A much better day slight easterly breeze but lots to see, we came across a large family of blue tits at least 12 could have been more and also a family of Willow Warblers see pic of youngster. We walked the area where the Pearl Bordered Fritillary normally breed but did not find one, this […]
Sorry but the pic did not arrive with the blog. Bri
A fairly quiet morning, still very cool for this time of year, only the odd small heath flying about, but no dragonflies. The Natterjack tadpoles are getting bigger and soon will be sprouting their legs. We did see quite a few Whitethroat with the little ones in tow, see pics. Also it’s that time of […]
Posted by Ian Short eared owl hunting voles over the heather,fox hunting rabbits in the dunes,cuckoo calling on the field edge;not bad for a damp Sat. morning.
Hi, sorry about last post….will not send from download site again…terrible. However we also came across these miscreants on the wrong side of the fence.The gate was locked so how did they get there? Three calves have been born in the last couple of weeks, two to the highland cows, and the lighter coloured one […]
Hi, well the old seat finally succumbed to old age and varying weights there upon. Bri was the designer and builder of the new seat and here he is trying it out on a wet and damp day.Posted by Bri & Bob
A much better day than yesterday, still a cool wind but the sun certainly helps to lift the temperature. We saw two families of longtailed tits between the feeders, one of 10 and the other of 6 and then they all joined up together. At the seat we were given a very nice surprise when […]
Taddie Correction In the previous blogs we said the large number of tadpoles in pond 17 belonged to frogs but yesterday we learned from John Buckley ARC conservation officer that they are Common Toad, apparently it’s there common practice to swim in shoals whereas, the frog tadpole prefers to be on it’s own. Sorry for […]