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January 2025 Snipe Flush Count

On Monday 6 January the survey team carried out the third count of the winter.

December 2024 Snipe Flush Count

On Monday 2 December we carried out the second Snipe survey of the winter season.

Look out for the Fox

The group doing the snipe count on Monday also flushed a fox …

November 2024 Snipe Flush Count

Yesterday morning the first monthly Snipe flush count of the winter season was carried out …

Barn Owl Seen Hunting

A barn owl has been seen hunting over the reserve  at dusk most evenings of the last week …

March 2024 Snipe Flush Count

Here is the tally of birds seen at the March (and final) snipe flush.

Redwings

A flock of about 30 redwings feeding in the vicinity of Alder Pond in Big Meadow this morning.

Stoat

On Wednesday 28th October, 13.15. A stoat ran across the Pads footpath from Big Meadow to the Orchard … Read More