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Birds this morning

A heron took off from Alder Pond as we passed this morning and a sparrowhawk was on patrol … Read More

Video of Barn Owl

D8A5C36D-0EA3-4ED3-BB20-DB3B4B80B1EA Barn owl out hunting over the meadow this morning at 8am Michael

Here we go again….

The first flush count of the winter this morning put up a total of 22 snipe, all common. … Read More

A Spring of Teal

I walked along the path from the Fairfield Orchard to the Cromwell Road gate this afternoon at about … Read More

Wednesday Work Group sightings

Whilst the Wednesday Work Group were working in Big Meadow this morning we observed two buzzards being ‘bombed’ … Read More

Sightings

Two pairs of goosander on the School Pond this lunchtime. Yesterday another sighting of a hare in Big … 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

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This was the tally of snipe in the Fauna fields this morning, including one Jack in Big Meadow. After … Read More

Snipe in Big Meadow

Whilst scything pathways through the thickest of the Big Meadow rush this morning we put up snipe on … Read More