25th January 2-3.30pm – With Caroline, Suzie, Max and Penny
Well its always a huge bonus when an ornithological expert turns up to your monthly wildlife watch! Local residents Max and Penny saw the publicity for January’s walk on Facebook and decided to come along – and how glad we were that they did! We spotted (and heard) more birds on our January watch than we ever have before – thank you Max and Penny!
Periwinkle (photo: Suzie Fraser)
It was a grey cloudy day but as we walked around the Park we heard dunnock, blackbird, and saw celandine, wild strawberries, cheering green primrose leaves and the spiked lords & ladies coming up through the leaf litter.
Hazel catkins by Bishop’s Pond (photo: Suzie Fraser)
Near the pond we heard / saw 2 moorhen, jay, pigeon and mute swan, mistle thrushes, long tailed tits, great tits and blue tits. We noticed the pale yellow catkins, like tiny lambs tails – important early pollen for bees – on the hazel around the pond.
Unidentified brown fungi on the bottom path (photo: Suzie Fraser)
More primroses along the ha-ha path and turkey tail fungi on a log pile there. In the walled garden we heard song thrushes and a chaffinch, a very exciting turn up –a greenfinch in the apple trees! You can ID a greenfinch by its distinctive green colours and its repeated ‘cheese’ call – find out more.
Burgundy-stemmed ivy (photo: Suzie Fraser)
The greenfinch population has been decimated in recent years due to ‘trichomonosis’, a disease that prevents the birds from feeding properly – and they are now on the ‘red list’ of UK endangered birds. Intensive farming has also diminished its food supply. To help stop the decline of the greenfinch population – make sure you clean your birdfeeder regularly – find out more.
Wildlife Watch – Jan 2022
Posted: 15/02/2022 by Caroline Welch
25th January 2-3.30pm – With Caroline, Suzie, Max and Penny
Well its always a huge bonus when an ornithological expert turns up to your monthly wildlife watch! Local residents Max and Penny saw the publicity for January’s walk on Facebook and decided to come along – and how glad we were that they did! We spotted (and heard) more birds on our January watch than we ever have before – thank you Max and Penny!
It was a grey cloudy day but as we walked around the Park we heard dunnock, blackbird, and saw celandine, wild strawberries, cheering green primrose leaves and the spiked lords & ladies coming up through the leaf litter.
Near the pond we heard / saw 2 moorhen, jay, pigeon and mute swan, mistle thrushes, long tailed tits, great tits and blue tits. We noticed the pale yellow catkins, like tiny lambs tails – important early pollen for bees – on the hazel around the pond.
More primroses along the ha-ha path and turkey tail fungi on a log pile there. In the walled garden we heard song thrushes and a chaffinch, a very exciting turn up –a greenfinch in the apple trees! You can ID a greenfinch by its distinctive green colours and its repeated ‘cheese’ call – find out more.
The greenfinch population has been decimated in recent years due to ‘trichomonosis’, a disease that prevents the birds from feeding properly – and they are now on the ‘red list’ of UK endangered birds. Intensive farming has also diminished its food supply. To help stop the decline of the greenfinch population – make sure you clean your birdfeeder regularly – find out more.
What will you see in the Park today?
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