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February Flush Count

Finally a cold spell of weather, although the temperature for the count itself was relatively mild. Today’s tally was … Read More

Deer, Linnets and a Barn Owl

Recent sightings from Michael: 05/01: This morning at 10am I saw 3 small deer emerge from the trees … Read More

Yet another poor count

This morning’s tally of snipe was a measly 15 (including 1 jack). 14 flushed in Big Meadow, one … Read More

Sights and sounds

I saw a fox crossing the West Field this morning and then heard a very noisy woodpecker in … Read More

Another disappointing tally

The flush count this morning revealed a measly total of 22 snipe, 3 of which were jacks. Three … Read More

Deer and Linnets

3 roe deer are being seen regularly between the arable field and Upper Sowerholme, where they probably hide … Read More

Hare

Just for the record, on Tuesday evening,  a local person informed me of a recent brown hare sighting. … Read More

Roe deer

A single, female, row deer spotted crossing West Field on the morning of 12th July.

Roe Deer

We bumped into Christine Bennet, who does the butterfly monitoring, yesterday on the Fauna path. Fewer butterflies so … Read More

Stoat and hares

A couple more sightings from Michael: Stoat seen running around the Orchard stones Sunday morning, and three hares … Read More