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Birds seen at The Woodland Education Centre

May 2009

Records courtesy of Rosemary Tilbury

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Grey Wagtail sitting in nest

Grey Wagtail sitting in nest

 

Long-tailed tit

Heathlands.

Great tit

Feeding young in box on Log cabin.

Blue tit

Beech walk. Glow-worm rise area.

Coal tit

On fir trees by Log cabin.

Marsh tit

Adults and juveniles Log cabin area and Classroom areas.

Goldcrest

Fir trees near main entrance.

Grey wagtail

( Male and female) Near Log cabin.

Song thrush

Lake area. Dragonfly pond area.

Blackbird

Most areas of woodland.

Blackcap

Most areas of woodland.

Willow warbler

Lake and Heathlands.

Chiffchaff

Most areas of woodland.

Nuthatch

Beech walk.

Dunnock

Cabin rise area.

Treecreeper

On oak tree, green cabin area.

Bullfinch

(Male and female) Cabin Rise. Near Green cabin.

Chaffinch

Most areas of woodland.

Raven

Flying over heathlands.

Rook

Flying around Log cabin.

Woodpigeon

Maple walk. Beech walk area.

Stock Dove

Near lake classroom.

Wren

Kingfisher pond.

Robin

Most areas of woodland.

Moorhen

(Two adults and five chicks) 5th May, Dragonfly pond. 30th May, Chicks now independent of their parents. Another pair with young chicks, Kingfisher pond. 

Mallard

(Male) Kingfisher pond.

Buzzard

Flying over lake classroom.

Sparrowhawk

Chasing blackbird, near Dragonfly pond, 23rd May.

Great spotted woodpecker

(Male) Hide area 6th May.  (Female) Near Dragonfly pond, 13th May.

Green woodpecker

Dormice area. 23rd May.

Swallow

Flying over lake, catching insects,13th May.

 

TOTAL 30 Different species

 

Butterflies: 

Common Blue (male and female), Peacock, Orange Tip (male and female), Painted Lady, Speckled wood, Large White, Green-veined White.   

 

Dragonfly: 

Broad-bodied Chaser (male and female), Four spotted Chaser

 

Damselfly:  

Beautiful Demoiselle (male and female), Large Red, Common Blue, Azure.  

 

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