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Ted's page updated	3/4/2007
Ted's page has been updated in the Dog Walk Diary section, and I have plans to revive the Diary itself now he has started to settle down a little bit

Ted the Longdog	24/02/2007
Ted has been with us for three months now. Sooner or later I'll put a page on for him. He's a good dog, but very different in character to Ali. Pictures and a page for Ted to come. Whether DWD resumes will remain to be seen!

Ali's page updated	12/11/2006
I've updated Ali's page in Dog Walk Diary with a few thoughts, and there are some pictures of him that haven't been on here before

Ali the Lurcher is gone	12/9/2006
Sadly, Ali died yesterday afternoon, after the complications from the tumour in his jaw got suddenly worse. We called for his vet, and Ali died peacefully in his bed with Sarah and I at his side. Obviously, for now, Dog Walk Diary is at an end. Look for a full tribute to this wonderful dog when things return to normal.

We're still here!	12/05/2006
No updates for a while, but the pages are under construction, and will appear soon. Also, due to misuse and vandalism I've had to temporarily close the guestbook

March Dog Walk Diary opens, ready to close!	30/03/2006
A super-abundance of birds all seen on one walk gives a bumper entry to Dog Walk Diary for March

February update	27/02/2006
Tawny Owls, Swans, and Snowdrops feature in the conclusion to January and the opening to February in the Dog Walk Diary

January update	31/01/2006
I've finally got around to January's update to the Dog Walk Diary. More to come over the next few days.

Webcam update	27/12/2005
The mysterious reception problems with the webcam are solved. Check the much clearer picture, and email or sign the guest book if you manage to spot a visitor.

Winter Solstice	21/12/2005
The first day of winter, with a view to the horizon from The Common

December Dog Walk Diary underway	12/12/2005
The last Dog Walk Diary of 2005 is underway, with sightings of Ravens over The Common and proliferation of fungus

Ali's health update	30/11/2005
Wintery conditions on The Common, and some encouraging developments to Ali's health. See more in Ali's page.

Webcam back online	23/11/2005
The birdtable webcam is back online as of today, and a Raven makes an appearance in the Dog Walk Diary.

Winter!	17/11/2005
Winter comes to Staffordshire in the latest Dog Walk Diary.

November underway	11/11/2005
Dog Walk Diary continues with some bird sightings. Continuing PC problems keep the webcams off line (not that we were missing anything!)

October diary underway	26/10/2005
October's Dog Walk Diary sneaks in just before the month's end

Summer's last gasp	27/09/2005
Summer takes a last gasp, with a Hoverfly pictured in flight.

Autumn	24/09/2005
Autumn begins, with The Common's creatures preparing for winter.

PC problems (again)	18/09/2005
Once again, the webcams are offline due to computer failure. It's going to be a while before a fix this time though....

Small August update	31/08/2005
A very quiet August is rounded off as we move closer towards Autumn.

Small update	10/08/2005
A small, non-pictorial update to Dog Walk Diary today.

Stone Gazette error	24/07/2005
If you have made your way here after seeing the link printed in the Stone Gazette I'd like to correct what you will have read. There are NO secret webcams installed on The Common. All Dog Walk Diary shots are taken with a conventional handheld digital camera, and the webcams confined to my own property.

Dog Walk Diary updated	19/07/2005
July's Dog Walk Diary is updated. Also, I have a motherboard failure on the machine that monitors the cameras, so they will be out of action for a few days.

Garden Diary updated	15/07/2005
Poisonous plants and insects in July's Garden Diary

June Dog Walk Diary updated	29/06/2005
A new entry to June's diary, as hot weather brings quiet and calm to The Common

Dog Walk Diary updated	12/06/2005
Ali metes out his own style of justice for a litterer.

Woodpecker nest found	29/05/2005
Check the latest entry in May's Dog Walk Diary for some pictures of a Woodpecker chick and it's parent.

One year old!

22/05/2005

It's nearly the end of May, and that means that WildlifeWebcam is now one year old. In that time Dog Walk Diary, initially intended to be a sideshow for the Birdbox cameras, has totally taken over. This is in part due to the lack of birds in the boxes, but mostly because the more you look for things out walking, the more you find. In the next twelve months I hope to rebalance the site a little. I'm in the planning stages of bulding a pond at the moment, which should hopefully provide more material for the garden sections. There is a small update to Dog Walk Diary, and some interesting insects in a long overdue Garden Diary update.

New Dog Walk Diary entry	09/05/2005
In which I finally catch up with goings on on The Common. See May's first entry for flies, slugs, Chaffinches and Woodpeckers.

Problems resolved	30/04/2005
Webcam back on line today.

Big Update	31/03/2005
Dog Walk Diary has a big update, in which Ali just misses out on bagging his first Munro, and gets his own gallery set up.

Webcam change round	30/3/2005
The cameras have been reinstalled in the birdboxes. Other people around the country are reporting nest building in boxes, so I'm hoping we get more activity than last year.

Ali's health	07/03/2005
A small addition to update readers on the status of Ali's health, which contains a small video of him running in the snow last month. See Ali's page in the Dog Walk Diary section.

Dog Walk Diary updated	22/02/2005
Songbirds take advantage of a brief burst of spring before winter returns, and the Little Owl is spotted again

February DWD starts	14/02/2005
Some very cold weather in Staffordshire, and February's Dog Walk Diary gets under way. (Only half way through the month!)

Normal service	02/03/2005
The webcam is back on line now, both live and one minute updates. January's Dog Walk Diary has concluded, and several new images have been posted in the Common Plot Flora gallery.

'Bumper' DWD Issue!	25/01/2005
After a very interesting three days, Little Owls, Buzzards, Dunnocks and Blackbirds all feature in the latest Dog Walk Diary entry

Temporary change to birdtable cam	21/01/2005
The birdtable cam is looking at a patch of ground with bird food on it for a while. When I went to check out the table today, I noticed that most of the food I had scattered there several days ago was gone. Night time visitors, or the Blackbirds we have seen?

Birdtable Archive	21/01/2005
A visit from a Blackbird this morning means I now have enough clips to start a small video archive. Find it in the webcam section.

Meteor(ology)	18/01/2005
Two spectacular walks today, for very different reasons. No pictures. Why will become apparent if you read the latest instalment of Dog Walk Diary.

Another small update	17/01/2005
Ivy berries feature in the Dog Walk Diary

Small update	16/01/2005
A small update gets Dog Walk Diary 2005 off to a start.

Dog Walk Diary 2005	13/01/2005
An entry for Boxing Day shows the snow we had in Staffordshire. There have been no entries since as we have been overwhelmed by the behaviour of a second dog we adopted. Unfortunately, the adoption did not work out and we had to return him to the rescue. DWD should be back to normal soon.

At last!	29/12/2004
After several near misses, proper footage of a visit to the bird table today as this Robin comes for a poke around. Three short clips are available to download here, here, and here

Midwinter Day	21/12/2004
Midwinter day is here already. It's still very quiet out and about, but there is a picture of a Blue Tit in December's Dog Walk Diary

December is here	06/12/2004
Winter rolls on, with the common becoming quiet and empty.

Dog Walk Diary updated	17/11/2004
Bright red fungus spotted on the common

Birdtable cam	07/11/2004
The outdoor camera now looks at a birdtable, but will roam around the garden as things happen.

Puzzling pigeon	1/11/2004
Photos of an unusual pigeon to start November's Dog Walk Diary off. Also, previous months have been shifted to a new archive page

At last!	27/10/2004
A picture of something that isn't a plant or an insect in the diary! A Robin features in the latest entry to October's Dog Walk Diary

Update on Ali's health	25/10/2004
I spoke to Ali's vet today, about the results of the tests on the sample of bone taken a while ago. They have come back as 'inconclusive' which, vague as it sounds, is a small fillip. See Ali's page in the Dog Walk Diary for more.

Sad News	14/10/2004
Some sad news regarding Ali's future today. He has a tumour in his jaw bone. More details in Ali's page in Dog Walk Diary.

Journal Intime de Promenade de Chien	13/10/2004
Dog Walk Diary is in France this month, trying desperately to keep up with the livewire that is Meg. Only half of a bumper update is in place so far.

Dog Walk Diary Updated	01/10/2004
September's Dog Walk Diary ends with a burst of sunshine, and we pass in to the decidedly autumnal sixth month of the journal

The Dread Hound of the Downsbanks!	24/09/2004
Actually Ali waiting for me to finish photographing funghi on the very steep slopes of Downsbanks. He had to go a very long way in to the trees to find somewhere flat enough to sit. This picture reminds me of those grainy shots of escaped big cats on a remote moor somewhere. See more in September's Dog Walk Diary.

Autumn approaches	07/09/2004
Septembers Dog Walk Diary starts, amid an Indian Summer of sorts.

Dog Walk Diary update	27/08/2004
August is drawing to a close, bringing a taste of autumn with it. There are hoverflies and impressive fungi in the latest update to the Dog Walk Diary.

Dog Walk Diary update	12/08/2004
Quite a big update to Dog Walk Diary, with some pictures of the Hoverflies, at last.

Update	10/08/2004
Incredible weather in Staffordshire, with a month's rain in twenty four hours. Dog Walk Diary August 2004 gets off to a soggy start.

Update	27/07/2004
Back from a week in Tuscany. July's Dog Walk Diary draws to a close, and I'm mucking about with a new webcam, so you may not necessarily get a link to the batbox. Some Italian insects in the misc. fauna gallery as well.

Dog Walk Diary updated	13/07/2004
Dog Walk Diary has a small update, the continuing poor weather seems to be putting a dampener on things

Dog Walk Diary updated	07/07/2004
Dog Walk Diary enters it's third month, and there is insect porn in the common plot fauna gallery!

Ant farming!	28/06/2004
Pictures of ants herding aphids in the garden diary.

Update	23/06/2004
Dog Walk Diary is updated, and bees are inhabiting the bee tubes!

Another update	09/06/2004
There are updates to the Dog Walk Diary, and both the Common Plot Fauna and Flora galleries. If you can identify the mystery yellow beast, please let me know.

Garden diary updated	08/06/2004
The garden diary has been updated, with an image showing an intriguing change in the insect eggs.

Site updated	26/05/2004
There are new images in the galleries today, as well as a first entry in the Dogwalk Diary. If you have any comments on the site, please mail them or sign the guestbook. I'm very interested in hearing any feed back (good or bad!)

Guestbook!	19/05/2004
Please visit & sign the Guestbook!

Batbox cam goes live!	15/05/2004
The new bat box camera went live today (15 May). Hopefully we'll get a bat or two roosting in the box. See the webcam section to view the camera.

First Bird	29/03/2004
March 29th saw the first and only visitor to the box. He (or she) made three entries to the box, over about 3 - 4 minutes, but decided that the box was not what it was looking for. The camera is now in a bat roosting box, hopefully going live soon.