The Spring Bird Walk took place on the morning of 4 May, a pleasant bright day. Seven people participated, and the 26 species listed below were recorded – 6 more than were recorded on last year’s Spring Walk.
Mallard (A – a pair flew over, believed to be the ones that have been predating frogspawn and tadpoles from nearby garden ponds)
Buzzard (A – recently seen regularly at this top end, rather than the bottom, of Dean Wood)
Red Kite (A, B)
Kestrel (A)
Pheasant (B)
Woodpigeon (A,B,C)
Green Woodpecker (B)
Carrion Crow (A)
Rook (C)
Jackdaw (A,B,C)
Magpie (A – mobbing Kite)
Blue Tit (A,C)
Great Tit (A,B,C)
Skylark (C)
Chiffchaff (A,B)
Blackcap (A,B,C)
Nuthatch (A,B)
Wren (B,C)
Robin (A,B,C)
Blackbird (A, B, C)
Song Thrush (B)
Dunnock (A)
Greenfinch (A – these seem to have returned after an absence of some years from local gardens)
Goldfinch (A)
Chaffinch (A,C)
House Sparrow (A – certainly increasing in this area)