Too icy for snipe?
With the onset of a colder spell of weather, we were hoping for a high count of snipe … Read More
Common Snipe
November flush count
Another very wet tramp through the marshes this morning. A total of 37 snipe flushed, one of them … Read More
First flush count of the winter
At least we didn’t get drenched this morning! But the reserve marshes are incredibly wet for this time … Read More
Still a few snipe around
The final snipe count for this winter put up 13 snipe, all common. Seven in Big Meadow, two … Read More
Snipe! and other birds, Flora Field, 20 March 2019
Walking across Flora Field (arable section) this morning during the volunteering session I flushed a large group of … Read More
And so it continues…
Poor results again. The penultimate flush count of this winter yielded just 16 snipe (including 1 jack). Apart … Read More
February Flush Count
Finally a cold spell of weather, although the temperature for the count itself was relatively mild. Today’s tally was … Read More
Yet another poor count
This morning’s tally of snipe was a measly 15 (including 1 jack). 14 flushed in Big Meadow, one … Read More
Another disappointing tally
The flush count this morning revealed a measly total of 22 snipe, 3 of which were jacks. Three … Read More
Too mild for snipe?
A lovely morning for a flush count: warm, dry and with the trees still displaying their autumn colours. … Read More