Still winter?
Whilst touring the estate today, Graham flushed a snipe in Upper Sowerholme. So at least one still hanging on … Read More
Common Snipe
Jacks Ahoy!
A lovely sunny morning for the final flush count of the winter. The highlight was the four jack … Read More
Relatively few snipe but lots of other interest
The marshes were slightly less wet for this month’s flush count, and the temperature feeling pleasantly mild after the … Read More
Wildlife sightings
Whilst marking out the beetle banks ready for the ploughman yesterday I put up a snipe from the … Read More
Tough Going
The flush count this morning was quite a slog, wading though standing water, balancing on tussocks and trying … Read More
Not as bad as we thought
We were quite disappointed by this morning’s flush count. Maybe the snipe are preferring the estuary to the semi-frozen … Read More
HM=8, US=0, SP=4, BM=15
This was the tally of snipe in the Fauna fields this morning, including one Jack in Big Meadow. After … Read More
Working in Flora Field
The edge of the arable field that runs along the boundary with Lower Sowerholme is being managed as a … Read More
Another monthly record
Second flush count of the winter and again we have set a record for snipe numbers when compared to previous … Read More
A Bumper Count
This time last year we were very pleased with the number of snipe flushed during the first count … Read More