Category Archives: Brampton Blog

Brampton wildlife: Finches in the snow

Posted on 14/02/2021 by marklittle

As I write, I can look up to see a garden full of finches. The visiting flock of Bramblings, which varies in number from a dozen to a score of birds, has been a daily site, along with the regular … Continue reading →

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Brampton Spring: annual Litter Pick

Posted on 17/02/2019 by marklittle

The annual Brampton Litter Pick has become such an established event within the village calendar that we have started to treat it as the ‘first sign of spring’. Although, as I write this   on the next day, Sunday, in … Continue reading →

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Brampton winter – gathering flocks

Posted on 27/01/2019 by marklittle

The frosts of mid to late January have changed the habits of the parish wildlife.  The most marked change being the flocking of the birds. The Woodpigeons gather into gangs, but most noticeable of all are the large flocks of … Continue reading →

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Brampton winter: morning hawk

Posted on 26/12/2018 by marklittle

Boxing Day morning seemed quiet. The whole village appeared to having a lie-in. On days like these the rest of the parish’s residents – at least the wildlife ones – carry on with business as usual. As I walked past … Continue reading →

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Brampton winter: Fieldfares & Redwings

Posted on 20/12/2018 by marklittle

The hedgerow berries, such as Hawthorn,  have been bountiful this year. But The winter thrushes, the Redwings and Fieldfares, wait until the sharpest frosts of December have passed before they feed upon them. This morning, the 16th December, was the … Continue reading →

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Brampton: Autumn and the Michaelmas arrivals

Posted on 29/09/2018 by marklittle

Over the last few days the evening has arrived with golden sunset. It feels like a time of change – the last Swallows skimmed the last stubble of the harvest a few days ago, before heading south. The autumn migrants … Continue reading →

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Event: Talk – Coypu, Mink and the Norfolk Mink Project

Posted on 15/09/2018 by marklittle

Simon Baker, from the Norfolk Mink Project, will be giving a talk at the Burgh Reading Room on Tuesday 9th October at 7.00pm. All are welcome and entry is free. (See http://burghlife.co.uk) Mink have been active on the Bure for some … Continue reading →

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Last sight of the summer falcon

Posted on 01/09/2018 by marklittle

The season’s change are almost imperceptable, but there are some sightings that punctuate that change. Continue reading →

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Evening falls in the village

Posted on 24/07/2018 by marklittle

At the end of a hot July day,  we sit outside with glasses in hand. To sit and watch the night fall is a simple pleasure, but one of which we never tire.  A Barn Owl which skims the roof … Continue reading →

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Brampton: summer visitors

Posted on 14/07/2018 by marklittle

Swifts, those short-term summer visitors, from their screaming party over the Brampton rooftops. Eight..ten birds, they move so fast and change acrobatic so quickly that it is hard to keep track. I make a mental note to create some nest … Continue reading →

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