Birds

Wildlife whilst hedging

19 December 202310 November 2016

The Hedge Working Party met yesterday. One of us observed a small flock of field fare in West … Read More

8 November 20237 November 2016

A lovely late-autumn morning for the second flush count of the season. A total of 80 snipe flushed: … Read More

25 June 202520 October 2016

We were watching a group of chaffinch in the stubble and the neighbouring hawthorn and spotted what may … Read More

8 November 20233 October 2016

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

29 September 2016

Not a great photo, but it is the first snipe I’ve seen in Fairfield this autumn.

19 December 202328 July 2016

Whilst preparing for the Ragwort Working Party yesterday morning a woman passing by told us that she had … Read More

8 November 20235 June 2016

These photos of a tawny owl were taken on the north side of Pony Wood by Dan … Read More

19 December 202318 May 2016

Yesterday afternoon we saw this brown hare in the arable field and the song thrush in Big Meadow. We … Read More

8 November 202316 May 2016

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

8 November 202314 May 2016

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