Blog: Sarah Gibson

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Swifts (c) Piotr Szczypa (1)

Swift return

Spring comes slowly, moving up from the south hour by hour, as the globe spins in its orbit. So it is that migratory birds arrive at their breeding destinations earlier or later, depending on how…

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Nature in the year of coronavirus

It has been 1 year since the first national lockdown, announced on March 23rd 2020. Nature for many of us has helped us through this unsettling time. Sarah Gibson reflects:

House martin

Mud for martins

The house martin is a common summer visitor to the UK, arriving in April and leaving in October. Sarah explains more about them below:

Swift

The secret lives of swifts

Swifts epitomise British summertime with their screaming flight. But as fewer of these miraculous birds return to our skies each year, Sarah Gibson reveals how we can help them

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First swallows

As spring migrant birds start to arrive in Shropshire, we have time and opportunity to watch and listen for them.

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