Birds
Sightings of birds seen on and around the Nature Reserve.
February Flush Count
The Fauna marshes are wetter than ever, with lots of standing water. Don’t know what snipe feel about … Read More
Curlews, greylag geese and pheasants
Report by Julia Heard curlews as walking past Fauna this morning – lovely sound. Also saw a flock … Read More
Little Egret again
This bird seems to spend a lot of time in Lucy Brook where it runs along Willow Lane … Read More
A soggy flush count
The first flush count of 2014 took place in driving rain and buffeting wind. Not surprisingly the marshes … Read More
Snipe in School Pond
Out with the binoculars yesterday and spotted a total of four snipe visible in the reeds on the … Read More
Kestrel and teal
Kestrel hovering over the Big Meadow bog and 10 teal on the School Pond this afternoon.
Off for a tasty snack?
Earlier this evening there was a tawny owl calling from the top of the (virtually) dead oak tree … Read More
December Winter Flush Count
Graham, Paul and I went for our monthly winter wander through the fields and marshes of Fauna this … Read More
Heron in Cromwell’s Pond
A heron was one of the first birds to take advantage of the new Fauna reserve. Almost as … Read More