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Tough Going

The flush count this morning was quite a slog, wading though standing water, balancing on tussocks and trying … 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

Winter wildlife

The Hedge Working Party were mainly working near Pony Wood this morning and so had a look in … Read More

Not as bad as we thought

We were quite disappointed by this morning’s flush count. Maybe the snipe are preferring the estuary to the semi-frozen … Read More

Birds Galore

Walking around the Reserve yesterday afternoon we saw ten linnets on the hawthorn tree on the long pads … Read More

Spotted Redshank

This afternoon we saw this spotted redshank by Alder pond. It is probably on its way to somewhere … Read More

Finches in Fairfield

Walking around Fairfield this afternoon we saw around 100 linnet, many of which can be seen on this … Read More

HM=8, US=0, SP=4, BM=15

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