This week I found myself awake at 4.30 in the morning so thought I would open the windows and catch the dawn chorus. This is the time when the birds … Spring clean ..read more

As my fathers day treat I got some mindfullness time alone with a camera. First was time to try out the new birdhide ably constructed at the last volunteer weekend by David, Paul and Anne. Beckhithe was very damp and a bit grey but there was soon a splash of colour with a Jay visiting […] Fathers Day wild highlights — WILD HETHERSETT ..read more

WILD HETHERSETT In between the autumnal showers this week came wave after wave of winter migrants high over the village. At this time of year both day and night skies are often full of winter migrants. The seasonal visitors this morning and overnight were redwings recent returnees from Russia and the Balkan states where they breed. They were happily feeding on berries this afternoon at Beckhithe meadow. Redwing Photo Credit: Svenni and his Icelandic birds. Flickr via Compfightcc Other less than usual over head fliers have included morning and afternoon squadrons of cormorants flying in V fo ..read more

Originally posted on WILD HETHERSETT: Autumn is very apparent now in the trees with their browning leaves, the lack of housemartins chittering in the sky above the village. The cedar grange seed crop brings more than a summer hint as the sunflowers are blooming. Sunflower with pollenating Bumblebee (bufftailed I belive) last weekend saw the… Autumn Work — Ladybelt Country Park Wildlife ..read more

    As we move through summer and the numbers of screaming swifts and chuckling house martins swell above the village, as family groups get ready to head south many of our other garden birds are strangely absent. Adult birds are now moulting their post breeding feathers and tend to be quiet and hide out of the […] via Sneak peeks — WILD HETHERSETT ..read more

Wild June has brought a few surprises locally for those out getting their vitamin N(nature) into them. The first one would once have been a common bird locally and around the UK. Unfortunately like many other migrants who spend the winter in sub Saharan Africa is heading towards a terminal decline in the UK. Tracy […] via Well Spotted. — WILD HETHERSETT ..read more

  Just before lock-down took effect the wild Hethersett volunteers including the junior branch did an amazing job of pond clearing. Since then we have been able to carry out some daily exercise and pop down to Beckhithe check on the handiwork. First the frogs took up residence along with newts, dragonflies and a host of […] via Lock down Highlights and Night Life — WILD HETHERSETT ..read more

  To the East and west of Hethersett are large lakes and they attract a wide variety of wildlife and one of the best ways of seeing these is too sit quietly and watch for a while or, take a short cut and put out a camera trap. One animal that can be often seen much […] via Tales from the riverbank — WILD HETHERSETT ..read more

A new year is under way and it starts with all those first of the years. For all bird watchers every sighting of a new bird is a first of the year so even the humble wood pigeon is special for at least 30 seconds. An early January stroll around the village soon produced a […] via In with the new… — WILD HETHERSETT ..read more

Time for a look back at the highlights of 2019 locally and to look forward to something new. As WordPress users will be aware blogging for free has its limits and this site is close to those limits after a few years, so sighting updates from hereafter will appear on our sister site Wild Hethersett as well as the usual twitter feed. This site will be kept up to date, especially the ever popular bird walks and most who join us on the new site will notice very little change but in keeping with the new site the posts will often cover a slightly wider variety of nature than has been the case with t ..read more