Trip reports

Morning walk at Holyfield Hall Farm & Lake, Fishers Green area

Little Egret, RSPB Images

Wednesday, 17 February 2010

Terry Smith led todays fundraising walk, on a warm, sunny morning with little or no wind, finishing with a very pleasant temp of 7C.

16 supporters joined Terry on this walk and 54 sp were seen.

Highlights were a Little egret flying overhead, as we walked back from the farm, sightings of several Common buzzards perched in trees on the farm, a male Yellowhammer on bushes by the animal barns and male and female Goldeneye on the Lake and in the channel.

54 Species seen:
Little grebe, great crested grebe, cormorant, grey heron, Little egret, mute swan, canada geese, greylag geese, Egyptian geese, wigeon, gadwall, teal, mallard, shoveler, pochard, tufted duck, goldeneye, sparrowhawk, buzzard, kestrel, pheasant, moorhen, coot, lapwing, black-headed gull, common gull, lesser black backed gull, stock dove, woodpigeon, collared dove, green and great spotted woodpeckers, skylark, pied wagtail, wren, dunnock, robin, blackbird, fieldfare, redwing, mistle thrush, long-tailed tit, great tit, blue tit, magpie, jackdaw, carrion crow, starling, house sparrow, chaffinch, greenfinch, goldfinch, bullfinch and yellowhammer.

Other wildlife seen: Fallow deer, seen on the fields across the Crooked Mile, and rabbits.

If you would like to join Terry on these monthly Wednesday walks to learn more about your local birds, from October to June, use the 'contact us' tab above to request a programme. A donation of £3 is requested for each walk for the RSPB.