Fairfield Wildlife Blog

News, observations and updates about what is happening with wildlife in the Nature Reserve and in the Orchard. For more recorded local observations, see the Fairfield Nature Reserve Project on iNaturalist.

Dan’s first winter survey highlights

25 June 20251 December 2020

House Sparrow 87 Meadow Pipit 25 Chaffinch 25 Snipe 22 Reed Bunting 9 Linnet 8 Jack Snipe 6 Song … Read More

Song Thrush

25 June 202529 November 2020

Ian saw a song thrush in Pony Wood this morning , and linnets of course.

Red Polls

25 June 202528 November 2020

Rachel Malloch reported “Common red polls feeding on the seed heads in Flora Field………seen at the top of the … Read More

Recent Bird Sightings

25 June 202522 November 2020

From Dan Heywood, listed on lancasterbirdwatching.org.uk/forums/topic/fairfield-nr-2 (Nov. 21st) The reserve’s arable field near Pony Wood SD468606 this PM: … Read More

Redshank?

8 November 202320 November 2020

Whilst we were working in West Field yesterday (19th) a small group of birds, perhaps a dozen or … Read More

Fox

25 June 202513 November 2020

An adult fox has been seen in Aldcliffe Rd. gardens. And a number of chickens have disappeared!

Recent Sightings

25 June 202513 November 2020

Flora Field – a brown hare, a snipe and, spotted by Dan Heywood – overflying, a greater spotted … Read More

November flush count

8 November 20232 November 2020

Exceedingly wet underfoot, but at least the rain and wind had abated. A decent tally of snipe – … Read More

Stoat

31 October 2020

On Wednesday 28th October, 13.15. A stoat ran across the Pads footpath from Big Meadow to the Orchard … Read More

Buzzards and SmallCopper

4 November 202330 October 2020

This afternoon there were two buzzards soaring above Arable Field being mobbed by gulls and jackdaws. A small … Read More