Tag Archives for birds
Bird Boxes for 2013
Michael and Rose Williams came on 27 February. It was a chilly but beautifully sunny day – just the weather for putting up a number of new bird boxes along the edge of one of the fields which belong to … Continue reading
Bird Feeding
The Marina’s farmland and song birds typically struggle during the cold dark months from January to April before the fields and hedgerows start to green up and there’s little food left from the previous year. David Boddy’s shrub and tree … Continue reading
Wetlands Bird Survey February 2013
John Barefoot came to do the survey in February. It was a cold raw day and we wouldn’t have been surprised if the birds had been huddled up in a cosy corner somewhere. But in the event the usual … Continue reading
Our Oystercatchers
Through 2012, we had a pair of Oystercatchers at the Marina. They made a couple of nests in different areas and produced eggs but these were taken before hatching. It’s now February 2013 and they have just returned, so we … Continue reading
Wetland Birds Survey January 2013
Paul Bingham, WeBS Volunteer, came to do the monthly count and the results are in the table below. Whilst the focus is on Wetland Birds, other birds are also noted and, with several other people accompanying the walk around, the … Continue reading
Waxwings
Here are some photographs of the waxwings that have been visiting the marina for the third consecutive year. The pictures were taken by Rose and Mike Williams. Many thanks are sent to the mother and son team (Michael is a … Continue reading
Wildlife Area Signs
Hayley Powell (www.foreverforged.co.uk), our Blacksmithing Moorer, has designed and made a brand which will go onto wooden boards and, by early Spring, placed at known nesting areas around the Marina. We had a large number of birds breeding at the … Continue reading
Wetland Bird Surveys
WeBS, British Trust for Ornithology partners, has been running for over 50 years and monitors waterbird populations in the UK. Counts are carried out at over 2,000 wetland sites. Counts are usually undertaken on a single day each month. Two … Continue reading
Wildlife Leaflets
Richard Triggs is a wonderful photographer and several of the striking images on this site are thanks to him. He has now put some of these photographs into three excellent wildlife information leaflets which describe what is round and about … Continue reading
Rescued Mallard Release
On the 21st July 2012 eight mallard fledglings were released into the marina. They had been rescued as small ducklings when they were only about two days old. Their mother had been killed when trying to cross them over the … Continue reading