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Teal and other Birds

Nine teal were spotted on the pond in West Field and at the feeding station today, on a very cold morning …

November 2024 Snipe Count

The survey team carried out the first snipe count of the season on Monday 2 November …

November 2024 Snipe Flush Count

Yesterday morning the first monthly Snipe flush count of the winter season was carried out …

Barn Owl Seen Hunting

A barn owl has been seen hunting over the reserve  at dusk most evenings of the last week …

Good News for the Lapwing

A fully grown juvenile has been seen hanging out on the reserve so …

Lesser Whitethroat

A lesser whitethroat with fledglings was in the hedge by Long Pads …

Great Spotted Woodpecker Nest in Pony Wood

Spoke to a gentleman who had been visiting for the last week to observe the nest of a Great Spotted Woodpecker.  As we watched a red head poked out of a hole in a tree and started loudly shouting …