Anything that has been spotted on the nature reserve
A new fence has been erected, see photos. to protect the Natterjack pond from grazing cattle. When the cows wade through for a drink or to keep cool, they can disturb or damage the toad strings and also deposit waste, which encourages the growth of the thick green algae. Monitoring over the next few years […]
Last week Bri took a photo of the three cows similar to this one and looking to the Coniston fells. The next day I climbed to the top of The Old Man of Coniston and took an image of the view looking back to Walney Island. You can just see the outline of the island […]
We have a total of 11 bird boxes mounted in the willow tree area all are for tit size birds except one, which is specifically for woodpecker. There were 7 out of the ten successes with no eggs or dead chicks found. There were also 2 that were used by bees after the birds had […]
The pen and her four cygnets were still in the small area of open water in the long pond when we passed but while sat on the seat at the feeders, four adults flew over toward the pond. On arriving back at the pond only the four cygnets remained, and shortly after when talking to […]
It was a lovely bright and crisp morning, and reported as the coldest night of this winter. The ponds were frozen up but there was a small area in the long pond free from ice where all the birds were congregating, Swans, Tufted, Mallard and just on the side of the hole, out of shot, […]
It was a bright start to the day, the sun was out but with a cool northerly breeze. On the long pond there were two cormorants on one of the spits see photo and the four cygnets from last year, which look in excellent condition, see photo, but only one of the parent. On the […]
We have logged the layout of the new fence on a GPS system and have transferred it to Google Maps, it is quite extensive as can be seen on the attached picture. Unfortunately it does not show the Airfield or original fences, another job to complete. Bob and Bri
As part of the WREN project for Dune Restoration on Walney they have stared to cut down the trees in the area south and wast of the rifle butts see photos. Bob and Bri
At the moment we are getting quite a few different variety of birds at the feeders, and today there were a family group of Long-tailed tits. They are always on the move never stopping long in any one place, even though there is plenty of food they were only there for about a minute. Bob […]
The first decent day for a long while and managed to capture a few shots. A heron thought it was well hidden in the reeds on the fishing pond. Quite a few ducks on the long pond, usual Mallard, Tufted and Teal, and today there were 3 Mergansers,2 male and 1 female, a lone male […]