Wildlife Page
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"Basil" on 3rd fairway during
Hogan Trophy on Saturday June 9th 2007
| Useful links: | British Garden Birds |
| RSPB | |
| Gauntlet Birds of Prey Centre | |
| BBC Springwatch site | |
| BBC Autumnwatch site | |
| Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust - Martin Mere | |
| Wildlife Photo Gallery (contributions welcome) |
Wildlife Sighting Report
History pages (useful for comparison)
| 2007 Sightings |
List of recent wildlife sightings
Date |
Sighting |
| 05.11.2008 | Hopefully all of our stalwarts have been watching Autumnwatch this time round! At this time of year, keep an eye our for migrating birds, particularly Redwings and Fieldfares (they look like thrushes from a distance, but take a closer look...). |
| 04.10.2008 | Want to know more about British bats? Try the "British bats" web site. |
| 03.10.2008 | Another Kingfisher spotting! Seen flying over the 13th tee by Barry Briers. |
| 28.09.2008 | The swans seem to have settled in for the duration on the pond on the 5th. Kestrel spotted again over 3rd fairway. Two Buzzards seen circling over the 17th fairway. |
| 21.09.2008 | Two (mute)
swans seen a-swimming on the pond on the 5th. The two other types
of swan often seen in this country are the Bewick's
Swan and the Whooper
Swan. Kestrel spotted hovering over 3rd fairway. |
| 13.09.2008 | Male and female Bullfinch seen in trees behind 17th tee. |
| 12.09.2008 | Kestrel
spotted hovering in various locations around back 9. Report of a fox seen on the 15th - is Basil back from the grave??? Evidence in the form of a half-eaten Wood Pigeon seen on 11th. |
| 10.09.2008 | Bat spotted flying around clubhouse after Wednesday League |
| 28.08.2008 | Green woodpecker spotted in trees behind the
7th tee. Nuthatches heard in woods on 13th. |
| 16.08.2008 | Do you know there is no such thing as a seagull?
In this country we see the following gulls, and some of them are extremely
difficult to distinguish: Herring Gull Black-headed Gull Common Gull Lesser Black-Backed Gull Great Black-Backed Gull Little Gull Iceland Gull Glaucous Gull Kittiwake |
| 15.08.2008 | Flock of Partridges seen flying across 1st fairway (presumably grey partridges). |
| 03.08.2008 | Good sighting of Kestrel on 10th. |
| 27.07.2008 | Lots of gulls around the course (not surprisingly with the wet weather). Mainly black headed gulls. |
| 20.07.2008 | Great spotted woodpecker seen in big tree to left of 7th green. |
| 13.07.2008 | Lots of swallows flitting over the fairways at present |
| 07.06.2008 | Wren seen in bushes around pond on 17th, Kestrel seen hovering over 15th. |
| 01.06.2008 | Another Oystercatcher
sighting! Tree creeper also seen in the trees near the 150 marker on the 18th. |
| 26.05.2008 | Keep an eye on the brambles near the 16th tee - Whitethroats spotted by Fred Lomax! |
| 24.05.2008 | Chiff-chaff heard in trees adjacent to 7th tee (extremely difficult to spot/identify LBJ (Little Brown Jobbie)). |
| 23.05.2008 | Oystercatcher
spotted flying over the 10th (distinctive call!), Kestrel
also seen on 10th. Pied Wagtail seen strutting aroung the 3rd green. Sighting of a Grey Wagtail also reported! |
| 14.05.2008 | Small flock of long-tailed tits see flying across 9th tee, couple of great spotted woodpecker sightings on back 9. Buzzards seen hovering over far side of course towards Standish. |
| 07.05.2008 | Heron spotted several times on back 9. |
| 02.05.2008 | Great spotted woodpeckers on 11th and 15th holes, Mistle thrush, Song Thrush and Nuthatch on 12th. |
| 26.04.2008 | Canada Geese spotted enjoying a swim on the pond on the 5th hole |
| 24.04.2008 | Reed bunting seen on the pond next to the 4th green |
| 19.04.2008 | Basil R.I.P. ?? Dead fox seen on Rectory Lane this morning - suspicion that Basil may have suffered a premature demise! Funeral with full golf club honours and 21 gun salute to be arranged.... Great spotted woodpecker seen by Keith Ashcroft |
| 16.04.2008 | Mistle
thrushes seen feeding around the 17th green. Wren seen in hedge on edge of 10th fairway. Hare spotted running across the 11th fairway. |
| 13.04.2008 | Basil spotted wandering around the (flooded/closed) course on the first tee! |
| 09.04.2008 | Song Thrush singing its head off in the big tree next to the 7th green! |
| 01.02.2008 | What a way to start the 2008 wildlife sightings! Kingfisher seen perching and flying around pond on 15th! Spotted by Keith Ashcroft and Superjoe Gill. |
| 17.03.2008 | The birds are twittering, the wildlife is getting frisky - Spring is on the way! The wildlife will soon be coming out of winter hibernation (in the figurative sense unless you're a hedgehog) , so keep your eyes open! |
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