Joy of Recording

Joy of Recording

Mike Robinson Collecting and submitting records provides a focus for my wildlife outings. That being said, I try to remember that looking for wildlife is not simply about numbers. For me, it may have been initially, but it certainly is not now. It’s also about having...
Joy of Recording

Joy of Recording

Alison Fure  Alison has been providing her records, both personal and professional, to GiGL for many years, and has encouraged others to do so too. In January 2018 we calculated that Alison was the fourth main provider of records for the Royal Borough of Kingston...
Joy of Recording: 365 days of wildlife

Joy of Recording: 365 days of wildlife

Jane Ruhland, member of the Ealing Wildlife Group 14th September: Grasses at sunrise, Smith’s Farm, Northolt On the 1st January 2019 I began a year-long personal project – every day I would observe and record wildlife through the lens of a camera. I was inspired...
Joy of Recording: Dave Clark

Joy of Recording: Dave Clark

Dave Clark, Ornithologist What a mindblast…Excuse the 60`s vernacular but as a 15 year old impressionable youth, leafing through the Woolies (Woolworth`s) record stack coming across the Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus is a mindblast, especially when you’re sheltering...
It takes a team to create a report

It takes a team to create a report

Maria Longley, GiGL Community Manager GiGL’s flagship report, the ecological desktop study, presents a snapshot of the GiGL Partnership’s knowledge of a site or an area. The report is the culmination of a lot of time and effort to collate information about the whole...