It was a lovely night and i took advantage of it and went to a meadow and sat quietly and waited for the wildlife to come to me. After 40 mins there was a movement in the grass and i could just make out 2 ears moving about. I got the camera ready and got… Read more »
Great to see the Brown Hare on site and looking really healthy. Very hard to get near for a picture but i am very happy that we can see this lovely Brown Hare in its natural habitat.
Well after a very busy 3 months on the site and down at the hide, its all gone very quiet around the site. All the different species of bird have had their young and are learning howto survive. I have recorded the following birds with young. Tree Sparrow. Lesser Redpoll. Greenfinch. Goldfinch. Blue Tit. Great… Read more »
Waited ages to get the shot of a Goldfinch feeding on a Thistle bush, but yesterday while i waited i got the Fox picture shortly followed by the single Goldfinch. It was a fare bit away but after cropping i am still happy with the result but will get a better one to put on… Read more »
Sitting waiting for the Goldfinch to land on the Thistle Bush i was rewarded with my second ever sighting of a Red Fox, she ran past so i made a noise and she stopped to see what it was so i got a couple of shots. She looked thin and wet bur feeding 6 Cubs… Read more »
One morning when the weather was kind to me i decided to walk round the site with my camera to see what i could capture this is what i found in 2 hours.
The Tree Sparrow is on the decline but hear at Goodenbergh it thrives, all because of the nest boxes we put up for them. I am sure with the right habitat and many nest boxes the reason for the success of this great overlooked little bird.
The Goldfinch is on the increase and there food source on the site must be the reason. They feed on Niger but if there is no Niger about the Adults can find lots of Thistle bushes growing in the fields in the surrounding fields.
The Robin has successfully raised young this year, i have only seen one but i am sure there are a few more, they appear quickly just to take food from tree stump then retreat to a shrub.
Great news the Greenfinch has 2 young so far and there visiting the Niger feeders daily, this is the 2 year that they have had young.
There are still no Barn Owl’s in the site area and close proximity, so its time to make a few boxes for the Barn Owl to use. I have sighted 2 Kestrel boxes and 4 Tawny Owl boxes on site. The Barn Owl box is a bit more difficult to site. The Tree needs to… Read more »
2 Nights ago i went to fill the feeder up with sunflower hearts when i small juvenile Blue Tit flew out. I thought nothing of it until last night when i went to fill again it flew out. Tonight i looked out of the bedroom window to see the Blue Tit fast asleep it it.
Great news the Tree Sparrow is doing well with at least 8 young seen outside the Van this morning. They were on the decline so i will be contacting the BTO to give them the results of this years breeding numbers.
This time of year it is very quiet after most birds have had their young and now are raising them and the Adults are trying to get their bodies back to full plumage. I found a strange shrub that had lots orange flowers on it, and many Bumble Bees. I tried to take photos of… Read more »
I saw this Bird feeder being made on the internet so i decided to make one for my mate. My mate then made a few for the site and at weekend i put them up. It didn’t look like they would feed from them, but after a few ours the birds came in. Thought it… Read more »
Early this morning i heard a call of young bird calling for food. When i looked out of our bedroom window i saw 1 juvenile Goldfinch. They tend to feed for 5 minutes then fly into cover to feed the young. I would guess that the 1 on its own was being brave and the other… Read more »
Out for a walk today and came across the this family of Red Legged Partridge looking for food close to the road.
A quick visit to the stables to check on the Swallows. There getting bigger and one of the nest has fledged. As i waited for the adults to come in one landed to check me out so i got a good close up of the food there bringing in for the young.
