Things have been busy on the reserve over the last week and with some spring-like weather we hope to continue to get ready for the coming breeding and monitoring season as well as the opening of our visitor centre on the 1st of April.
Last week we undertook two days of deer surveys on the reserve, monitoring the number of red deer that live here. This is part of a co-ordinated count by all landowners and estates in the area and allows us to try and understand some of the impacts that deer numbers and dynamics have on the reserve and to the surrounding environment.
You would think that finding such large mammals would be easy, but have a look at some of the photographs below and see if you can spot any of the deer!
Some interesting bird species of note during the deer surveys were Snow Bunting, Golden Plover, Red Grouse, Raven, Skylark, Goldeneye and a male Hen Harrier.
Looking out to the north over Dorrery
There are approximately 65 red deer in this photograph (what do you mean you can't see them!)
Bogpools in the last light of the day