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I did some bird surveying in the good weather last week. It involved me standing at certain points, and noting what birds and how many I could hear. All to assess our woodland for birds. It's one of the nicest things I get to do, though it's not easy! At last, there are some migrants! I heard...

On my walk to the bus this morning I realised just how many birds were singing .Song thrush, dunnocks, great tits, blackbirds,robins and the loud and constant 'chip chipping' of house sparrows were all heard within a few minutes of home. I think yesterday's sunny weather has really made spring...

It's hard to believe we are already in February, but its great to know the days are getting a little longer and the birds are starting to sing again.It's a nice, bright calm day here today-even the wind seems to have dropped. The bird feeders near the shop are attracting siskins and redpolls...

Just recovering after a 4:30 am start from home for today's Dawn Chorus! We had a good, calm and settled morning, although a bit nippy in the N/NE wind. We were greeted in the near dark by a calling tawny owl, then the very vocal cuckoo's seemed to follow us around as we headed along the trails...

This week has seen the temperature change from -14 degrees on Saturday 11 to + 13 yesterday, quite a big change in just a few days. it seems to have had little effect on the birds however, with no new arrivals reported over the week. On Sandy Ridge, the flock of fieldfares, redwings and starlings moved...

The reserve looks a lot different now then when I last posted a blog , as the winter weather finally arrived in force. We had over 6 inches of snow at the weekend and there is still a lot of laying snow that has frozen, making the paths very icy and slippery. We have put up signs advising against walking...

It's my first day in for a few days and just taking a quick check around the reserve I notice the first buds are peeping through on the willow outside the Gatehouse.It doesn't feel like Spring on a cold, wet day, but for nature, new life is well underway. I heard at least two noisy nuthatches...

After the windy, dull weather of the last week,everyone seems to have a smile on thier face today . Following a hard overnight frost the sun came up and we have clear blue skies and it even feels warm! The birds are singing away, I can hear a robin, coal tit and great tit chattering away outside the...

Our woodlark is still around this week and singing its lovely song on the new heath. There has been plenty of activity with breeding birds, fledgling great spotted woodpeckers calling noisily from tree holes and blue and great tits whizzing in and out of nest boxes, with bills full of food for the youngsters...

It was an early start this morning for our fifth breeding bird survey of the year. A glorious sky sat over the reserve, a lower half of golden sun with a topping of blue haze. 2 cuckoo's flew together , calling ‘wokhoo wokhoo’ as they swiftly flew by, then a spotted flycatcher sat...

3 common crossbills, drinking from the pools in front of the hide this afternoon One male with 2 females. A red kite was seen floating over at lunchtime.Summer migrants have been in song; 2 Blackcaps along the path near the hide and a chiff chaff calling from here as well.

It's wonderful to walk around The Lodge and hear all the birdsong. It's such a contrast after the dark, silent days of snow and ice. Take a wonder around and you could hear nuthatch , treecreeper , goldcrest , blue , great and coal tits , chaffinch , song and mistle thrushes , blackbird ,...