Leaders: Dave Ward and Andy Rhodes
Coordinator and reporter: Alan Hughes Like all the best adventures, this one had a quiet start. On this perfect summer’s evening, Dave Ward, the Warden of the Hawk and Owl Trust’s Sculthorpe Moor reserve took our group of 14 into the beaver enclosure and told us about the origins of their group (2 adults, 2 yearlings and 2 kits born this year) and of their benefits to the environment. His main purpose was to ensure that we could all be as quiet as possible once we moved into the heart of the enclosure as, he explained, beavers have excellent hearing (as well as a good sense of smell, although poor eyesight). We were able to see one of their dams there, threatening to block a drain.
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Leader & Bird List: David Laurie
Reporter: Mandy Etherington Nine of us met in the car park at RSPB Frampton Marsh. The weather seemed ideal, warm with a light breeze – a bit cloudy so not too bright or hot. Almost immediately we saw a Hobby fly past and had fantastic views of a Sparrowhawk overhead. It was going to be a good day! We gathered in the Visitor Centre to use the facilities (stopping on the way to admire some Eyed Hawk-moth caterpillars on some bushes at the car park entrance) and the bird list started straight away as we looked through the fantastic picture window in the viewing area. In fact, David had to remind us that we were going to walk around the reserve! |
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