Still very cold and windy on Sunday, but came across a nice display of Hoary Cress on the channel side. Also found a freshly consumed Partridge egg on the moor, probably a stoat, but didn’t find any more shells. We also watched Mr Cob defending his area, he definitely does not like Canada geese, and […]
We had an interesting find this morning or should say the dogs did, a hedgehog tucked in, next to the trunk of a willow tree, close to the bird feeders. Not seen one of these on the reserve for a very long time. We also watched a Kestral take a small vole, unfortunately out of […]
It would have been a really pleasant afternoon except for the cold wind, but in the sheltered areas I found my first damselfly, a Large Red, not sure if this is slightly later than last year, will check with Jim and Lew and then shortly after, a Peacock butterfly looking a bit worn from over […]
Spotted my first ducklings today on thr fishing pond, only five and they will need to keep close to mum these cold nights. Also a male merganser found sleeping on one of the spits, hope it’s mate is sitting. The two gadwall are still on pond 17. Short Eared owls are still passing through, appears […]
Posted by Ian Lovely sunny day to-day,counted 14 swallows in total.As reported earlier on the blog,willow warblers everywhere interspersed with reed warblers around the fishing pond.No sign (for me at least)of sedge or grasshopper warblers,but I suspect I will be contradicted.Sighting of a whitethroat earlier in the week,but no sighting since.Attached is a pic of […]
Hi, the sightings following are from Saturday 21st :- Common sandpiper at fishing pond could also hear at least two reed warblers. On the long pond there were four male mergansers and one female, one of the males was trying to keep two of the other males away from the female who had gone onto […]
Hi, following on from Bri’s pics of the long tailed tits at the feeder we also saw two common sandpipers on the long pond. The pair of Gadwall ducks that have been present for a few weeks have disappeared along with a pair of mergansers. The latter were trying to nest but appeared to be […]
We had a very nice treat this morning with a visit to the feeders by two long tailed tits. They are always on the move, hardly time to stop and feed, but fortunately we were presenr for the couple of minutes they could spare. Bri
Found first string this year in pond 35, only 5 days later than last year, but last night was the first to be frost free for quite a period. Mergansers Also we found a pair of Mergansers and possibly she was sitting on the nest, and he was on duty watch in the water, the […]
Both this morning and afternoon, Willow Warblers singing to claim their patch of willow, spread throughout the the south of the reserve and around the fishing pond. Nice to think they know something we don’t and spring is finally on it’s way. Bri