Birds seen at The Woodland Education Centre
April 2005

Records courtesy of Rosemary Tilbury

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Blackbird

Wood Pigeon

Male Blackbird

Woodpigeon

 

  18th. April 20th. April 29th.April
Coal tit üMaple walk. Kingfisher pond. Dragonfly pond area   üKingfisher pond. Dragonfly pond
Long-tailed tit üMaple walk. Lake area and surrounding trees. Log Cabin area. Dragonfly pond area   üIn gorse bushes along pathways.
Great tit üBeech walk, Maple walk. Dragonfly pond area   üThe Lake and wet areas.
Blue tit üBeech walk, Maple walk, Lake area and surrounding trees. Dragonfly pond area   üMost areas of reserve
Marsh tit üThe Lake area and surrounding trees. üDragonfly pond area.  
Woodpigeon ü Lake area and surrounding trees. ü Most areas of reserve üMost areas of reserve
Blackbird üBeech walk. Dragonfly pond area üMost areas of reserve üMost areas of reserve
Robin üBeech walk. Log Cabin area. Kingfisher pond. üMost areas of reserve üLake area. Log Cabin. Maple Walk
Dunnock   üBy The Hide  
Swallow     ü(Male and female) Feeding on insects over the Lake.
Song thrush     üGreen works caravan and the Lake.
Wren üMaple walk. Log Cabin area. Kingfisher pond. üBushes along main paths üMostly around the Wetlands and Heath land areas.
Chaffinch ü Lake area and surrounding trees. Log Cabin area. Dragonfly pond area   üTrees by the Lake
Mallard ü(Male and 3 Female) Lake area. ü(Male and 3 Female) on the Lake. ü(Male and 3 Female) The Lake area.
Moorhen üWetlands by the Hide and Dragonfly pond. üDragonfly pond üNesting, Dragonfly pond.
Sparrowhawk ü(Possibly female), drove off a Buzzard over the Log Cabin, then joined by smaller male. Both flew towards the Heath land.   üFlying low over the Lake.
Rook ü Lake area and surrounding trees.    
Raven ü2, Flying high, Lake area. üOver Lake. Log Cabin area. ü(pair) Flying over green works caravan.
Jay üFlew across path on way to Log Cabin.    
Bullfinch   üTrees by the Lake.
Treecreeper ü Lake area and surrounding trees. Log Cabin area.    
Nuthatch üBeech Walk and green works caravan area.   üBeech walk and green works caravan area.
Blackcap üThe Lake area and surrounding trees. (Male) Log Cabin area. (Male) Kingfisher pond. üMost areas of reserve. üMost areas of reserve
Chiffchaff üLake area and surrounding trees. Log Cabin area. Kingfisher pond.   üMost areas of reserve
Goldcrest üFir trees by main gate entrance üLog Cabin area üDeep in fir trees by main entrance and green works caravan.
Buzzard ü(Pair) soaring high over the Lake. ü(four) Soaring over the Lake. ü(pair) Flying over green works caravan.
Grey wagtail   ü(Male) The Lake  
Great spotted woodpecker üPath along the Leat, towards the Lakeside classroom. ü(Female) Near the Lake. üGreen works caravan area.
Garden Warbler üNear fir trees by the  main entrance.    

 

TOTAL 29 Different species

 

Butterflies, Dragonflies & Damselflies seen during April on reserve.

Butterflies

Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Green-Veined White. Small White.

Damselfly

Large Red

 

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Related Links

Birds

Wet Woodland Bird Survey