LETTERS FROM SHEPPEY

Life, Times and Natural History from the Isle Of Sheppey in Kent.

Wednesday, 31 October 2012

Old Age

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Reading some of the local birding blogs these days I often get sharp reminders of how far I'm getting left behind by modern bird watchin...
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Tuesday, 30 October 2012

A Good Life

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First off, crossing the reserve on Saturday morning I came across a tiny clump of this strikingly purple fungus. In 26 years on the reser...
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Monday, 22 October 2012

Foggy Perambulations

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Over Saturday night and throughout Sunday, we had virtually 24 hours of non-stop rain of varying degrees of intensity. As a result I gave...
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Wednesday, 17 October 2012

Autumn Fruits

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It rained early this morning but by 8.00 it had been replaced by blue skies and sunshine and despite a moderate wind it was quite a mild ...
Wednesday, 10 October 2012

Aha, we have water!

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Wow, what a superb morning's weather on the reserve today, blue skies, very warm sun and no wind made it seem almost summery, it was ...
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Saturday, 6 October 2012

The Hunt Goes On

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I rained for thirteen hours overnight and didn't stop here on Sheppey until about 8.00 this morning. It was much needed in order to c...
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Wednesday, 3 October 2012

Seaview Cottages at Elmley, Sheppey

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 The area at Elmley known as "The Brickfields", lies just to the right of the small and rather mis-named Elmley Hills, and oppo...
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Derek Faulkner
I have lived on and rambled around on Sheppey all of my life and I'm interested in anything to do with its wildlife and history. Retired in 2006,aged 59. Was a Voluntary Warden on the Swale NNR at Harty, Sheppey from 1987 to June 2012, when Natural England scrapped the posts. I still visit that reserve most days and have been re-instated as a Voluntary Warden by Elmley Conservation Trust, who mange the reserve for Natural England. I first joined the Kent Ornithological Society in 1959 but I very rarely birdwatch anywhere other than on Sheppey. I have the one Jack Russell dog, called Ellie, who is normally with me on the reserve as I carry out my regular patrols. Ellie was born in Sept 2011.
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