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Birds around New Ponds

The scrapes around the new ponds are being visited by Pied wagtail, Grey wagtail and Meadow pipit.

Pheasants and Hare

A walk around the Reserve this morning  gave us the opportunity to see teal on School Pond and … Read More

Heron in Flora Field

This heron was taking a keen interest in one of the ponds that we are hoping will one … Read More

Nest Boxes

Today, we finished emptying out and surveying all the bird boxes in the Reserve. This photo shows eggs … Read More

Grey Wagtail

This grey wagtail was feeding amongst the hay in Big Meadow near the Orchard crossroads this afternoon.

Redshank

Whilst we were working in West Field this morning 20 plus redshank were observed feeding at the edge … Read More

Bird Feeding Table

The table had three male reed buntings on yesterday. Walking round the Reserve further, we spotted 4 greenfinches … Read More

Teal and Curlew

This was one of 15 teal around Alder Pond on the 6th. This curlew was in the Hay … Read More

Raptor Kill

On the 4th Jan, walking towards the orchard from the Long Pads, Hilary and I saw a bird … Read More