Chloe Pritchard

Ecologist with a love of all natural history and the Peak District hills. BTO Staffs Rep, Barn Owl Group member. Wildlife gardener, gig goer and dog lover.

[Chloe Pritchard @CE_Pea]

Meadow therapy last night ☺️

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Thors wood reserve looking beautiful tonight

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Some impressive marsh orchids!

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Pied flycatchers auditioning for the red arrows! 😆

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Relieved to see the pied flycatcher families have survived the dreadful weather this week, including this brood of nine ☺️

[Chloe Pritchard @CE_Pea]

Lovely group of heath spotted orchards in North Staffs

[Chloe Pritchard @CE_Pea]

One of 79 pied flycatcher chicks ringed today

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Curlew with one of it's newly hatched chicks

[Chloe Pritchard @CE_Pea]

Found myself surrounded by tawny owlets this evening

[Dr Elaine Cox 🍃 💚 🍃🌽🥬🐦‍⬛🐌🇬🇧 @ElaineCox11]

Uncut grass keeps the ground at around 19.5°C
Grass cut to 10 cm raises the ground temperature to about 24.5°C
Bare ground in the middle of summer rises to over 40°C
It's important to raise awareness #NoMowMay

[Chloe Pritchard @CE_Pea]

Why did the curlew chick cross the road? 😆

[Chloe Pritchard @CE_Pea]

First nightjar watch of the year, will have to try and get a better digiscoped video!

[Philip Lymbery @philip_ciwf]

A closed season to protect pregnant hares was promised – where is the legislation?
“In the King’s Speech last week, the government quietly dropped a bill that would have finally given legal protection to hares after centuries of persecution”
Why????
Such a simple thing to save beautiful hares and their families
#madness
https://t.co/Ajn4JmSbrl

[Chloe Pritchard @CE_Pea]

Sitting curlew from above!

[Chloe Pritchard @CE_Pea]

@_Stickybeak @BNAscience Haha! They really are like a glove puppet, so comical. Wonderful to see one!

[Chloe Pritchard @CE_Pea]

@KaneBrides Amazing thank you! 😀

[Chloe Pritchard @CE_Pea]

Any nest recorders got an opinion on whether this curlew nest has hatched or been predated? Adult birds still around and alarm calling. Will go back to watch for more behaviour but interested in people's views #curlew

[Chloe Pritchard @CE_Pea]

@KaneBrides

[Chloe Pritchard @CE_Pea]

First day of box checks in Staffordshire, some interesting ring recoveries of birds returning to the same wood to breed

[Mary Colwell @curlewcalls]

Posting this again as it is nesting time. Dogs on leads near breeding areas - PLEASE 🙏🙏