A Winters ‘tail’ – Scabious in flower and even bumble bees feeding only last week 5 December 15, Richard / Estate Sightings Read More
From the parachuting call of a skylark to the tiniest spider. All here at Rathfinny. 17 March 15, Richard / Estate Sightings Read More
With so much of our wildlife either taken leave for warmer climes or hunkered down against the chill, my work load has changed somewhat. Winter is the ideal time to plant trees and hedges. 14 January 15, Richard / Estate Sightings Read More
Whilst hunting for chardonnay I noticed out of the corner of my beady eye a bird flitting alongside my intended route. The wheatear. 23 October 14, Richard / Estate Sightings Read More
Nature pulls a fast one and manages to open my eyes wider to its magic. This time around nature ‘did its thing’ on the Round Headed Rampion 14 September 14, Richard / Estate Sightings Read More
So far on my list we have skylark, tawny and barn owl, merlin, buzzard, herring gull, great black backed gull, corn bunting, green and greater spotted woodpecker, brambling, linnet….and the list goes on. 11 February 14, Richard / Estate Sightings Read More
The chalk downland turf has warmed up and is awash with colour, dominated by the yellow of horseshoe vetch and birds foot trefoil. 17 June 13, Richard / Estate Sightings Read More
The furry pom poms (not it’s Latin genus) are bouncing around in abundance – that’s a queen bumblebee for the uninitiated , and none is more prominent than the red-tailed queen bumblebee. 10 May 13, Richard / Estate Sightings Read More