Professor Ian D. Rotherham

Professor Ian D. Rotherham

Wildlife & environmental writer

Professor Ian D. Rotherham, researcher, writer & broadcaster on wildlife & environmental issues.

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Blue tits on feeder

On the Wild Side: Winter birds in the garden
There is a fight on for food as birds battle it out at the bird feeder - among the aggressors, Professor Ian Rotherham has spotted particularly ferocious blackbirds and robins.
Professor Ian D. Rotherham

the heavily-built herring gull that has gained a bad reputation for stealing the tourist pasty or fish and chips

Professor Ian Rotherham looks at the Herring Gull's eye for a snack

Magpie on the feeders

On the Wild Side with Professor Ian Rotherham: Ever-adaptable magpies

Professor Ian Rotherham takes a walk on the wild side with craneflies

On the Wild Side with Professor Ian Rotherham: Giant craneflies

Fungus season: The Collybia fusipes or, as it's more commonly known, the Spindleshank

On the Wild Side with Professor Ian Rotherham: Fungus season's upon us

The round bodied ‘Garden Spider’ (scientific name: Araneus diadematus) is a common sight in the autumn garden

On the Wild Side with Professor Ian Rotherham: Autumnal Garden Spiders

The European or common lime is the host of the pretty ‘lime hawk’ moth.

On the wild side: Spotting the spectacular lime hawk moth

Professor Ian Rotherham has spoken about the nuthatch returning to his autumn garden

On the Wild Side: The nuthatch returns to the autumn garden

Professor Ian Rotherham talks about baby blackbirds assuming their adult plumage

Professor Ian Rotherham talks baby blackbirds assuming adult plumage

Large yellow underwing moths

Nature expert looks at what could be the UK's most common big moth

A baby swallow takes a rest

Where are the swallows and the swifts?

A young great spotted woodpecker

Expert tips on spotting young woodpeckers as they visit as family
Over the last month or so my local great spotted woodpeckers have become regular visitors to the bird-feeders.
Professor Ian D. Rotherham

A starling probing for food

Wildlife expert- everything you need to know about dextrous starlings

Shining cranesbill

Plant expert: Here's why you should go in search of wild crane’s-bills

Nature is struggling

Joys of spotting summertime swallows and their babies gathering