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Flowers

A walk around Fauna and Flora today revealed the following flowers which I don’t believe have been reported … Read More

Lapwings

At least two lapwings soaring and swooping over the ploughed fields this afternoon. In amongst the gulls and … Read More

Wheatears etc.

Birds at FLORA this morning included 6 Wheatears (5 males-one pictured) on the wheat field. Some of them … Read More

Nuthatch

Nuthatch clearly seen around the Storage Building this afternoon plus cowslip at the Oak Circle and a very … Read More

More March hares

An email from Graham yesterday reports that he saw 2 brown hares in the corner of the Hay … Read More

Wheatears

There were 4 smart male wheatears by the scrape (in the field to the immediate west of the … Read More

Song thrush

Song thrush seen in the north hedge of the Flora West Field, perhaps the one who has been … Read More

Widgeon

Two pairs of ducks on School Pond yesterday afternoon which after consulting my bird books I am pretty … Read More

Osprey Siting

Ian saw an Osprey today: it circled Fauna twice then headed north – no doubt where the ponds … Read More

Herons

There was a heron poking about in Cromwell’s Pond again this morning. Just as I got hold of … Read More