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Badgers play at night
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The red fox is a sly visitor to Stock Hill's grounds
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Bats revel in the freedom and catch insects obove the lake
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The buzzard often sits on a thermal above the field waiting for lunch to appear
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Big voice for a little bird - always around the house looking for morsels
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The Robin follows you everywhere at Stock Hill
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The Robin will always be there at meal time!
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The Kingfisher has been sighted on the lake at Stock Hill
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The Jackdaw is a common visitor at Stock Hill delighting in the morning chorus of raucus caws.
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The mallard is a familiar visitor to the lake at Stock Hill
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The Green Woodpecker often feeds in the grounds of Stock Hill.
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The bluetit is a familiar guest at Stock Hill
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The Redwing is a winter visitor delighting in all the berries that adorn the holly, pyrocantha and hawthorn. They often arrive in flocks.
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The cheeky sparrow will, hopefully, always be in our garden
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The Grey Heron is often seen 'fishing' by the lake
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The moorhen and her family live on the lake. See Lorna's newspage for details of the favourite
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Goldfinches are just one of the many finches that can be seen at Stock Hill
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Gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonus)
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Comma Butterfly (Polygonia c-album)
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Peacock (Inachis io)
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Painted Lady (Cynthia cardui)
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Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)
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Red Admiral (Vanessa Atalanta)
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Gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonus) enjoying lunch
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The Hummingbird Hawk Moth (Macroglossum Stellatarum) is now a regular visitor to Stock Hill
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The small copper (Lycaena phlaeus)is abundant in the fields around Stock Hill
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Damsel flies at the lake
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A delightful Southern Hawker (Aeshna Cyanea) Dragonfly captured at rest by Lorna Connor at Stock Hill
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Blackbird singing
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