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Written by Carol C
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Flying South
Twenty two people turned out early for the migration watch on Sunday 28th September. Unfortunately the weather was not in our favour this year and things got off to a really slow start: only twenty two birds were seen passing south in the first hour.
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Written by Rob C (photos CAC)
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June to August
At least three pairs of blackcaps and several chiffchaffs were building nests; one obliging blackcap built its nest right in front of the bird hide, whilst blackbirds, song and mistle thrushes were seen carrying food to their nests. A few lapwings were using the scrape pool to feed on the exposed mud, together with a pair of moorhens and the pair of shelducks.
Mistle thrush on nest
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Written by Rob C (photos CAC)
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June to August 08
The little owl hatched four young but only two fledged. From watching the actions at the nest it was surmised that the male had fallen prey to a sparrowhawk just before the young hatched: with only one adult being seen on the webcam. Interestingly prey brought to the nest included a dunlin and a blackbird besides the usual mice etc. It is hoped that the webcam can be placed in a better position at the nest before next year.
 The two little owls that fledged
Halton Webcam
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Written by Carol C
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Look out for stoats and weasels around the Pastures. Both species have been seen recently in several places. The young are being pushed out by their parents to set up territories of their own.
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Written by Rob C.
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SWALLOWS FIND NEW HOME.
We think that ten pairs of swallows have nested for over a hundred years at Halegate Farm. With the conversion of the old barns several pairs of swallows have lost their traditional nesting sites.
Young swallows in a nest CAC
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