One of our resident hedgehogs has woken up from his slumbering, it’s not that uncommon an event during warmer winter days . The hog spent an hour foraging in the garden , looking for food before returning to bed , unfortunately he was a little disoriented and initially tried to enter the fox hotel , before returning home ….

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THE HIDE

The Hide 18th January 2022 Again , it’s another day at the meadow hide and today it’s cold , darn cold and damp with patchy fog.  The thermometer says it’s -2c and I wouldn’t disagree. As one of my friends says “ you must be madder than a box of frogs “ to sit out in […]

by phans66 January 18, 2022January 18, 2022

BLACKCAP

Meet the Model – Brian the Blackcap The blackcap , Sylvia atricapilla is a grey warbler with a distinctive black cap. It is a member of the Sylviidae family of birds . Only the males  have black caps (as the name suggests), while the female’s cap is chestnut brown. Juvenile males also have a brown cap. […]

by phans66 January 18, 2022January 17, 2022

SONG THRUSH

Meet the Model – Thomas the Song Thrush The Song Thrush , Turdus philomelos once known as the throstles  is a medium sized member of the thrush family. It is  smaller than Blackbird, slightly larger than a Redwing and about 15% smaller than a Mistle Thrush.  Song Thrushes usually have warm-brown upperparts, although some individuals show colder tones […]

by phans66 January 17, 2022January 16, 2022