Over the last few days we have seen 40 – 50 of Goldfinches feeding on the thistles between the feeders, it appears to be another good year. Around the feeder area there are a few young Bullfinches in addition to the adults, hoping it has been a good year for them too, we will know […]
This morning there were a group of Mallard ducklings on one of the Islands, we have not seen them before, the pic has been enlarged and you can clearly see the rings, looks as though they have just been released. Bob and Bri
This morning there was a family of mallard on one of the small ponds, they are about a week old and may do better because it’s away from the heron. This afternoon was quite warm and new common darter were everywhere, also the Gatekeeper butterfly was taking advantage of weather, see pic. The Cinnabar caterpillar […]
Wednesday, 25th July Quite a damp experience, walking round the reserve today and the horseflies were out in force! At the fishing pool, saw a reed warbler with a beakful of insects, so still feeding young. It flew into an area at the north end. Also heard a grasshopper warbler singing close to the car […]
Well I was up early this morning with the dogs, had to be up the coast for 10.00, but it was worth it. Only yesterday talking to Bob we had not seen any deer for quite a while and normally would have spotted a doe and fawn, and this morning there she was with two, […]
Our walk this morning was very quiet,. little or no wind but quite a lot of drizzle, the toadlets were out again, see pic, we thought they were froglets but on closer inspection they are covered in spots. In the afternoon it was full tide so on the way back I went along the beach, […]
Hi, I just started my walk this morning when immediateley there was a kestrel some 10 yards away from me hovering at about 12 ft it soon drifted away but continued hunting. As I walked between the feeders I disturbed a charm of about 50 goldfinch that had been feeding on the numerous thistles growing […]
On the usual morning walk Bob found 2 Garden Tiger moths together in the grass, see pic. It is the first time we have seen them alive, normally all that is found are the wings after being eaten, even when we have moth traps they have not been caught. They must be plentiful, going on […]
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This wet spell has brought out the Common Toadlets, all along the path running up the side of the long pond is covered with them, there are that many it looks like the ground is moving. Another little creature is the small striped snail, yesterday the paths were full of them, see pic. Came across […]