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2011 Summer Newsletter
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2011 Spring Newsletter
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2010 Winter Newsletter
February 2012
Visit us at Slimbridge
We will
be having a stand at the Festival of Birds at WWT
Slimbridge on 4th/5th February. Come and visit
us there to see our special show offers and enjoy
the rest of the event.
December 2011
Follow us on Twitter!
You can
now follow us on Twitter @Eyebrook_birds
for bird sightings, birdseed news and farm news, get
tweeting!!
October 2011
Awards Night
Eyebrook
staff enjoyed a fantastic evening at the 2011
Farmers Weekly Award Ceremony in London. We
got to the final three in the country for the
National Countryside Farmer of the Year Award
showcasing what British farmers do for the
environment.
August
2011
Birdfair
The
world’s largest international bird watching event,
the 2011 Birdfair at Rutland Water was a fantastic
show. We had three great days there meeting old
friends and customers, and greeting new ones. We
had great weather this year and it was as always a
most enjoyable weekend for us birders. Can’t wait
for next year!
The
Birdfair encompasses the whole spectrum of the bird
watching industry whilst at the same time supporting
global bird conservation. Every year the Birdfair
chooses an international conservation issue to
support. This year Birdfair is supporting the Born
to Travel campaign which aims to improve the
conservation status of migratory birds and their
habitats along the African-Eurasian Flyway.
July
2011
Harvest is here!
Harvest
has started! We have safely gathered the hay in for
the year and now we begin harvesting our
oilseed-rape, we then harvest the wheat, beans and
millet all before the end of September. It is a
great time to see a hive of wildlife and bird
activity as the farmland birds enjoy gleaning the
stubbles behind the combine
June
Countryside Farmer of the Year Award Finalists!
Rectory
Farm - home of Eyebrook Bird Feeds, has reached the
final three of a national farming & conservation
award! We are very proud to be in the final three
giving us a chance to demonstrate our passion and
dedication to environmental work. We guided the
judges around the farm showing them our commitment
to conservation, how we encourage birds and
wildlife, monitor different species, encourage
interested groups onto the farm and share the farm
with the general public for them to enjoy. The
judges were most impressed with our work with
wildlife groups, supplying local markets and our
genuine enthusiasm for environmental work
The
awards are run by the Farmers Weekly and are a
national competition which aims to showcase the best
farmers in the country, inspire others and influence
the public about the role that farmers play in
today’s society. For article and pictures
click here. We
will let you know how we do after the awards night
on October 6th!
May 25th
Sheep Shearing
As the
days get warmer so do the sheep! Today we are
shearing the ewes (the mother sheep), to take off
there thick woolly winter coats for the summer.
Their fleeces are taken to be graded and cleaned,
and are then sold for use in carpet making.
Here are
our shearers in action
May 24th
Early Spring leaves birds with short
supplies of natural food
 Reports
this week indicate that birds such as cuckoos,
swallows and swifts are struggling to find natural
food supplies due to the unusual early spring. The
weather has caused food sources to finish their
season two weeks early meaning migratory birds could
return to find less food available which will cause
a tough breeding season for them.
May 20th
Drought hits nesting birds
The arid
conditions we are seeing is having a devastating
effect on birds such as swallows and house martins
that cannot source any mud to build and repair their
nests. The RSPB is calling our to the general
public to help our feathered friend by leaving out
shallow trays of water, or wetting any exposed soil
in your garden to provide some much needed mud for
the birds.
Here is
a picture of the house martins in the farmyard busy
collecting mud for their nests, we keep a puddle
here constantly for the birds to enjoy
The RSPB
are calling on the public to offer water for the
birds, suggesting putting wet mud in a shallow
container such as a dustbin lid, or creating damp
mud at the edges of borders and ponds or in bare
patches of grass.
May 6th
Millet Planting Day!
Here is
Phil sowing Millet to put into our birdseed mixes.
As well as the benefit of saving air and road miles
by growing this crop on site, the farm also benefits
and it creates a wider diversity on the farm for the
birds to enjoy.
The
millet seed is sown and then rolled to compact the
soil around it, we now just need a rain to help it
grow!
Click here to
view our mixes which include our home grown seeds
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