Not many snipe now
The final flush count of the winter yielded just 16 snipe: one in the Hay Meadow, one in … Read More
Common Snipe
Oh, what a beautiful morning!
The wonderfully sunny and almost warm conditions suited the flush counting team this morning. And the snipe too … Read More
February flush count
We delayed a week because of strong winds and I was starting to think we would have to … Read More
Disappointing results
Snipe numbers on the reserve have previously been on a rising trend at this time of year. Not … Read More
Surprising results
I had feared that we might get swallowed up by the marshes after all the rain. But although … Read More
Counting in the fog
After the dryness of the early autumn, the marshes are now awash. And the snipe are coming back … Read More
October flush count
Our first foray of the winter through the marshes this morning raised a total of 7 snipe: one … Read More
More Snipe
There were 7 snipe feeding at School Pond yesterday evening. Still a few house martins around too (in … Read More
Snipe
Whilst ragworting (the last foray?) around the edges of the Big Meadow marsh put up two snipe.
Deer, birds and flowers
Three sightings of roe deer today, two very definite ones of a single deer running through Lower Sowerholme … Read More