Hare
30 April 2015
I saw a hare, less than full size, on the beach infront of Coast House, this am. It was coursing, its nose to the ground. It saw an approaching dog and 'hared' off towards the sea.
Celia
Otter day
25 Apr 2015
A few more migrants including wheatears (you can tell them by their white rumps – the bird's name is derived from Old English meaning 'white-arse'). But by far the highlight today was seeing two otters in broad daylight, one of which was just snuffling along through the reeds between the twin banks a few yards away from me. Magic.
Jeremy
First catch
18 April 2015
Elizabeth has just phoned me in a state of some elation to report that she has just trapped a wood mouse in her back garden, following our training session yesterday. Elizabeth gets the prize for the first catch. Beats all-night fishing off the beach!
Jeremy
Survey note
17 Apr 2015
Our first survey training session today. Eight stalwart surveyors duly caught some bank voles and wood mice, inspected a range of small mammal skulls, played with traps and tracking devices, and cautiously sniffed some otter spraints (quite a sweet smell actually, and wonderful to think we have otters in our midst). This could be addictive. Reptiles next week!
Jeremy
Visitor note
02 Apr 2015
We flushed a jack snipe and brown hare from the grassland next to the coastal lagoons to the south of the Martello tower. There were also signs of life in the lagoons themselves...caddisfly larvae in their cases were seen foraging within the flowing water.
Rosie Jackson via Jeremy
Jeremy
