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Category Archives: Round Hill
Blue tit saga 2012
Once again the nest box just outside the bedroom window was occupied by a pair of blue tits. By mid-May both parents were busy feeding the hidden brood. Last week we were shocked to realise that there was only one … Continue reading
Posted in Brighton, Round Hill, wildlife
Tagged Blue tits, new brood, taking to the air
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What a strange coincidence
An property advert in the Argus last week, fromthe estate agents Parsons, Son and Basley, had a terraced house in Belton Road and another near Brighton Station, in Guildford Street, for sale. In both cases the house immediately left of … Continue reading
Posted in Brighton, Round Hill
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The birds are coming
Yesterday evening, at about 8pm, we noticed the usual herring gull noise was getting much louder. Looking out and up we saw in excess of 100 gulls circling and squawking. After about 10 minutes they drifted away. Rather nice though … Continue reading
A few beers and a camera
Last week had a lunchtime beer in the North Street Weatherspoons – the best was an American Pale Ale from Moorhouses in Burnley. Amazing value at only £2.05 a pint, and better still with 50p off using one of my … Continue reading
Posted in Brighton, Real Ale, Round Hill
Tagged Brighton street scenes, Diorite kerbstones
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Garden bird update
The pair of bluetits which have been visiting the nest box high in the back yard are now taking in bits of nesting material – including stuff from a basket I hung up in the garden last year for that … Continue reading
Spring is in the Air
On Saturday 3rd March I saw toads in the garden pond for the first time this year, and then nearly stood on a frog standing still and erect on the lawn (well, the grassy area anyway). No sign of any … Continue reading
Historic moment for Round Hill Society
I exaggerate like a cheap watch. Not very historic at all, but it pleased me. Some weeks ago I bound into hard covers three sets of all the newsletters created by the Round Hill Society in its first ten years. … Continue reading
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Bathroom approaches completion
Last week I finally got out the scraps of coloured glass kindly provided by Marian, the real glass worker, and began to design the ‘over-door’ panel for the new bathroom. Its still to be painted in place, but you … Continue reading
Scarlet Tiger Moths seen in garden
A post earlier this year recorded finding the caterpillars of the scarlet tiger moth in the front garden. Now we have the adults, front and back gardens. At one point (Monday 13th June) we had 4 of them doing a … Continue reading
Garden Wildlife incidents in March 2011
Early in the month blackbirds became much more obvious as they begin to establish territory. One nice event was a visit to the birdbath for a drink and wash by a young male – at least I have convinced myself … Continue reading
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