Starling
The starling is a familiar garden visitor that has a beautiful purple-and-green sheen to its black feathers. It is famous for its wintry aerial displays - massive flocks can be seen wheeling over…
The starling is a familiar garden visitor that has a beautiful purple-and-green sheen to its black feathers. It is famous for its wintry aerial displays - massive flocks can be seen wheeling over…
As promised in my last blog update, I will update you on the starling situation on the reserve.
By grouping together, starlings have safety in numbers. Predators such as sparrowhawks and peregrine falcons can find it hard to target a single bird as they gather in hypnotising flocks. Large…
It's not every day that a new species is discovered, so it's extremely exciting that a new stem-boring fly has been found by Graham Moates, a volunteer at Lackford Lakes Nature Reserve,…
Jamie Smith, our Coastal Warden, explains how we’re working with Suffolk Coasts & Heaths & Dedham Vale AONB to help water voles and other native species avoid predation by American mink.…
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Over the last year, with the limitations on being able to have our trusty volunteers working hard on our reserves, there was one volunteer in particular who was worried about how the lack of hours…
A common and stocky bird of our rocky coasts, the rock pipit can nearly always be seen close to the sea. It is a bit smaller than a starling.