Posted by Ian Cold windy day,big change from earlier in the week,must be 10degs colder.Looked like spring though with all the pansies blooming in the dune slacks.The mute swan pair that built their nest on an island on the long pond (17) have now started another nest at the top of the pond within touching […]
Month: March 2012
Pensioners
Came across this group of pensioners on a day out from the home.
Hi, walking up to the long pond I saw a heron flying in and landing out of sight. I soon found it though as it was being mobbed by a dozen or more black headed gulls. Initially it looked up disdainfully at them but with their repeated attacks it lazily flew further down the pond […]
Hi, at the long pond the swans were very busy nest building, the pen was doing most of the work with the cob alongside, really attentive, if all goes well she may be sitting soon on eggs. Further along a Little Egret and a Heron took flight as I passed by. The egret settled further […]
Hi, all quiet again around north feeder, no stoat but he had had another chew at the old bone. Was sat there watching the feeding birds when suddenly surprise, surprise a male siskin and three female siskins fed on the nut feeder for about two minutes and departed. I have observed solitary males and females […]
Hi, haven’t posted for a while, been somewhat preoccupied. These are a few observations of recent days. On 25th Feb watched the two swans flying north quite low over long pond. As they were nearing far end the pen swan veered towards the sea with the cob following closely. Too closely however as it did […]
Further Ferrets
Posted by Ian Saw our small mustelid again early (very early) this morning;bit surprised as I would have thought yesterdays rabbit offering would have kept him in bed.Took a picture on my camera phone and sent it to my cohorts.Went back again armed with a ‘proper’ camera this afternoon to try and post a pic […]
Ferrets– Episode Three
Posted by Ian I hesitated posting this blog to-day,due to the risk of ‘He’s making this up’; but on we go;nice quiet afternoon, so armed with new bag and string (just in case you understand) off we went along the west side to cover the same route as yesterday.Not a soul about,always find it strange […]
Feisty Ferrets etc
Posted by Ian Interesting week— thurs 8th march was a dry day,so set off to walk around the west side of the reserve following the tide line for anything of interest (big tides next few days).Rounding the end of the Island near the two small shore side ponds (101/2) I noticed movement on the tideline—turned […]
Posted by Ian Lovely sunny day,walked northwards along the beach round to scarth,never seen the wreck (Anastasia) so exposed.Cut up through the dunes and found a thrushes anvil with hundreds of banded snail remains,there have been a lot of migrant thrushes this year. Carried on through the dunes and as I passed through the last […]