Yesterday evening we came across a clutch of five pheasants eggs in the longer grass in the Orchard. They were located about four metres from the riverside public footpath. The pheasant hen had probably abandoned the nest after being inadvertently disturbed by passing walkers. She was just too close to the path.. Normally you'd find more than five eggs in a clutch.
All of the eggs had been raided and pecked open leaving just their olive green shells. Presumably this destruction was the work of a magpie or a crow.
Most of the newly laid hedgerow is now showing progress in most places with small green shoots thrusting upwards from the stem of laid blackthorn.
Most of the newly laid hedgerow is now showing progress in most places with small green shoots thrusting upwards from the stem of laid blackthorn.
