Butterfly and flowers
I am not good on butterflies but the Bio-Blitz people assure me this is a comma. The fodder … 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.
Song Thrush
This song thrush was spotted last night on the fence half-way between School pond and the paddock. … Read More
Snipe return
It would seem that for some birds, ‘summer’ is well and truly over… the first returning snipe have … Read More
Hares and flowers
Two sightings of brown hares this morning in the Grammar School fields. They were some distance apart so … Read More
More flowers
I am noticing more flowers virtually every day. Sorry to be a bore but just for the record: … Read More
Young foxes
Two young foxes near the canal . Very handsome with their orange coats in the evening sunshine, and … Read More
Moth and flowers
Whilst exploring the Reserve the other day several of us came across this moth in Upper Sowerholme which … Read More
Lots of new flowers
Lots of new flowers observed today in the Reserve Euphorbia on Pads footpath Rosebay Willowherb on the Pads … Read More
Green sandpiper
I was admiring the muddy edges at School Pond this morning, thinking how good they looked for attracting … Read More