Stoat again
Could this be the same one as seen yesterday? If so it has moved quite a distance from … Read More
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.
Stoat by the Path and Birds in the Orchard
We saw a stoat today In the margin of Flora Field close to the Long Pads. I was attracted … Read More
Water Rail
Prodding about in the muddy edge of Lucy Brook near the Cromwell Road gate this morning. Promptly scuttled … Read More
Brown hare
Just to report that the Wednesday Work Group sighted a brown hare just to the east of Pony … Read More
Tough Going
The flush count this morning was quite a slog, wading though standing water, balancing on tussocks and trying … Read More
Sunny January Walk Round
This afternoon we saw: a flock of about 40 Fieldfare moving between the tops of the trees in … Read More
Heron in Big Meadow
Spotted this morning as I walked over to join the Hedge Working Party. It was initially in Loxams … Read More
Winter wildlife
The Hedge Working Party were mainly working near Pony Wood this morning and so had a look in … Read More
Not the bird I was looking for!
I went up to Pony wood this afternoon to try to see the little owl that Graham … Read More
Not as bad as we thought
We were quite disappointed by this morning’s flush count. Maybe the snipe are preferring the estuary to the semi-frozen … Read More