Recent sightings

Your recent sightings

• Springwatch at Fowlmere!

  Denise Anderson has produced a lovely short film about her visits to Fowlmere in May, published on our Forum. Just like the real Springwatch somewhere else, there are some great close-ups of birds, flowers and insects with lots of bird song in the...

  Posted 04 Jun 2014 by Doug Radford

• Quiet, but birds are still here

  On first impressions the reserve seems quiet at the moment, especially as the greylags seem to have departed, but there is still plenty to be seen if you are patient. I spent a couple of hours on the reserve today, doing a few jobs and eating my...

  Posted 17 Nov 2013 by Doug Radford

• Cetti's warblers fledge

   A Cetti's warbler held a territory at Fowlmere in 2010 and there were two last year, but we have never been able to prove that they have attracted mates and bred - until now! Yesterday I saw four juveniles that had obviously just left their nest...

  Posted 27 Jun 2012 by Doug Radford

• Barn owls on view

  Our barn owl chicks have stepped out of the security of their nest box at last. We have been watching them peering out of the entrance for a while, and on Sunday 10 th July they ventured out for the first time. The photo was taken from the nature...

  Posted 16 Jul 2011 by Doug Radford

• Water rail chicks

  Yesterday we mowed the area to the west of Reedbed Hide, to enable people to see some of our reedbed birds better. During our well-earned lunch in the hide, we were able to enjoy the fruits of our labours - a pair of water rails with a small chick...

  Posted 01 Jul 2011 by Doug Radford

• Bittern!

  Last Saturday (4th Dec) I was coppicing with some vols when I received a phone call from Eric, one of our regular visitors - he was watching a bittern from Reedbed Hide! We couldn't go immediately, but an hour later we crept into the hide and it w...

  Posted 07 Dec 2010 by Doug Radford