The Spring Bird Walk took place on the morning of 2 May, a cold, windy and cloudy day after the sunniest April on record. Seven people participated, and the 27 species listed below were recorded – one fewer than on last year’s Spring Walk.
Buzzard (C )
Kestrel (C)
Red Kite (A, B, C)
Pheasant A, (B, C)
Black-headed Gull (C – c. 2)
Woodpigeon (A, B, C)
Skylark (C)
Green Woodpecker (B)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (B)
Carrion Crow (A, C)
Rook (A – a solitary bird)
Magpie (C)
Goldcrest (B)
Blue Tit (A, B, C)
Great Tit (B)
Swallow (C)
Whitethroat (C)
Chiffchaff (B)
Blackcap (B, C – large numbers everywhere this spring)
Nuthatch (B)
Wren (A B, C)
Robin (A, B)
Blackbird (A, B)
Chaffinch (A, C)
Goldfinch (A)
Dunnock (A)
House Sparrow (A, C)