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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.

New calf!

The first of this years’s calves was born this morning. Watch out for more!

Recent wildlife

A heron flying over Flora yesterday and a song thrush in Fauna a few days ago. There is … Read More

Sparrowhawk

Sparrowhawk flew across Fauna and into the Orchard this afternoon.

Wild flowers

There is the beginnings of a nice show of flowers on the Long Pads footpath with Greater Stitchwort … Read More

Hare today…

There were 2 brown hares showing very well close to School Pond this morning. I noticed one nearby … Read More

Where are the swifts?

2 swifts tonight near the large houses on Aldcliffe road. How much longer must we wait before they … Read More