Anything that has been spotted on the nature reserve
Art Gene have won a grant of £97000 to develop the north end of Walney in the area of the first world war practice trench and the gun range, see the attached link :- http://www.hlf.org.uk/news/Pages/ArtGeneFirstWorldWar.aspx#.UysWsYXer5w The castellated trench and gun range can be seen on the Google maps, attached Unfortunately since they carried out the […]
Some more excellent photos taken by Tony, in the wooded area above Gillies pond. Bri
This warm spell has certainly brought the birds out singing, see attached photos. Also a pair of Blackbirds are well on with building the nest. Tony also sent in a lovely photo of a squabble between a Green Finch and Great Tit. Bob and Bri
Amphibians Common toads and frogs are on the move, there is plenty of water for the frogs to select, they appear to prefer very shallow pools which subsequently dry out before the tadpoles have time to change. We came across a small quantity of frog spawn on the path, it may have been deposited by […]
The weather has been atrocious over the last couple of months and not very much to report, there was a male Hen Harrier, one morning, over the the Sundew pond but unfortunately it was too long a shot for a decent photo. There is life along the foreshore, just a few pics of some waders. […]
Today the resident pair of swans were on the fishing pond and on the long pond were three visitors, a pair and a hopeful suitor. Also attached is a shot of two competing fish eaters. The link below is of a short video taken yesterday afternoon at the feeders. https://www.dropbox.com/s/79rlc0h4292lz4l/Feeders%2013th%20Jan%202014.mp4 Bob and Bri and Bri
We had a walk along the sands from the Black Huts to Roanhead and came across a flock of approximately 20 feeding Snow Buntings, they kept lifting and flying in front for a few yards and then start feeding again. Also attached is the photo of the Carrion Crows, which should have been with the […]
Every day on our daily walk we see four to six Carrion Crows but today there were eighteen on top of a group of Willow trees. Last year it was early March that a group of eight met. When they dissipated it was in pairs, exactly the same as last year. Normally they travel in […]
The Goldfinch with the coloured rings was taken at the feeders on the 11th Dec, the picture was sent to Colin at the South End and he confirmed it was ringed by them on the 23rd Nov and he had a report that it was in a garden in North Scale on the 6th Dec. […]
Over the past few months we have been seeing three Roe deer together, they always manage to spot us before we spot them, but as can be seen from the video clip link below, they are quite content just to maintain a safe distance. https://www.dropbox.com/s/zx86hahuzvyjd9z/Three%20Roe%20deer.mpg Bob and Bri