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Fairfield Wildlife Blog

News, observations and updates about what is happening with wildlife in the Nature Reserve and in the Orchard. For more recorded local observations, see the Fairfield Nature Reserve Project on iNaturalist.

Little Grebe?

Report by Mike B Spotted this little bird (smaller than e.g. a moorhen), on the canal by Aldcliffe … Read More

December flush count

It’s impossible to predict how any one count will go: there does not seem to be any obvious … Read More

Reed Bunting

This morning we visited the new bird table in the arable field, and although there were no birds … Read More

Song Thrush

Ian saw a song thrush in Pony Wood this morning , and linnets of course.

Red Polls

Rachel Malloch reported “Common red polls feeding on the seed heads in Flora Field………seen at the top of the … Read More

Recent Bird Sightings

From Dan Heywood, listed on lancasterbirdwatching.org.uk/forums/topic/fairfield-nr-2 (Nov. 21st) The reserve’s arable field near Pony Wood SD468606 this PM: … Read More

Redshank?

Whilst we were working in West Field yesterday (19th) a small group of birds, perhaps a dozen or … Read More

Fox

An adult fox has been seen in Aldcliffe Rd. gardens. And a number of chickens have disappeared!

Recent Sightings

Flora Field  – a brown hare, a snipe and, spotted by Dan Heywood  – overflying, a greater spotted … Read More