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Stoat, starlings and linnets

Last Wednesday (8th February) as the Hedge Working Party past Little Wood we saw a stoat dart across … Read More

“February” flush count

February’s flush count was brought forward in the light of this week’s FFOG meeting which – among other things – will … Read More

A promising start

In previous years, the first flush count of the winter has netted fewer than 10 snipe.  This morning … Read More

Hare in Big Meadow

We spotted  a hare in Big Meadow this evening – in the long grass quite near to the … Read More

Water lily

Water lilies have appeared in Alder Pond (Big Meadow) this summer. How I don’t know but if they … Read More

Birds

A song thrush in the Big Meadow today and up above a single soaring swift.  A pair of … Read More

Mistle thrushes

A pair of mistle thrushes active in Big Meadow yesterday afternoon.    

Not many snipe now

The final flush count of the winter yielded just 16 snipe: one in the Hay Meadow, one in … Read More