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More Snipe

There were 7 snipe feeding at School Pond yesterday evening. Still a few house martins around too (in … Read More

Snipe

Whilst ragworting (the last foray?) around the edges of the Big Meadow marsh put up two snipe.

Green sandpiper

A green sandpiper was again on School Pond Tuesday evening.

Snipe return

It would seem that for some birds, ‘summer’ is well and truly over… the first returning snipe have … Read More

Herons and mystery flower

Two herons stood to attention in the Big Meadow marsh this morning. Can anyone identify this flower? A … Read More

Flowers and birds

Seen in the last day or two: a  kestrel hunting over Big Meadow (29th May) and a heron … Read More

Wildlife today

Whist working in the Reserves today we have observed three roe deer (this morning in Upper and Lower … Read More

Birds and flowers

Both swallows and house martins swooping over the Fauna field this afternoon. A tree sparrow sitting in the … Read More

Shelduck

Posting on behalf of Graham. In addition to the lapwings, he noticed a pair of shelduck in Flora … Read More

More redstarts

On my way home this evening I noticed a female redstart in the hawthorns along the path near … Read More