Month: February 2025

  • Counting moorhens

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    It looks as though we are one down on the moorhen count. Three elusive survivers, though hard to tell which are the adults and which hatched last year as the youngsters have now gained their grown up colours. Winter’s not over yet, but hopefully the worst has passed and these three will keep going until spring with warmer weather and more to eat.

  • Lights, camera, action

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    We’ve finally managed to get one of the owl box cameras working so we can see inside the owl box in its new position on a large oak tree. No activity yet, but there’s plenty of time.

    Ready for any passing barn owl.

  • And so it begins…

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    Exactly a year later, and the on the first warm evening, frogs and toads have started to gather at the pond, like early arrivals at a party. It’s going to get raunchy!