Another dark morning, it seems that it never actually gets light before night sets in again. Sheep have been roaming outside the fences for the last week, quite a few on the marsh, enjoying the sea washed turf. There was a good morning last week and as soon as the sun began to rise the […]
Boxing Day and weather permitting we usually take a wee dram,nibbles & coffee to savour at the feeders. We both raise a glass to all our readers and wish you all the best for the new year. The heavy rain we seem to have had for months has seen the ponds at their deepest for […]
Posted by Ian Well what a contrast of weather over the last couple of days; Tuesday saw a beautifull warm sunny day with little wind,but also very little wildlife on the move.Today brought a horrible day,heavy rain and wind but also the sight of three roe deer,two does and a young buck.As they galloped over […]
What a beautiful morning, a little sun and no wind, the reflections in the ponds were superb, managed one photo with a wind swept tree. One photo of Scafell with a small covering of snow. There was a small bird on a bush along the track to the tip, but we were not sure what […]
The rain this w/e is lying on top of the already sodden ground, one of the smaller ponds is almost overflowing, how the small mammals and hibernating insects are going to survive is difficult to see but we will have to wait and see the outcome next year. The Yellow Bartsia appears to thrive in […]
Just made it back this morning before the rain started, the ground was starting to dry out, wellies are still the required footwear if wandering off the main paths. Yesterday there were forty to fifty Teal in the south east corner of the long pond, it was the only unfrozen patch of water. There were […]
Posted by Ian Beautifull cold crisp days at the moment,the reserve looks totally different this time of year,the sunsets and sunrises are spectacular (see pics)
Another beautiful crisp morning, but fairly quiet on the walk round, just spotted a Heron on one of the islands enjoying the morning sun. The feeders were busy again, really need a slow motion camera to catch all the action. Still trawling through old photos from 2011 and came across one of a Barn Owl […]
Well as Bri has stated at the feeders our feathered friends have been taking full advantage of the bounty provided by us. It is surreal to stand there filling the feeders and watch the birds sometimes only 3 of 4 feet away from us waiting patiently as we top them up. Today we had bullfinches, […]
Another beautiful crisp cold day, with a few teal on the long pond and also on the large Natterjack scraping, while watching these we noticed a Mistle Thrush stood on the ground enjoying the morning sun and away from the bitter wind. Lots of birds at the feeders again, the numbers vary from day to […]