January
The month for waxwings in a good winter, seal pups at Horsey, the first frogspawn, starling murmurations, pink-footed geese over Norfolk and the garden bird count.
Granddad’s CameraMonth by month
British wildlife calendar: what to see each month
What’s worth looking for each month in five very different corners of Britain: a town and its gardens, the New Forest, the Norfolk Broads, the Pembrokeshire coast and the Cairngorms. Each month has the events of the wildlife year, the moments worth waiting for, what’s at its best in each place and the moths on the wing.
February
The month for waxwings in a good winter, the first frogspawn, starling murmurations, pink-footed geese over Norfolk, toads on the move, putting up nest boxes and the first basking adders.
March
The month for waxwings in a good winter, the first frogspawn, toads on the move and the first basking adders.
April
The month for booming bitterns and puffins on Skomer.
May
The month for booming bitterns, puffins on Skomer, screaming swifts, the dawn chorus and hedgehog week.
June
The month for booming bitterns, puffins on Skomer and screaming swifts.
July
The month for puffins on Skomer, screaming swifts and the summer butterfly count.
August
The month for screaming swifts, seal pups in Pembrokeshire and bat walks.
September
The month for seal pups in Pembrokeshire and the deer rut.
October
The month for seal pups in Pembrokeshire and the deer rut.
November
The month for seal pups in Pembrokeshire and the deer rut.
December
The month for singing robins.
See also: all 113 species · the five places · garden moths