A very welcomed change, from the constant drowning every day, a beautiful sunrise, see attached photos. The blackbirds have now arrived in force at the feeders, often count up to 20, the attached photo of three blackbirds was taken just after a Sparrow Hawk carried out an attack fly through, scaring all the birds, and […]
What a great sunrise to start the first day of December, attached are a couple of photos taken just 17 seconds apart and they show how quick the intensity of the sunrise changes. Also attached are a few shots of birds landing on Geoff’s bench, and they all have the same technique, stretching their legs […]
The weather has been a bit kinder this week, see the sunrise over the Airfield, at the feeders it has been really busy, the Bullfinches have returned but one of the males has severe growth of fungus on both legs. Lynne, Bob and Bri
Today has been the first clear day for quite a while, the reserve is under water and the ponds are now starting to fill up. At the feeders the Coal Tits have returned for winter and we managed to take a few shots of them feeding on Geoff’s bench, using the video setting on a […]
It’s a very quiet time at the moment, with all the summer birds returning to warmer climates and winter ones not yet arrived. We have placed a wildlife camera to see the nightlife and caught a Badger determined to climb a tree see shots attached. We found an Owl pellet on Geoff’s seat and as […]
Sunday was an exceptionally clear day, with views of the Isle of Man, St Bees Head and Snowdonia in Wales, see attached shots. Ragwort is not appreciated by many but butterflies are one of the few that love it, see photos. We found a few Purple Viper’s Bugloss plants, growing in the same location as […]
We often see a Barn Owl hunting over the tip and around the rough area lower down, and on rare occasions there have been two out together. The attached photographs from yesterday are a little bit more interesting with the controversial wind turbines in the background and another with a swallow flying past. Lynne Bri […]
Attached are a few photos taken over the last weeks. This warm spell has brought out a lot of Meadow Browns, Gatekeepers and Common Blue. The Tufted ducklings are growing fast, see photo of two with the female. We had a quick visit to our garden of a Hummingbird Hawk moth, not often seen and […]
Yesterday two families of Tufted duck were seen, one on the long pond with 8 ducklings and the other on the north small pond, with 10 young, they are a lot more interesting to watch than the mallards, diving and bobbing up like corks on their first day. We had a pair of Pheasants at […]
I will have to retract some of my statement on the 1st June, the first field is now looking excellent especially the south west area, where a Dark Green fritillary was spotted along with various other varieties including quite a few Large Skippers. We have also had a small visitor at the feeders, a field […]