Cameras packed, batteries all charged up and of course the picnic all sorted, all in the name of another Shuttleworth fix. This time it was the first flying evening of the Shuttleworth flying calendar, 2019, and what a show it was. During the day I was checking the weather forecast every hour to see were the rain… Read More »
It was early doors for me on Monday, as a planned trip to the fence line at RAF Lakenheath was on the agenda. Arrived early so I could get a reasonable spot to park the car, to my astonishment the place was packed, by 0730 am it was rammed all along the approach end to runway… Read More »
A short visit to nearby Ickwell for the Annual May Day festival was the order of the day. Ickwell is a hamlet in a leafy part of Bedfordshire 3 miles west of Biggleswade, with the settlements of Upper and Lower Caldecote, Thorncote, Brook End, Vinager Hill and Budna, the hamlet of Ickwell makes up the civil… Read More »
What a difference a day makes, this time last year we were baking in record temperatures of 28 degrees, this year the temperatures barely got up to 12 degrees which made it the coldest May day weekend here at the famous Shuttleworth Collection for their airshow premier 2019. All wrapped up warm and ready for the start… Read More »
Here at the headquarters of the RSPB at Sandy the annual get together of a family of Grey lags is in evidence, not only one pair of Geese but 2 pairs which meant there was a bun fight for space on the swimming pool at the back of the lodge garden. Saying that at the… Read More »
It’s that time of year once again when spring has sprung and new shoots of life begin, the thoughts of cold winters nights has finally been put to bed. Here at the RSPB headquarters at Sandy nature is finally waking up, we have had the snowdrop’s and daffodil’s it is now time for the carpet of… Read More »