Recent Articles in Nature Diary
Mostly by the Ship’s NaturalistSeagull Survey (Part VIII)
by Roxanne • Published on the 1st of July 2008 in Nature Diary • 2 CommentsTime is rushing by, summer is here at long last, and the nests on Isla Perdiguera are falling into disrepair. The one time tenants of those feather lined hollows are now taking to the air, but all is not entirely well on the desert island paradise. Roxanne’s latest report commences where the last left off, in early June. (more…)
Seagull Survey (Part VII)
by Roxanne • Published on the 23rd of June 2008 in Nature Diary • 3 CommentsIn the latest instalment of her survey Roxanne describes the progress made by her protégés, and then considers the seagulls’ dietary habits and lists some of the other birds which are eking out a living and raising their young on the arid little island of Perdiguera. (more…)
Seagull Survey (Part VI)
by Roxanne • Published on the 17th of June 2008 in Nature Diary • 2 CommentsThe continuing saga of the seagulls of Isla Perdiguera, researched and related by Roxanne, the Ship’s Naturalist. (more…)
Seagull Survey (Part V)
by Roxanne • Published on the 10th of June 2008 in Nature Diary • 6 CommentsThe Ship’s Naturalist has been kept very busy over the past few weeks, caring for her two yellow-legged gulls. She has also been keeping her diary up to date, and the delay in bringing you part five of the Seagull Survey is through no fault of her own. Part six really will follow shortly – I promise! (more…)
Seagull Survey (Part IV)
by Roxanne • Published on the 27th of May 2008 in Nature Diary • 9 CommentsThe May Day weekend was a busy one at Isla Perdiguera, with hordes of yotties turning up to enjoy a barbecue on the beach or a rather chilly dip in the sea. Unfortunately, quite a few also took a ramble around the island, so that the yellow-legged gulls raising their young on the hillsides had rather a stressful time. The Ship’s Naturalist was there, keeping an eye on her friends and proteges. (more…)
Seagull Survey (Part III)
by Roxanne • Published on the 16th of May 2008 in Nature Diary • 3 CommentsPart three of Roxanne’s report on the yellow-legged gulls of Isla Perdiguera (more…)
Seagull Survey (Part II)
by Roxanne • Published on the 7th of May 2008 in Nature Diary • 6 CommentsThe continuing saga of Romulus and Remus, combined with further observations on the seagull colony on Isla Perdiguera. (more…)
Seagull Survey (Part I)
by Roxanne • Published on the 30th of April 2008 in Nature Diary • 2 CommentsOver the course of the past two months the Ship’s Naturalist has been making a survey of a colony of breeding gulls. Each nest which she finds is carefully marked on her hand-drawn map, and progress is recorded in her diary. The project is still on-going – every time we visit the colony there are new babies to photograph and new pieces of egg-shell to collect – but we decided that it was high time we let you take a look at the first instalment of the report. This covers the period from early March through to April 13th. (more…)
Life in the Mar Menor – Part 3 : Insects and other arthropods
by Roxanne • Published on the 29th of September 2007 in Nature Diary • 2 CommentsThe final episode of Roxanne’s wildlife trilogy is devoted to the creatures which many of us overlook or regard with fear and loathing: the creepy-crawlies.
Life in the Mar Menor – Part 2 : Birds
by Roxanne • Published on the 26th of September 2007 in Nature Diary • 1 CommentIn the second instalment of her wildlife series, Roxanne introduces us to her feathered friends. (more…)
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