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Excellent results

Yesterday’s flush count was most satisfying: the second highest monthly number of snipe since the counts started in … Read More

A good tally

Finally an encouraging flush count! In fact, the highest January total of snipe since the winter of 2014/15. … Read More

Linnets

As the Saturday volunteer group were working along the Long Pads footpath a large flock of linnets were … Read More

Birds in Big Meadow

The Wednesday Work Group watched a kestrel hunting over Big Meadow but the highlight  was the frequent sighting, … Read More

November flush count

Another very wet tramp through the marshes this morning. A total of 37 snipe flushed, one of them … Read More

Birds this morning

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

Shell duck

A shell duck took off from the vicinity of Willow Pond and flew in a big circle around … Read More

Grey partridge or Not?

Yesterday early evening we spotted two grey partridge in Flora field, the first time for over a year!