Birds

Many birds find shelter in the field. It is hoped that the overall biodiversity will increase as the planting becomes more established.

A dawn chorus outing in 2018 recording the following species: Great Tit, Blue Tit, Coal Tit, Wood Pigeon, Rock Pigeon, Goldfinch, Robin, Wren, Blackcap, Blackbird, Dunnock, Song Thrush, Crow, Magpie, Parakeet, Heron, Mallard, Canada Goose, Greater Spotted Woodpecker, Herring Gull, Black Headed Gull, Lesser Black Backed Gull and Cormorant. Sparrow and Starling were not sighted but are regular visitors.

We hope to resume our bird watching sessions shortly. We are hoping to top the 2018 findings as the field is a perfect place for birds with meadow, woodland and coppice, a pond, small orchards and bee-hives.

A number of birds you are likely to find in the field are in the gallery below - with thanks to John Strachan for providing photos and identifying the species.