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Fairfield Wildlife Blog

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

For bird sightings also see the latest Fairfeld sightings on the Lancaster and District Birdwatching Society sightings forum.

Exciting Sighting

From Mandy: Yesterday (Sunday June 14th) Mike was surprised by a male(?) roe deer (with small antlers) running … Read More

Whitethroat

A male whitethroat was singing in the northern corner of Hay Meadow this afternoon. Steve Bullen

Brown Hare

Fraser reported seeing 2 hare in West Field today and friends had seen two going away from West … Read More

Deer and more

Report by Michael Sayles This morning (approx 6am) two roe deer emerged from the bottom of Pony Wood, … Read More

Brown Hare

Report by Jennifer One Brown Hare sighted browsing on vegetation at the foot of the far hedge in … Read More

Shell duck

Two shell duck observed on School Pond on the afternoon of 19th April.

Recently seen wildlife

Over the past few days we have seen meadow pipits, mistle thrush and one hare in Flora Field … Read More

Thrush and shellduck

Seeing a song thrush in Big Meadow this afternoon reminded me that on Tuesday morning we saw a … Read More

Curlews

During a walk around Fairfield yesterday afternoon we saw two curlews, first in Big Meadow and then in … Read More