Birds seen at The Woodland Education Centre
January
2007
Records courtesy of Rosemary Tilbury
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Female Chaffinch |
Moorhen and Chick |
| Long-tailed tit | Dragonfly Pond area. |
| Great tit | Monument Pond and Log Cabin area. On fir trees, main entrance. |
| Blue tit | Glow worm rise area (between the Green Works caravan & Kingfisher Pond). Monument Pond and Log Cabin area. On fir trees, main entrance. |
| Coal tit | Dragonfly Pond area. On fir trees, main entrance. Log Cabin area. |
| Marsh tit | Wetlands, near the Lake. Path from Beech Walk to Lake Classroom. Lake area. |
| Woodpigeon | On dead tree near the Lake. Monument Pond and Log Cabin area. |
| Blackbird | Male and Female seen eating holly berries. Monument Pond and Log Cabin area. Path from Beech Walk to Lake Classroom. |
| Robin | Displaying signs of pairing up. Path from Beech Walk to Lake Classroom. Green works caravan area. |
| Wren | Most areas. Seen and heard calling to each other. Green works caravan area. |
| Grey wagtail | Dragonfly Pond area. |
| Chaffinch | On alder tree in middle of Dragonfly Pond. Path from Beech Walk to Lake Classroom. Green works caravan area. |
| Pheasant | Monument Pond area. |
| Bullfinch | (Male) Back of Lake Classroom. Small flock Green works caravan area. |
| Moorhen | 2, Dragonfly Pond. |
| Mallard | (4 Female, 1 Male.) Wetlands, near Lake. (3 Female, 2 Male) on Lake 29thJan. |
| Raven | Flying high over Lake. |
| Jay | Monument Pond and Log Cabin area. Dragonfly Pond area. Green works caravan area. |
| Rook | Flying over Lake and various parts of the reserve. |
| Goldcrest | Monument Pond and Log Cabin area. Dragonfly Pond area. On fir trees, main entrance. |
| Nuthatch | Beech Walk |
| Song thrush | Monument Pond and Log Cabin area. |
| Mistle thrush | Heathlands. |
| Redwing | Flock flying in at dusk to roost on trees near Heathland. |
| Woodcock | At dusk, flying around Kingfisher Pond and Green works caravan area. |
| Buzzard | Flying over Heathlands (2) Soaring Monument Pond area. Beech Walk 23rdJan. |
| Green woodpecker | Seen 29th Jan., on slope of Heathlands. |
| Great spotted woodpecker | Flew near main entrance. |
| Treecreeper | Near Wetlands by the Hide. |
| Heron | Seen by Mike Manvill, near Lake. |
| Kingfisher | Fishing from Lake. 12.45pm 23rd Jan. |
TOTAL 30 Different species
Butterflies
Brimstone butterfly seen Lake area, enjoying winter sunshine and mild weather, by Mike Manvill. 19thJanuary.
There is a considerable increase in the number of bird species seen this month, up from 22 to 30. Last January there were no thrushes but this year Redwing, Song and Mistle thrush were all present. Marsh tits also returned in good numbers.
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