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Just like Mum

Brian the farmer has moved the cows down into the new fenced area for a few months, one of the new additions was caught with her calf this morning. The last week brought out a few hawkers and we shot this Migrant this morning. The chaffinch population are suffering with some form of mite or […]

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Baby Lizard

On the walk back, last Monday, we found a baby lizard, on the new path across the old tip. The temperature had dropped significantly overnight and it was probably trying to warm up. Difficult to identify at this age. Bob and Bri

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17th August

This is a bit late – went on 17th August. First visit in a very long time and a really fine day. Quite a lot of butterflies: mostly gatekeepers but also 3 small coppers and, along the dunes and shingle edge, quite a few common blues and graylings. The heathers were at their best, also […]

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A stinging time

This morning, at the bottom end of the long pond we came across an excavation of a bee’s nest by some badgers. All the honey had gone and there were quite a few number of dead bees scattered around the hole but also a few still trying to recover the nest from the damage. ( […]

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Barn Owls

Good news from Tony he has seen three young at the tower. According to the World Owl Trust who monitor Owls numbers, this year has been poor for rearing Barn Owl chicks. Bri