Chris Roseveare

On my way to tomorrow’s @acutemedicine.bsky.social conference in Manchester- looking forward to catching up with old friends and colleagues

Summer 2025 Patch Update While the long dry summer of 2025 will, no doubt, be talked about for years to come, our birding achievements over the past three months w...

Latest updates from a patch of New Forest heathland with all of our summer #patchbirding sightings newforestpatchbirding.blogspot.com/2025/09/summ...

YouTube video by New Forest Biodiversity Forum New Forest Heathland Restoration Survey 2025

Link to an interesting short film on heathland restoration in the New Forest www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-1O...

Buzzard in the shadows on a low branch

Heather in full bloom on the heathland near Sway in the New Forest, Hampshire, UK

48 species on our New Forest #patchbirding walk this morning. Buzzard and Kestrel were the only raptors and not many migrant species around today, but we did manage to find 7 Spotted Flycatchers and one Redstart. Ravens were very active overhead and the heather was looking great in the sunshine

Sounds really interesting

Whilst I’m aware that 10,000 steps a day is an arbitrary goal with limited evidence I am still pretty chuffed with my achievement of 600 consecutive days. Next target is 2 years (November 11th!)

My cat is enjoying the afternoon sunshine

63 species on today’s #patchbirding walk in the New Forest, our highest total of the year so far; highlights were Spotted Flycatcher, Little Egret and a female Marsh Harrier over the heath. Pleased to see more Swifts than we have had in previous years and good numbers of displaying Snipe

May 2025 Patch Update The warm, dry theme of March and April continued into May, providing ideal conditions for Hawthorn blossom in the first few weeks of the m...

I have updated my #NewForest #Patchbirding blog with the latest news and sightings for May 2025 for those who are interested newforestpatchbirding.blogspot.com/2025/06/may-...

A rather misty New Forest heathland #patchbirding walk this morning which may have affected the species count. Highlights were a Red Kite and Marsh Tit family, along with our first Silver Studded Blue and Small Heath butterflies of the year.

Mine is a Magnifica S, I think

I got a Delonghi bean to cup machine a couple of years ago - one of the best things I ever bought. Highly recommended

Was it busy down there?

Tortoise surrounded by Daisies and I mowed grass

Bill the tortoise is enjoying the daisies in my lawn #nomowmay

Hawthorn tree in full bloom

Slow Worm enjoying some sunshine on a New Forest heathland path

Green Hairstreak butterfly well hidden in a gorse bush

Hawthorn Blossom looking good on a sunny #NewForest #patchbirding walk this morning. Highlight was a #patchgold Common Sandpiper on Setley Pond which is a new species record for this location and our Patch. Green Hairstreak and Slow Worm also enjoying the sunshine

Should be a good year for conkers

April 2025 Patch Update Apart from the inevitable Easter washout, April 2025 has been a dry month in the New Forest, with plenty of warm sunshine providing some g...

I have updated the #NewForest #Patchbirding blog with all of our latest sightings from April

newforestpatchbirding.blogspot.com/2025/04/apar...

9 Poms east 09.15

3 East past Milford at 11.40

Give peas a chance

New Forest bird researchers hit by hawfinch monitoring kit theft Wild New Forest says two trail cameras and an automated feeder used to survey birds have been stolen.

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Looks like an amazing trip. Are you travelling all over the US or focusing on one area?

Good to see you here. It’s just like the ‘old days’

That’s an amazing photo. The only ‘visual’ I’ve ever had was in flight, before going into the middle of a bush from which it never emerged.

If they can cope with bagpipes they can cope with anything

Swallow perched on a wire

50 species this morning on a rather chilly Easter Sunday #NewForest #patchbirding walk. Plenty of Swallows but no House Martins yet. Cuckoos, Whitethroat and Redstarts all singing enthusiastically in the morning sunshine.

That’s interesting. I find the same when I play my flute. I’d have thought the cat would run a mile, but she often joins me

Sorry to hear this Trish, but glad you were able to give her a good life after a difficult start. We lost one of our two cats last year but her sister ploughs on, also at the age of 17 - currently occupying my recently-vacated side of the bed

Gorse in bloom on the New Forest heathland near Sway

The #NewForest heathland gorse was looking stunning this morning on our #Patchbirding walk - 53 species including our first patch Sand Martins for two years and our first singing Whitethroat of the year. No Cuckoos yet, but should be here any day now.

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