• View From The Shed by Shaun Finnie - EVERYTHING IS A HIGHLIGHT
    EVERYTHING IS A HIGHLIGHT A mixed flock of Swallows, Swifts and House Martins so dense that I had to stand still for fear of damaging them as they swarmed around me, feasting on the fog of midges and...
  • View From The Shed by Shaun Finnie - BACK TO BED
    BACK TO BED After last week's somewhat depressing blog (' Save the Whale? ' - click the link to read it if you haven't already) it's time to get back to happier things. Thankfully I've got a whole blogful...
  • View from the Shed by Shaun Finnie - HALCYON DAYS
    HALCYON DAYS We've been doing a lot of work at RSPB Old Moor recently, most obviously in starting to create a new path alongside Green Lane so that, fairly soon, visitors will be able loop around this...
  • View from the Shed by Shaun Finnie - INTO THE VALLEY
    INTO THE VALLEY We've done some serious construction and remodelling at our Barnsley RSPB sites recently. Firstly and most important to me personally, we have a lovely new shed at the entrance to...
  • Christmas Special - View from the Shed by Shaun Finnie
    THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS I'm sure that you're all familiar with the festive song 'The Twelve Days of Christmas'. You know, the one with the Five Gow-wold rings. There's a lot of confusion as to...