2007 Wildlife Sightings
Date |
Sighting |
| 26.12.2007 | Basil goes walkabout - seen wandering around
the 4th hole during the cross-country comp. Small flock of long-tailed tits spotted on back 9. |
| 8.12.2007 | Fox spotted on the 4th - not seen him for a while! Minor gull invasion due to the wet conditions... |
| 14.11.2007 | This is the time of year to keep an eye out for
migrating birds, particularly Redwings
and Fieldfares,
which may also fly around in mixed flocks. Male Bullfinch seen near the 13th tee, reported by the ever-vigilant Keith Ashcroft. |
| 03.11.2007 | Nice close-up of a Kestrel hovering over the 18th fairway, which then perched in one of the tall trees on the right-hand side of the fairway. |
| 20.10.2007 | Quite a few flocks of migrating geese flying over the course at this time of year (low flying, noisy Canada Geese made Superjoe Gill miss a putt on the 7th the other week - well, that's what he said). The other geese are likely to be Pink-Footed Geese, Whooper Swans or Bewick's Swans. Thousands of these geese can be seen at Martin Mere every year, which is also where the Autumnwatch programme is based (starts on 5th of November). See links above. |
| 11.09.2007 | Grey Heron seen flying over 18th and Green Woodpecker heard in woods behind the "Owls". |
| 25.08.2007 | Buzzard seen flying over the fifteenth fairway (spotted by Tom Briggs). |
| 19.08.2007 | Tawny Owl heard calling in the woods to the right of the 15th during the Norman Knight comp! (couldn't spot it though!) |
| 31.07.2007 | Not only did Fred Lomax come second in todays
senior comp but he also heard a Green
Woodpecker in the woods near the 11th! Most of the links have now been re-routed to the RSPB site, where you can also hear the bird calls - many of you will not doubt realise you have heard Green Woodpeckers before without realising what it was! |
| 28.07.2007 | Basil the fox spotted in the bunker on the 4th carrying a dead rabbit |
| 27.07.2007 | Buzzard seen hovering over the eight fairway (reported by an ever-vigilant Keith Ashcroft). |
| 29.06.2007 | Grey Heron seen flying over the woods to the right of the 15th fairway. Many swallows on the course today, several Gulls and rooks on the fairways. |
| 28.06.2007 | Get out there you twitchers - Whitethroat in the brambles on the 16th hole!! Thanks to Fred Lomax for the report. Whitethroats love scrubby terrain and there's plenty of it around the 16th! |
| 22.06.2007 | Flock of long-tailed tits seen in trees on left of 8th fairway. |
| 19.06.2007 | Vole spotted on 14th tee! |
| 15.06.2007 | Chiff-Chaff
heard in the woods to the right of the 16th tee (difficult to spot! Noisy curlew seen flying over the 18th fairway. |
| 13.06.2007 | Report received of a Reed Bunting seen on the course. |
| 08.06.2007 | Wood
Pigeon seen foraging in one of the bunkers on the third hole. The Captain was delighted to see a fine specimen of a thrush perched on his golf bag. Rueing the fact that he had left his camera at home, he was not quite so delighted when he returned to the bag and discovered the thrush had left him a "present" splattered all down it. |
04.06.2007 | Couple of Pied Wagtails seen pottering around the 9th green. |
| 31.05.2007 | Ever wondered why so many divots appear not to
have been replaced? This is often because of magpies
flipping over the replaced divots looking for food. Several magpies were
observed doing exactly this on the 10th fairway yesterday evening. Kestrel seen again around 1st/10th fairway area. |
| 30.05.2007 | Numerous sightings of the fox again at the weekend. Return of the kestrels?? Kestrel spotted on course on Tuesday evening! Greater spotted woodpecker seen flying over the 13th tee. |
| Do you know the difference between Nidicolous
and Nidifugous??? A nidicolous (or altricial) nestling is naked, blind and helpless after it hatches. Most songbirds, woodpeckers and pigeons are nidicolous, such as Blackbirds. A nidifugous (or precocial) nestling is down covered and active shortly after hatching and can leave the nest if necessary. Most game birds, ducks and geese are nidifugous, such as a Mallard chick. |
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| 19.05.2007 | Several sightings of a young fox on the course
during today's competition! Numerous swifts, swallows and house martins seen flitting around the course! |
| 10.05.2007 | "Passerines" seen on golf course - what's a passerine?! |
| 01.05.2007 | Fox seen running across 4th & 9th fairways during committee meeting! |
| 27.04.2007 | Frog invasion?? The pond next to the 15th green
is full of tadpoles - watch out for frogs attacking unsuspecting golfers
soon! The bluebells are also out in full force in the woods around the course (right of tenth green, left of 14th green etc.), which are a great photo opportunity! See picture gallery for a couple of recent snaps. |
| 27.04.2007 | Small flock of Goldfinches seen in small trees on 5th fairway behind "Tiger Tee". |
| 27.04.2007 | Several Mistle thrushes seen on 1st fairway, Wren spotted in the wood to the right of the 14th tee. |
| Various | It isn't called "Kestrel's Lair" for nothing! Watch out for the Kestrels around the course and in the tall trees to the left of the 10th tee. |
| 21.04.2007 | Greater spotted woodpecker "spotted" on the 11th! |
| 21.04.2007 | Tree Creeper observed on one of the large trees next to the 14th green |
| 21.04.2007 | "Ducklingwatch II" - Moorhen on pond on 15th hole currently has 6 eggs in the nest! |
| 14.04.2007 | The Captain has reported finding Mallard eggs next to the pond on the 12th. Watch this space for "Ducklingwatch" coming your way soon! |
| 30.03.2007 | Nuthatches on 13th and 14th holes |
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