Anything that has been spotted on the nature reserve
Just as we set off this morning a flight of five Hoopers passed over, this time they were all adults. On the long pond a Heron and Little Egret were competing for food. At the feeders we found the culprit that was devastating the peanuts, a Jay, with it’s large beak it could pick up […]
The weather has turned colder, with the wind coming from the arctic, it has brought the first dusting of snow on the mountain tops, and with it, the first Redwings. The calves were making the best of the sunshine and sheltering from the wind at the same time. On the way back, a Song Thrush […]
The weather forecast for the last few days has been horrendous but we have been very lucky and have missed it, until this morning, it’s now trying to catch up on the dry summer, and succeeding. Just to prove a point there was a Coal Tit sheltering inside one of the feeders. Yesterday we saw […]
The weather has been very poor over the last week but it hasn’t put the birds off the feeders, the usual suspects are here and a male Bullfinch turned up yesterday. Bob and Bri
Very good news,the first two of the five cygnets started flying last weekend, and on Wednesday there were only two remaining with the pen, the male has been spending time away from the kids of and on for the last month. This morning there was only one with the pen, two on on one of […]
Still a few Goldfinch flocks but the numbers are falling and one reason could be the predation by hawks, we heard a distress call this morning and caught a glimpse of one leaving a bramble bush and the remains on top, see photos. Spider’s intricately weaved webs are being highlighted by the misty days. Bob […]
This year has been very good for mushrooms and even now there are plenty of the field type but also the fungi are enjoying a great year,, have a walk through the second gate and view the various species. Bob and Bri
The silence of the beautiful autumn morning was interrupted by a very noisy helicopter waiting to take off from the airfield, but after it disappeared over the horizon, the reason for the daily walks soon became apparent. Nothing out of the ordinary to report, a few photos taken of different birds on the way round. […]
Another quiet and still autumn morning as can be seen from the photo of the cow, but which is the real one? We started feeding the birds last week but still no sign of the bullfinches, it will probably take a while for the word to spread. There are Red Admirals everywhere, it’s been a […]
This morning it was a very pleasant sight, we have not seen one of these for over 12 months but this morning it lifted out, very slowly, from the long grass between the airfield and new cattle fences. They used to be regular occurrence at this time of year but since the cattle grazing has […]