Neil Fletcher takes a regular look at the everyday wildlife at Woods Mill, headquarters of the Sussex Wildlife Trust, and at his home in nearby Henfield. Well, we’ve still got three blue tit chicks, and they seemed to feather up … Continue reading
It’s peak time for wild flowers, the countryside is lush and the hedgerows, downland and meadows are bursting with growth. Orchids are flowering but for something a little less subtle, search out fields full of bright red poppies – all … Continue reading
Author Mike Russell I hope many of you have been enjoying following the fortunes of Neil Fletcher’s blue tit family on the Sussex Wildlife Trust website over the last couple of weeks. These nestbox cameras can give you a wonderful … Continue reading
Neil Fletcher takes a regular look at the everyday wildlife at Woods Mill, headquarters of the Sussex Wildlife Trust, and at his home in nearby Henfield. Two weeks old and our chicks are now feathering up nicely, but you’ll notice … Continue reading
Neil Fletcher takes a regular look at the everyday wildlife at Woods Mill, headquarters of the Sussex Wildlife Trust, and at his home in nearby Henfield. The chicks are seven days old. We have lost two, so are now down … Continue reading
Author Neil Fletcher Our chicks are beginning to look like little kestrels now, though with all that fluffiness they look bigger than their mum! She’s bringing in a vole about once every half-hour. There’s lots of preening to get rid … Continue reading
Author Neil Fletcher The song thrush competes with the blackbird for the title of last singer of the day. They are often to be heard ringing out their rather cheerful song [compare with Graeme's recording of the mournful mistle thrush] … Continue reading
Filmed by Neil Fletcher The young kestrels are growing well on a diet of abundant voles. The chicks feathers are coming along and they are spending much of their time preening. The nest box is getting very messy and poo … Continue reading
Author Neil Fletcher Our five kestrel chicks have suddenly turned into little thugs wearing over-sized furry parkas! They look disinctly uncomfortable in their downy coats but their tail and primary feathers are just starting to grow. They are quite happy … Continue reading
Author Mike Russell Springwatch; I haven’t checked but it wouldn’t surprise me if it was now a bona fide word in the Oxford English Dictionary such has seeped into our national conscience these days. The whole ethos of Springwatch is … Continue reading
