We have been really enjoying our wildbird seed mix this year as we can see it from our cottage. Flocks of linnets regularly fly over and land and it is so rewarding to see the wildlife which it is supporting. We are now supplementary feeding using our snacker feeder, which releases small amounts of seed as we drive around on the quad bike.
We work closely with our RSPB adviser Bruce Fowkes and he came out to visit us last week and we thought we would share his email –
Hi Camilla
Good to see you this morning. It was great to see how many birds the wild seed mix is attracting, I saw large numbers of linnets (200+!), a good flock of chaffinch’s, plus fieldfare, starling, robin, dunnock, blue tit, wren, jackdaw, rook and crow.
A quick walk up to the top of the hill produced a good flock of meadow pipit, a few skylark and 2 corn bunting.
Not bad for an hour’s walk!
Best wishes
Bruce
We had a lovely morning yesterday bringing the very pregnant cows back from over the road to the field where they will have their calves. We love having them closer to the farm as we can easily walk to see them. They will start calving in the next 10 days. The young mums (heifers) who have never had a calf before are in the barn. This is so we can keep a close eye on them as it will be their first time.
More soon
Camilla, Roly, Molly, Freddie, Finch, Belle and Fly
We work closely with our RSPB adviser Bruce Fowkes and he came out to visit us last week and we thought we would share his email –
Hi Camilla
Good to see you this morning. It was great to see how many birds the wild seed mix is attracting, I saw large numbers of linnets (200+!), a good flock of chaffinch’s, plus fieldfare, starling, robin, dunnock, blue tit, wren, jackdaw, rook and crow.
A quick walk up to the top of the hill produced a good flock of meadow pipit, a few skylark and 2 corn bunting.
Not bad for an hour’s walk!
Best wishes
Bruce
We had a lovely morning yesterday bringing the very pregnant cows back from over the road to the field where they will have their calves. We love having them closer to the farm as we can easily walk to see them. They will start calving in the next 10 days. The young mums (heifers) who have never had a calf before are in the barn. This is so we can keep a close eye on them as it will be their first time.
More soon
Camilla, Roly, Molly, Freddie, Finch, Belle and Fly
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