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.

A wet spring morning

25 June 20257 April 2014

A hare spotted by Sue and Glenys, in the arable field, north of Pony wood. And could it … Read More

April hare

21 February 20257 April 2014

Sue and I were in the arable field this morning. We surprised a brown hare hidden by the … Read More

More March hares again

21 February 20254 April 2014

I delayed reading Graham’s monthly report until just before the FOG meeting, so failed to notice that he … Read More

Nuthatch

21 February 20251 April 2014

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

More March hares

21 February 20251 April 2014

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

Wheatears

24 June 202530 March 2014

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

Song thrush

21 February 202529 March 2014

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

Widgeon

21 February 202528 March 2014

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

Osprey Siting

25 June 202524 March 2014

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

Hare Today

25 June 202524 March 2014

Mick spotted 2 hares this morning running along Lucy Brook