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.
Tree creeper in Pony Wood
I should have posted this before but forgot! Three of us saw a tree creeper in Pony Wood … Read More
Siskins into Sowerholme
Sunny March 10th and three siskin flew out of our garden into Sowerholme. Heading for the trees lining … Read More
Spring is springing
Whilst working with the Hedge Working Party in and around Flora this morning we saw The big brown … Read More
March Hare
We spotted a very brown hare this morning in the ex-Gleeson’s Field of Flora. It crossed the Lucy … Read More
Reed Buntings
Walking round withTarja Wilson yesterday we saw 3 reed buntings in the old Alder tree, a male and a … Read More
Final flush count for this winter
Just Graham and me this morning, wading through the marshes. The reserve is really wet now. The rushes … Read More
Oops
It was Dan Heywood I saw – not Jon – apologies to both. Sue
Was it a snipe? Was it a woodcock?
I flushed a bird at the bottom of my garden yesterday. It came from the hedge on the … Read More