The complete birding holiday in the Gambia go to http://www.halcyongambia.com

Dream Breaks

Soar Mill Cove Hotel is a luxury 4 star hotel with the enviable position of being a few hundred meters from Soar Mill Cove beach and within the heart of our Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. With our farm next door and with all our wildlife we have both got together to offer "The Wildside". A wildlife break staying at the hotel to be pampered and fed to the highest standards and a weekend with me as your guide to see the natural history of our local countryside. 

For more  information please follow this link http://www.soarmillcove.co.uk/specialoffer.html 

Big Garden Bird Watch

On the 27th - 28th January the RSPB are holding the annual garden bird watch where you can get involved by recording your own sightings from the comfort of your home. Make sure you have your bird seed ready for this weekend. Follow this link to find out more. http://www.rspb.org.uk/birdwatch/index.asp

Cirl Bunting re-introduction

In the summer of 2006 we were asked by the RSPB to supply supplementary food for the re-introduction project. Birds were released into the wild, somewhere on the Cornish coast, from a rearing project undertaken by experts from Paignton Zoo. Canary seed and White Millet both grown here on Southdown Farm were supplied as these 2 seeds supply the nutrition needed by the birds through the seasons. Our own large population of Cirls can be seen in these crop stubble fields feeding in flocks along with Yellow hammer and Linnets. Find out more. http://www.rspb.org.uk/england/southwest/farming/cirlbuntings/reintroduction.asp

We also supply the local farmers and conservation organisations here in South Devon with our seeds for the Winter Feeding Project for the Cirl bunting. To find out about this, click on the link below.

http://www.rspb.org.uk/england/southwest/farming/cirlbuntings/index.asp

Plym Bridge Peregrines

Soar Mill seeds sponsor this well loved site with food and feeders allowing passing walkers and cyclists to stop and see not just the Peregrines but the many woodland birds also. We have been asked by the National Trust to carry on feeding these birds during the winter as it has become a popular sight for all. Please follow the link to watch the Peregrines and learn about the site. www.plym-peregrines.co.uk/index.html

Hygiene and Trichomonas

There has been an outbreak of a disease that mainly affects our Greenfinches. The Trichomonas parasite is passed on from seeds that have been contaminated by birds feeding habits. Use this link to find out more:

http://www.rspb.org.uk/advice/helpingbirds/health/careofsickbirds/greenfinches.asp We supply a spray that will not only kill this disease but a whole range of others that affect our garden birds. Look in FEATURED ITEMS on the right hand quick links and go to Latest Offers to see.