January 2025 Snipe Flush Count
On Monday 6 January the survey team carried out the third count of the winter.
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.
Recent Sightings
Recent  sightings on and around the feeding station have included dunnock, linnet, robin, chaffinch ….
December 2024 Snipe Flush Count
On Monday 2Â December we carried out the second Snipe survey of the winter season.
Fieldfare in Pony Wood
This fieldfare was seen high up in Pony Wood on 1 December.
Lawyer’s Wig/Shaggy Ink Cap at Fairfield
This shaggy ink cap was spotted by Clay recently at the bottom of the Pony Wood path
Water Rail Heard
‘Water Rail heard in Upper Sowerholme this afternoon …
Teal and other Birds
Nine teal were spotted on the pond in West Field and at the feeding station today, on a very cold morning …
Recent Sightings from our Birding Volunteers
Recently we have recorded a variety of species around the feeding station …
Look out for the Fox
The group doing the snipe count on Monday also flushed a fox …
November 2024 Snipe Count
The survey team carried out the first snipe count of the season on Monday 2 November …