Anything that has been spotted on the nature reserve
A nice surprise this morning, spotted two Jay near the feeders, they normally visit this time of year, probably from over the channel, and stay on and off until the spring. In the afternoon spent time watching the swallows picking up insects off the Wild Parsnip, not sure if it is the same team each […]
No sign of the Kingfishers today, we have had them visit in the past, just the odd one, never a family, so we will keep on hoping they will return. Did see a Short Eared Owl this morning, had the camera inside my jacket because of the rain and missed a good opportunity. Watched a […]
Have been camping this w/e so missed the excitement. Kingfishers have bee spotted on the fishing pond, Lew and Jim spotted one but talking to the young lads fishing, 15-20 minutes earlier three had been perched in a willow tree, keep your eyes peeled. Walked around the usual track this pm but did not sight […]
20th August Saw two young stonechat on the drive in this morning, just across from the orange gate: on the bushes. Saw them again on the way out, this time Mum, Dad and two young, all perched on the fence near the same gate, along with a wheatear. Otherwise pretty quiet on the reserve this […]
Posted by Ian Pouring all day.No sign of our cuckoo am,but this afternoon walking back in the rain there it was with two magpies perched on top of gate 3.No camera,sure it smiled at me!
Just an update on Ian’s Cuckoo, I did sight it on the path yesterday but it’s very shy, won’t stop for a photo shoot, only shots are of it’s bum, as can be seen by the pics. It flies very low to the ground and seems to only settle on the ground, never on a […]
Posted by Ian Our young cuckoo was on the path besides the long pond again this morning.It has been in the same place for over a week now and is obviously attracted to something there,Brian wondered if it was feeding on the tiny frogs and toads that we see regularly.Walking back there was a roe […]
Posted by Ian August 15th—can’t believe we are suddenly in the late stages of summer already.Inspite of the very mixed bag of weather we have had the reserve has been full of interest this year,my own prize would go to the cuckoos that were around for some time and rewarded us with some fascinating sightings,which […]
15th August 2012 Angelica is another good plant for attracting insects. These photos are from last year and I have to confess the second one was not taken on Walney. Has anyone seen any small coppers this year? I still haven’t seen a single one! Plenty of graylings about now. I saw them along the […]
A really hot afternoon and too warm for the dogs, so I just had look around the tip area, Ian had said he had found a couple of Teasel in flower on the tip. What first struck me was the humming, an area of Knapweed was covered in all types of bees and wasps it […]