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Apr 4, 2019
We have owlets!!!!
It has been torture… to watch ‘my’ owlets hatch on a low res feed from Yew View. I was desperate to get on site to take a look at all the...
Mar 31, 2019
Expectant Tawny Parents, Otters and a Buzzard Stare!
Tackling the M42 and M5 on a morning is never a pleasant experience, but the 2 hr commute to Yew View is always worth it, especially when...
Mar 24, 2019
Getting ready for owlets… and otters in the pond!
We are now heading towards the end of incubation in our tawny box, with the eggs due to hatch towards the end of next week. It is very...
Mar 16, 2019
Squirrel visitors in the Tawny Box and Otters in the pond!
We are now half way through incubation in the Yew View Tawny nest box and it has been a challenging week for my pair… in more ways than...
Mar 10, 2019
We have 4 tawny eggs and otters visiting almost every night!
It has been an exciting week! I have regularly been logging remotely onto the tawny box at Yew View and was delighted to see that our...
Mar 1, 2019
We have Tawny Eggs! Exciting new Tawny Footage from Yew View…
For the last two years, our Yew View tawny has laid around the 5th March. This week, when I logged remote onto the camera, I saw she had...
Feb 21, 2019
The badgers are back and it’s looking good for the tawnies!
A misty start at Yew View soon turned into a beautiful day as the sun burnt through and temperatures began to rise. With the Spring...
Feb 8, 2019
An Ottertastic and Tawnytastic week at Yew View!
This week has been an exciting one for footage as the visits by the resident otters has increased greatly. We usually get one or two...
Jan 27, 2019
Lots of fox activity at Yew View this week…..
Looking through the camera footage this week, at YewView, I have recorded more fox footage than I have in a long time! We usually capture...
Jan 23, 2019
Muntjac Visitors with Reed Bunting and Tawnies…..
I am always surprised to see Muntjac at Yew View… for two reasons. There are not many obvious laces where they can get in, apart from...
Jan 13, 2019
Tawnies, Muntjac, Badgers and Reed Bunting.. this week at Yew View
After almost 3 weeks away from Yew View for the Christmas break, I couldn’t believe how much Spring ‘sprung’ on site! The daffodils on...
Dec 20, 2018
Cracking Daylight Tawny Footage this week!
This week was my final week at Yew View before Christmas and I always start my day with a quick check of the cameras. I was amazed to...
Nov 22, 2018
Marvellous Mustelids and Tawny Updates
I am getting very excited about the Tawny Box project at Yew View! If you follow my blog, then you’ll know that this pair have nested for...
Oct 13, 2018
More View View Tawny Action with Pair Now Visiting the Box!
The tawnies have been busy at the new nest box this week and I have filmed both at the box together for the first time since we put it...
Sep 30, 2018
Autumnal Glory and Owls at Yew View
It was a most stunning day at YewView this week! An early mist soon burnt off, leaving clear blue skies and wonderful warm sunny weather....
Sep 21, 2018
The New External Tawny Cam is Looking Good!
I have very nearly finished the Yew View Tawny box now. It now has two internal cameras and, last week, Dave and I moved the external...
Sep 10, 2018
The Yew View Tawny Box is up… and first visitors are in!!
Just before I headed up to Scotland, Dave and I wanted to get the Yew View new tawny box up. The tawnies have a period where they don’t...
Aug 7, 2018
Bushnell Tawny Owl Delights at Yew View
It has been great to check the cameras at Yew View and know that our tawny family are very much still around on site, especially as Dave...
Jun 13, 2018
Yew View Updates… Otter Footage & Buzzard Views!
It was about time, I finally got some of our latest footage from YewView online! After a very wet winter and Spring, I finally got our...
May 25, 2018
Yew View Otters Still Visiting!
Last week, I finally set up the wired camera down by the river, to see if our otters were still visiting. With such a long Autumn, winter...
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