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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.

On display this evening

Highlights of a brief walk around the reserve boundaries this evening were: a lapwing enjoying the muddy area … Read More

School Pond lapwing

There was a lapwing prodding about in the muddy edge of School Pond this morning. It flew off … Read More

More on Roe Deer

Rebecca  told me that she had seen one roe deer by Carr House Farm a few weeks ago.

Roe Deer

Whilst retrieving the lapwing decoys this morning we disturbed 3 roe deer – 2 adult and a young … Read More

Partridge

One of a pair of grey partridge on the northern margin of Flora field seen this evening.

Thrush and Hare

On Tuesday evening we saw this mistle thrush next to Pony Wood, (seen from the Long Pads) and … Read More

Morning hare

One brown hare seen ambling about on the crest of Flora Field just after 8am today.

Fairfield Bird Walk

This morning Jon Carter (RSPB) led a party of 16 people around Fairfield. We saw:- Wren, robin, dunnock, … Read More