’, this bird is also known locally as the ‘Green Plover’. Its Latin, Vanellus,name means ‘little fan’ and actually refers to its floppy, flapping flight. The name Lapwing is thought[…]
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Tag: Somerset levels
Great Crested Grebes – Podiceps cristatus
Walking around the reserves of the Somerset Levels it is a reasonably common site to see a Great Crested Grebe on the water. They are currently not under threat (classified as Green in the UK[…]
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Curlew – Numenius arquata
It’s a very rare treat to see or hear a Curlew today, my last encounter was in Scotland last October and it never fails to thrill me. You can hear the call of the Curlew[…]
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‘Children of the Sky’ – Swallow
Many years ago when I had my very first exhibition at Midsomer Quilting on the Mendips I met a man called Mark Britten. Mark is a farmer on the Somerset Levels and he writes really[…]
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Hobby
Hobbies are similar in size to a kestrel with long pointed wings and can look like a giant swift. It is an incredibly fast bird capable of catching small, fast birds such as swallow ands[…]
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Reedling Progress on Somerset levels work
Well, this is one of so many blogs I have been meaning to write! Over the last 18months, Pre Covid and all the changes it has brought I have been busy stitching many pieces but[…]
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Whimbrel – Numenius phaeopus
During April and May whimbrels migrate from their West African wintering grounds and pass through Europe before settling to breed in Iceland, Scandinavia, the Faroes and Shetland. ‘In the 1970s the main staging ground was found[…]
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Snipe
My work at the moment is all working towards my solo exhibition at Ace Arts in Somerton they September. The exhibition will be looking at the birds thriving and declining on the Somerset Levels. I[…]
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Bearded Reedlings Guided Walk
Inspired by the Common Crane piece I have been making for a number of months now, I have decided that the next series of work will be based on the birds and countryside of the[…]
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Starling – ‘Chorus Line’
Murmurations are one of nature’s wonders, as they pass overhead you have to stop, listen and watch. Living near the Somerset levels they are part of our seasonal cycle. Starlings are not a particularly popular[…]
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