Tough Going
The flush count this morning was quite a slog, wading though standing water, balancing on tussocks and trying … Read More
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.
Sunny January Walk Round
This afternoon we saw: a flock of about 40 Fieldfare moving between the tops of the trees in … Read More
Heron in Big Meadow
Spotted this morning as I walked over to join the Hedge Working Party. It was initially in Loxams … Read More
Winter wildlife
The Hedge Working Party were mainly working near Pony Wood this morning and so had a look in … Read More
Not the bird I was looking for!
I went up to Pony wood this afternoon to try to see the little owl that Graham … Read More
Not as bad as we thought
We were quite disappointed by this morning’s flush count. Maybe the snipe are preferring the estuary to the semi-frozen … Read More
Birds Galore
Walking around the Reserve yesterday afternoon we saw ten linnets on the hawthorn tree on the long pads … Read More
Spotted Redshank
This afternoon we saw this spotted redshank by Alder pond. It is probably on its way to somewhere … Read More
Finches in Fairfield
Walking around Fairfield this afternoon we saw around 100 linnet, many of which can be seen on this … Read More
HM=8, US=0, SP=4, BM=15
This was the tally of snipe in the Fauna fields this morning, including one Jack in Big Meadow. After … Read More