1st MAY - Heard the Cuckoo in Deepdale Wood around 8.30 pm. The Hawthorn is just coming into flower and the smell is beautiful. The Bullfinches have arrived on my feeding station just outside the dining room window but still no sign of the Nuthatch.
Gold Finches, Green Finches, Chaffinches and Bull Finches (M & F) all seen on my feeder at the same time, plus house sparrows, coal tits, long tailed tits, blue tits, marsh tits and gr. spotted wood peckers flying on and off. Also Jackdaws and grey squirrels.
4 Fallow deer seen grazing in field below Deepdale Wood and 26 Red Deer spotted in our lower field adjacent to Leighton Moss.
JUNE - Male G.S. Woodpecker seen on bird feeder feeding impatient young male. Barn Owl spotted near farm.
Trowbarrow Quarry - Bee and Fly Orchid in flower - what a beautiful sight.
Quad, heifer calves born - all doing really well - never heard of this happening before!
JULY - Sparrow Hawk seen attacking Reed Warbler by Lower Hide. Late July Cuckoo seen flying by. 2 Marsh Harriers seen over RSPB Centre.
Nuthatch eventually seen on my bird feeder.
AUGUST -Not a very good summer weather wise making life difficult on the farm for getting in our crops for winter feed.
SEPTEMBER - Guests visited Heysham and sighted Sabines Gull, Leaches Petrel, Black Tern and Little Gull. At South Walney saw Lesser Whitethroat Bird and Whimbrel.
Very good views of Tawny and Little Owl along causeway at Dusk. Kingfisher and Bearded Tits seen on reserve. Deer have begun rutting and saw 12 deer in field behind farm with magnificent stag.
Beautiful end to September with fine, warm weather after all the torrential weather that we have experienced over the summer. Hawthorn trees are red with berries so does this mean we are in for another long, cold spell of winter weather?
Tuesday, 27 September 2011
SUMMER UPDATES
END OF APRIL
Where does time go to? I apologise for just catching up at the end of September but as usual, and thankfully, we have been very busy on the farm and with B&B and the CL site.
22nd - 30th APRIL - Otter seen from Lower Hide, to L.H.S. of mere - approx. 8.15 p.m. Marsh Harrier (Male), Red Deer - hinds on path from Lower Hide.
Tawny Owl along footpath to lower hide about 8.30 p.m. Otters on far side of mere and Marsh Harriers in front of Lower Hide.
Peregrines at Warton Quarry. Bullfinches and Sedge Warbler at RSPB - Reed Warbler spotted at Lower Hide. Spotted Redshank at Morecambe hide. Red Deer in long meadow left of track to Grisedale Farm.
Marsh Harrier and Osprey seen from Lower Hide. Spotted Redshank, Little Egret and Ruff at Eric Morecambe hide. Reed Warblers, White Throat, Lesser White Throat and Blackcap at Lower Hide.
Where does time go to? I apologise for just catching up at the end of September but as usual, and thankfully, we have been very busy on the farm and with B&B and the CL site.
22nd - 30th APRIL - Otter seen from Lower Hide, to L.H.S. of mere - approx. 8.15 p.m. Marsh Harrier (Male), Red Deer - hinds on path from Lower Hide.
Tawny Owl along footpath to lower hide about 8.30 p.m. Otters on far side of mere and Marsh Harriers in front of Lower Hide.
Peregrines at Warton Quarry. Bullfinches and Sedge Warbler at RSPB - Reed Warbler spotted at Lower Hide. Spotted Redshank at Morecambe hide. Red Deer in long meadow left of track to Grisedale Farm.
Marsh Harrier and Osprey seen from Lower Hide. Spotted Redshank, Little Egret and Ruff at Eric Morecambe hide. Reed Warblers, White Throat, Lesser White Throat and Blackcap at Lower Hide.
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