This article is the third update of the Harvest Mouse species account which I initially wrote for the book, “Mammals, Amphibians and Reptiles of the North East” which was published by the Natural History Society of Northumbria in 2012 and is free to download from the home page of this website. It has only beenContinue reading “The Harvest Mouse in North East England”
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The establishment of the Ring-necked Parakeet in North East England
INTRODUCTION This article was first published in “Northumbrian Naturalist – the Transactions of the Natural History Society of Northumbria” in 2015. It describes the establishment and gradual increase in population and range of the species across the region up to that point. As predicted in the article, the species has continued to spread across theContinue reading “The establishment of the Ring-necked Parakeet in North East England”
The Alpine Newt in North East England
This article is an update of the species account which I wrote for the book, Mammals, Amphibians and Reptiles of the North East, which was published by the Natural History Society of Northumbria in 2012. With one notable exception the situation, as far as I knew it, remained unchanged until 2022, when a search viaContinue reading “The Alpine Newt in North East England”
Exotic and Evasive – Escaped Mammals in North East England
This article is an update of the “Escaped Mammals” chapter from the “Extinct and Evasive” section of the 2012 book, “Mammals, Amphibians and Reptiles of the North East”, in which I listed all of the records known to me, of species’ not normally found in Britain that had turned up locally. Since 2012, a fewContinue reading “Exotic and Evasive – Escaped Mammals in North East England”
Exotic cat reports in North East England
This article is a chapter that I wrote for the book,”Mammals, amphibians and reptiles of the North East”, which was published by the Natural History Society of Northumberland in 2012. The full book is free to download from the home page of this website. The question of whether big or exotic cats are at largeContinue reading “Exotic cat reports in North East England”
Where didn’t the Hedgehog cross the road?
We all look for signs of spring, whether it’s the song of birds at dawn, the smell of the first cut of grass or just the drive home from work in the light. But there’s another sign of spring that I always note, though never look forward to. Spring marks the beginning of squashed HedgehogContinue reading “Where didn’t the Hedgehog cross the road?”
The Path of the Panther – the path continues (a bit)
Back in 2010 I wrote a short book entitled, “The Path of the Panther” which was a compilation of all the editions of the “Big Cat Diaries” column that I had written for Northumbria Mammal Group’s newsletter up to that point (you can download the book on the homepage of this site). Forward to 2020Continue reading “The Path of the Panther – the path continues (a bit)”
Raven on the Wing 