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.

Wheatears etc.

8 November 202325 April 2014

Birds at FLORA this morning included 6 Wheatears (5 males-one pictured) on the wheat field. Some of them … Read More

Flora flowers

9 February 202420 April 2014

I guess we ought to resume reporting of wildflowers observed in Flora. So far: * Under the Long … Read More

Wheatears in the Wheatfield

25 June 202519 April 2014

Early evening walk yesterday along the canal, spotted a pair of wheatears in the recently seeded arable field … Read More

Hedgehog

19 December 202318 April 2014

Spotted on the edge of the Long Pads path, just north of the concrete wall. I shifted it … Read More

Tree Bumblebees

14 July 202518 April 2014

Hi everyone 🙂 I was wondering if anyone has seen any Tree Bumblebees (Bombus hypnorum) on the reserve? … Read More

Hare News

25 June 202518 April 2014

A leveret was spotted on Wednesday during the ploughing. Mick and Richard ( Storton) shooed it away from … Read More

Grey Partridge

25 June 202515 April 2014

April 15th evening 2 Grey Partridge in West field by the scrape

Hares in West Field

25 June 202515 April 2014

Early morning walk with Jon Carter (hoping he will record the bird sightings) April 9th . Saw 2 … Read More

Orchard flower

5 November 202315 April 2014

I have been trying to find a ‘wildflower’ in my books for a couple of weeks – the … Read More

Swallows and ducklings

23 May 20248 April 2014

Good to see a single swallow on Saturday 5 April near the canal between haverbreaks and fauna. Also … Read More