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Newly Born Calf

Not the best time to be born, with very cold nights but it doesn’t appear to bother the inquisitive calf, see on the photos being chased by a much older calf, and just before this shot was taken it was butted away by another. Bob and Bri​​​​

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Sunday 29th April

This morning was bright but cool, but it didn’t stop the warblers from singing, managed to catch a Willow Warbler on the path through to the tip. The Reed Warblers are very shy this year, they sing continuously but never put in an appearance. The niger seed is being emptied every day by the Goldfinch, […]

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Friday 27th April

Found a few fresh kills this morning, all within a few yards of each other and on the main path, one duck egg, still with a runny yolk, feathers from what appears to have been a Goldfinch and lastly, under one of the gates, feathers from a wood pigeon. Spotted a Grasshopper in the afternoon, […]

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Thursday 26th April

As can be seen in the photo. it was a blustery day, with a cool wind. The Warblers have arrived, a couple of Reed Warblers, back a bit earlier this year, are on the fishing pond, not seen them yet. Managed to get a glimpse of a Sedge, see photo, but not yet heard a […]

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Thursday19th April

A really warm start to the day, and Brian’s sheep are starting to lamb. Willow Warblers are singing everywhere, a few Grasshopper Warblers are also singing in the usual places in the area of the new paths and on top of the tip. The Stonechat males can be seen on the top of the bushes, […]

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Cow damage

Only six days after repairing the seat and erecting a new display board, one of the cows with large horns has severely damaged the display and seat, and in addition one or more have walked the narrow bridge, causing some of the cross members to split, see photos. We have had damage caused in the […]

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Swans have started building

The local pair of swans have started building a nest on a raised dyke between two wet areas at the west side of the fishing pond, previously used two years ago. It is a good quiet area and they should go undisturbed but the problem occurs when moving the brood to the long pond, with […]

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New seat layout

We have replaced the rotten planks on the seat and also moved the display from the table to the back of the seat, allowing more room for the coffee and sandwiches. Bob and Bri

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Goldfinch versus Bullfinch

When is it going to dry out, today was a one out of the blue but the ground is going to require a lot more of these before it recovers. The ponds are quite full and we have been monitoring a couple which contained frog spawn, and as can be seen from the attached shots, […]