Curlews, greylag geese and pheasants
Report by Julia Heard curlews as walking past Fauna this morning – lovely sound. Also saw a flock … Read More
Birds
Sightings of birds seen on and around the Nature Reserve.
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
Pheasant (and that jay)
A red pheasant observed in the Big Meadow alongside Lucy Brook this afternoon. And there was that jay … Read More
A wonderful day for a walk through the marshes
Graham couldn’t have a picked a more glorious morning for doing a winter flush count in Fauna. Paul … Read More